“西域”是古代中国人使用的一个地理概念,泛指玉门关、阳关以西的广大地区,其核心则是包括我国新疆在内的中亚地区。西域一度位于古代东西方交通的枢纽,特殊的地理位置使它连接百国千城,肩负着送往迎来的重任。形式各异的民间和官方商贸、朝贡活动,使地中海文明和东亚、南亚文明在这里交汇、碰撞;由于北方欧亚草原的游牧民族不时纵横驰骋,南下牧马, “Western Regions ” is a geographical concept used by ancient Chinese. It refers broadly to the west of Yumen Pass and Yangguan. Its core is Central Asia, including our own. Western once located in the ancient hub of East-West traffic hub, a special geographical location so that it connects hundreds of thousands of countries, shoulder the important task of sending us. Various forms of civil and official commerce and trade, tribute activities, so that the Mediterranean civilization and East Asia, South Asia civilization intersection here, collision; nomadic tribes in the northern Eurasian steppe from time to time gallop, go south Wrangler,