位于天山南麓塔里木盆地西北边缘的图木舒克直辖市,于2002年9月由国务院正式批准在新疆维吾尔自治区成立。该市曾是古丝绸之路上的驿站,有过唐王城、佛教遗迹、沙漠古城等多处历史文化遗址。最近,唐王城发掘出据说是粟特文书数张,现发表如下,供研究者识之。 Tumushu municipality, located in the northwest edge of the Tarim Basin in the southern part of Tianshan Mountains, was formally approved by the State Council in September 2002 and was established in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The city was a post on the ancient Silk Road Inn, over the Tang King City, Buddhist sites, the desert city and many other historical and cultural sites. Recently, Tang Wangcheng unearthed a number of Sogdian instruments are said to be published below, for researchers to understand it.