在我国浩瀚的史册中,地方志有八千多种。众多的方志典籍,成为我们文明古国宝库中一颗灿烂的珍珠。据不完全地统计,有关新疆的史书达一千一百多种,可称作地方志书的也有百余种。铁的历史事实证明,周秦以来新疆与内地就有密切的经济文化交往。自西汉始,新疆与祖国实现了政治上的统一。这种亲密的关系,历代延续不断。据考订,成书于战国时的《穆天子传》,就记述了新疆的风士人情和地理方位。历史上著名的张骞,曾撰写《出关志》;对西域作出重大贡献的班超,也写作了《西域风土志》。现存的新疆地方志书中,最早的是唐朝乾元年间(公元758——760年)修的《西州都督府图经》,又称《西州图经》或 In the vast annals of our nation, there are more than 8,000 kinds of local records. A large number of local history books, become a treasure of ancient civilizations in our country a brilliant pearl. According to incomplete statistics, there are over 1,100 history books about Xinjiang, and there are over 100 kinds of local history books. The iron history has proved that since the Qin Dynasty, Xinjiang and the Mainland have close economic and cultural exchanges. Since the beginning of Western Han Dynasty, Xinjiang has achieved political unity with the motherland. This intimate relationship continues throughout the ages. According to the test book, into the book in the Warring States period “Mu emperor biography”, described the Xinjiang wind and human resources and geographical position. Zhang Qian, a famous historian, once wrote the book, “Chuan Chih-chih,” and Wang Chao, who made a significant contribution to the Western Regions, also wrote the book “Local Records of the Western Regions.” Extant Xinjiang local history books, the earliest is the Tang Dynasty Qianyuan years (AD 758 - 760 years) repair “Xidu Prefecture Du Fu map”, also known as “map of Xizhou” or