新疆古称西域 ,位于祖国西北部、亚欧大陆腹地。特定的地缘区位使这里自古以来就成为沟通东西方文明和各民族间相互交往的枢纽。众多的民族在此留下了生活的足迹 ,共同开发和建设了这片美丽富饶的土地 ,创造了悠久灿烂的古代文明。一、先秦时期西域的民族有关先秦时期生活在西 Ancient Xinjiang called the Western Region, located in the northwestern motherland, Eurasian hinterland. The special geo-location has made it a hub for communication between the eastern and western civilizations and all ethnic groups since ancient times. Many ethnic groups have left their footprints of life here, jointly developing and building this beautiful and fertile land and creating a long and splendid ancient civilization. First, during the pre-Qin period, the ethnic groups in the Western Regions lived in the West during the Pre-Qin period