哈薩克族絕大多数分布在新疆維吾尔自治区的北部,只有一小部分分布在甘肃和青海。历史上,哈薩克族一直以經营游牧經济为主。在清代,哈薩克地区就以盛产良馬著聞。当时,清政府曾以布、絹、茶、盐与哈薩克族交換大批的馬匹,以充軍用,牛、羊、馬匹的貿易在这里相当發达。近几十年来,才有部分的哈薩克人从事农耕。經营农业的人全是与其他民族杂居的,主要是在伊犁、塔城地区的一些少数的农业县。阿勒泰地区的哈薩克族,絕大 The vast majority of Kazaks are located in the northern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with only a small part being located in Gansu and Qinghai. Historically, Kazakhs have been dominated by nomadic economy. During the Qing dynasty, the Kazakh region was known as a rich horse. At that time, the Qing government once exchanged a large number of horses with cloth, silk, tea and salt and Kazakhs for military purposes and the trade of cattle, sheep and horses was well developed here. In recent decades, only a portion of Kazakhs have engaged in farming. The people who run agriculture are all living with other ethnic groups, mainly in a few agricultural counties in Ili and Tacheng. Altay region Kazak, vast