西州兴盛丝绸路

　　都护犹未到，来时在西州。十日过沙碛，终朝风不休。
　　马走碎石中，四蹄皆血流。万里奉王事，一身无所求。
　　——【唐】岑参《初过陇山途中呈宇文判官》
　　西州兴盛丝绸路
　　公元640年，唐朝统一高昌国，建西州，治所在高昌城。唐朝在此推行唐朝律令，实施丁中制、均田制和租调力役制；置新军府，行府兵制。西州在东接伊州至敦煌、南连焉耆、北通北庭的丝路沿线上，设馆驿，立“长行坊”，维护了唐朝丝绸之路的畅通，东西贸易的繁荣，捍卫了西域的安宁。
　　Prosperous Silk Road in Tang Dynasty
　　In 640 AD,Qocho City was the administrative center of Xizhou Prefecture which was founded by Tang Dynasty after it unified the Qocho Kingdom.The Tang Dynasty implemented its laws and decrees in this region,such as implementing the household registration system for the purpose of levying taxes and labor service,enacting a land equalization system,and establishing the system of paying silk or cloth in place of labor service.The Tang Dynasty also established a new military system in the region.Xizhou Prefecture adjoined Yizhou Prefecture in the east near Dunhuang,border on Karasahr in the south and Beiting in the north.Along the routes,Xizhou Prefecture established inns and the "Long-Distance Bureau",ensured the smooth flow of people and goods along the Silk Roads,promoted an East-West flourished trade,and safeguarded peace in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.