马桥,是一座故城遗址;马桥,又是一座现代的新兴城镇,是农六师一○六团的团部所在地。马桥的历史既是新疆近代史上不可缺少的见证,又是兵团团场屯垦戍边的缩影。马桥故城的历史不长,仅一百余年。清同治四年(1865年),镇番户(今芳草湖农场)千余民众,为躲避战乱,跟随人称“四豪强” Maqiao, is an ancient city ruins; Maqiao, is a modern emerging town, is the sixth division of the six one regiment of the regiment is located. Maqiao history is not only an indispensable witness to the modern history of Xinjiang, but also a miniature of the garrison regiment to reclaim and guard the frontier. Maqiao Gucheng history is not long, only a hundred years. Qing Tongzhi four years (1865), town Fan household (now Fangcao Lake Farm) more than a thousand people, to escape the war, followed by people called “four strong”