石河子地处天山北麓中段、准噶尔盆地南缘。过去一片芦苇、沼泽、荒漠 ,野兽出没、人烟稀少。新中国初期 ,人民子弟兵肩负“屯垦戍边”的使命 ,拉开了石河子大开发的序幕。经过 5 0多年的建设 ,特别是改革开放 2 0多年的发展 ,石河子垦区正以全新的风貌走在西部大开发的前列。 Shihezi is located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan, southern margin of Junggar Basin. In the past a reed, swamps, deserts, wild beasts, sparsely populated. In the early days of New China, the people’s armed forces shouldered the mission of “settling the land and guarding the frontier” and opened the prelude to the grand development of Shihezi. After more than 50 years of construction, especially over 20 years of reform and opening up, the Shihezi reclamation area is taking the new look at the forefront of the western development.