| 1 | In 1875, Zuo Zongtang, governor-general of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, was appointed imperial commissioner to supervise the affairs of Xinjiang. | |
| 2 | Balikun is one of the earliest settlers in Xinjiang of Qing Dynasty, mainly Shanxi and Gansu immigrants. | |
| 3 | Shaanxi and Gansu outlined Chuan's hub, since ancient times for Longyou portal, strategic position and business center. | |
| 4 | Two people who first opened the ancient tea horse road, to the governor's office, it is possible to make the northwest provinces of tea monopoly. | |
| 5 | Niu Han, born in October 1923 in Shanxi, is of Mongol nationality. He was educated in Shannxi-Gansu area from middle school to college. |