西部开发，是我国进入２１世纪经济建设的重大战略决策。实施西部大开发直接关系到扩大内需，拉动国民经济建设的持续增长，并且对于促进民族团结、社会稳定和巩固边防具有十分重要的现实意义和深远的历史意义。１西部──待开垦的处女地 中国向来有“地大物博，人口众多”之称 The development of the western region is a major strategic decision for China to enter the 21st century economic construction. Implementing the large-scale development of the western region has a direct bearing on the expansion of domestic demand, driving the sustained growth of national economic construction, and it is of great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance for the promotion of national unity, social stability, and consolidation of frontier defense. 1 Western China - virgin land to be cultivated. China has always been called “big land, great resources, and large population.”