When did Xinjiang begin to be called Xinjiang? What was it called before?
Xinjiang, originally named Zhuzhou. Today, most of Xinjiang belongs to China from the Western Han Dynasty in China to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Tang Dynasty was once again incorporated into the Chinese territory, the Mongolian Chagatai khanate in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was once again incorporated into the Chinese territory in the Qing Dynasty. Han called the Western Regions, which means the territory of western China. This name appeared in China history books since the Western Han Dynasty. From time to time occupied by northern nomads. The last occupation was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. 1757, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty recovered his native land and named this land "Xinjiang", which means "returning to his native land".