西汉开创了屯垦戍边的千古之策,这种亦兵亦农、兵农结合的屯垦戍边形式,不但成为西汉政府应对边疆游牧民族侵扰、保障丝绸之路畅通的重要形式,也是其经略西域,奠基大国威仪的战略选择。西汉首开西域屯田之功.大开移民戍边之风,为国家西北边疆安全和地区稳定及以后历代中央王朝进行西域屯垦进行了可贵的探索.其战略价值不可低估。
The Han Dynasty started the policy of military reclamation, which features both soldiers and peasants. It was not only an important form for the government of the Han Dynasty to cope with bothering brought by nomad inhabited in borders and safeguard the security of Silk Road, but also an effective measure for successive dynasties to administer the Western Regions and a strategic option to lay a foundation for the impressive and dignified manner of a great power. It made an exploration to maintain the safety and stabilization of the northwestern borders of China. Therefore, it has considerable strategic value.