In ancient times, Xinjiang and the Central Plains had the same cultural origins and exchanges and blends. The painted pottery culture of the Yellow River Basin spread to the Hami Basin of the Eastern Tianshan Mountains through the Hexi Corridor; in 60 BC, Chinese became one of the lingua franca of official documents in the Western Regions; the eating habits of the Central Plains were popular in the Western Regions more than 1,700 years ago... The cultures of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang have since It was imprinted with Chinese culture from the very beginning.