1·Turfan is a region where the multi-nationalities have lived in compact communities and where the multi-cultures have existed.
吐鲁番是一个多民族聚居、多种文化交汇的地区。
2·The south of Xinjiang, namely the south area of the Heaven Mountain Range, including Tarim Basin, Kunlun Mountain Range, as well as Turfan Depression and so on.
南疆，即在地理上是指新疆的天山山脉以南，包括塔里木盆地、昆仑山脉以及吐鲁番盆地。
3·Speaking concretely, this paper wants to explore the question by examining the household system as it is found in documents excavated in Turfan.
具体而言，本文希望通过吐鲁番出土文书，从户籍制度上对这一问题进行历史观察。