During the Tang Dynasty, there were already many small states centered on cities in the Western Regions, and they had entered a feudal society. The founding of the country in Gaochang (now Turpan), Yanqi, Qiuzi (now Kucha), Yutian (now Hotan), and Shule (now Kashgar) on today's Shannan Road were the five famous local governments.

Gaochang has 3 counties, 5 counties, 22 titles, 8,000 households, and 3,770 mouths. The Turpan Basin has developed agriculture, and cotton is planted and woven into "white cloth". There are many Han people in Gaochang, and the Chinese language is spoken here.

There are 4,000 households in Yanqi. In Bosten Lake, there are fish salt and irrigated pears, and agriculture and animal husbandry are more developed.

There are 5 major cities and hundreds of small cities in Qiuzi. The common people make a living from agriculture and animal husbandry, and the iron smelting is more famous, and the iron tools produced are sold in the Western Regions. Buddhism is popular here.

Yutian has 5 major cities and dozens of small cities. The people were diligent in weaving and had their own writing and language.

Shule has 12 large cities and dozens of small cities. Agriculture, textiles, and mining have all developed.