Zuozongtang had a deep ideological foundation when he recovered xinjiang.
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左宗棠在指挥西征军收复新疆期间提出了战后新疆开发的方案,形成了他的新疆开发思想。
As Zuo Zongtang led the Western Expedition Army to recover Xinjiang, he advanced the project in Xinjiang's development and conceived his idea in this aspect.