斯文赫定的第四次中亚考察，接受了中国学术团体协会联合考察的要求，中瑞双方合组中瑞西北科学考察团，这是在旧中国历史条件下“开创中外科技合作之先驱”①的成功之举。不论是从中亚科学考察史、开发中国西北还是从近代中外关系史的角度看，斯文赫定的第四次中亚考察都... The fourth Central Asia inspection by Sven Heddah accepted the request of the Chinese Academic Association to conduct a joint inspection. Both China and Switzerland jointly formed a scientific delegation to Northwest China and Sweden. This is a “pioneer in creating scientific and technological cooperation with China under the old Chinese history” ① the success of the move. Whether from the history of scientific investigation in Central Asia, the development of northwest China or from the perspective of the history of modern Sino-foreign relations, Sven Hedin’s fourth Central Asia expedition ...