Abstract: Xin jiang has the number of glaciers of 19374, and area of 25458.4 km², and the storange of ice about 26831×10⁸ m³. The watery stouage of glaciers in Xinjiang is about 29 times as much as the amount of the surface runoff. and supplies about 196×10⁸ m³ per year, and is the source of agriculture irrigation to some oases. The large number of and large scale of glaciers in Xinjiang is richly endowed by natural resources. Its commercial value is different in various area. Among them, the commercial value of glacier resource in western area of Tarim basin is the highest.