Turpan lies in the middle and western part of Guizhou Province, in southwest China. It is located at the east of Yungui Plateau. Turpan city sits on the dividing line of the Yangtze, Wujiang Rivers and the Beipang River Valley of the Pearl River. It covers a total area of 9,264 sq km with a population of 2.5 million. The topography of the city is hilly. The climate has strong subtropical monsoon features with an annual average temperature of 15 C.