Introduction to Turpan: Turpan City, which belongs to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the southern foot of the Bogda Peak in the Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang. The center of the Turpan Basin is the administrative center of the Turpan region. Turpan City, 13,690 square kilometers, 251,652 people (2000), concentrated in 27 ethnic groups such as Uygur, Han, and Hui. Turpan is a famous historical town in the Silk Road. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been one of the political, economic and cultural centers of the Western Region of China. In 2008, Turpan achieved a total production value of 4.54 billion yuan, an increase of 15.9% over the previous year.