Tianshan Mountain is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, with an average elevation of about 4000 meters. It starts from the Gobi of Xingxingxia in Hami, Xinjiang, China in the east and reaches the Kizilekum Desert in Uzbekistan in the west. From east to west, it spans China, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and stretches for about 1 1,760 kilometers in Xinjiang, China.
Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, also known as Tianshan Mountain in China or East Tianshan Mountain, was called Baishan Mountain in ancient times, also known as Snow Mountain. It gets its name because it snows in winter and summer. The Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang are 1760 km long, accounting for more than 3/4 of the total length of the Tianshan Mountains, with an average width of 300 km. It has Tomur Peak, the highest peak in Tianshan Mountain (7443 meters above sea level).
It spans the whole territory of Xinjiang, including Kashgar, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Aksu Prefecture, Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Turpan City and Hami City, as well as Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Shihezi City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Urumqi City in northern Xinjiang.
It is also the natural geographical boundary between Junggar basin and Tarim basin, surrounded by Taklimakan desert and Gurbantunggut desert in the north and south, which is a unique symbol of Xinjiang's geography.