Toksun

Toksun lies on the western side of the Turpan Basin, where watered fields break the expanse of dry ground. The oasis is sheltered by the Tian Shan and connected to Turpan and the routes leading west toward Karashahr. In 1759, after Qing armies established their authority in the region, Toksun was counted among the six towns of Turpan and placed under the official stationed at Pichan.