Located in the southwest of China, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an altitude of1000-2000m. It is one of the four major plateaus in China, belonging to a subtropical humid area with a subtropical monsoon climate (Xishuangbanna has a tropical monsoon climate), with rich vegetation, various biological resources, and many lakes and dams among the rolling mountains. It is one of the important agricultural areas in China.

It is roughly located at100 ~11and between 22 ~ 30 north latitude, starting from Hengduan Mountain and Ailao Mountain in the west, reaching Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain in the east, Yuechengling Mountain in the southeast, Dalou Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in the north, and Guangxi and Guangxi in the south.