Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (referred to as Enshi Prefecture) is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, bordering Jingchu to the east, Xiaoxiang to the south, Chongqing Guizhou to the west, and Shennongjia to the north. The total area of the prefecture is 24000 square kilometers, and it governs Enshi and Lichuan cities, as well as Jianshi, Badong, Xuanen, Laifeng, Xianfeng, and Hefeng counties. Enshi Prefecture was established on August 19, 1983, and is the youngest autonomous prefecture in the People's Republic of China, as well as the only autonomous prefecture in Hubei Province.
Enshi Prefecture has a subtropical monsoon humid mountainous climate. Winter is less severe and cold, summer is less scorching, rainfall is abundant, and the four seasons are distinct; The altitude difference is large, the microclimate characteristics are obvious, and the vertical differences are prominent. "There are four seasons in one mountain, and different days within ten miles. The annual average temperature within the territory is 16.2 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is 1600 millimeters. Located between the two major "furnaces" of Wuhan and Chongqing, it is one of the most suitable areas for human habitation.
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is a minority region characterized by the settlement of Tujia and Miao ethnic groups, as well as scattered and mixed settlements of Dong, Bai, Mongolian, Hui and other ethnic minorities. In addition to the Han ethnic group, there are also 28 ethnic minorities living in Quanzhou, including Tujia, Miao, Dong, Bai, Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Uyghur, Yi, Zhuang, Buyi, Korean, Manchu, Yao, Hani, Kazakh, Dai, Li, She, Gaoshan, Shui, Dongxiang, Naxi, Tu, Qiang, Salar, Dulong, and Luoba.