Abstract:Turpan basin is an extremely arid mountain basin of western China. It has the characteristics of dry climate, scarce rainfall, typical desert ecosystem and weak ecological environment. In this paper, from aspects of the relation between the growth of vegetation, soil moisture, soil salinity, groundwater salinity and depth, it is concluded that reasonable ecological water level of peripheral ecological sustainable development in Aydin Lake of Turpan basin is 2.5~3.5m. The relation and changes of vegetation succession model in Turpan basin with groundwater have been summarized.