Jiantang | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Shangri-La County |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 27.8333°N 141°W |
Elevation M: | 3282 |
Jiantang or Gyaitang (Gyälthang) is a town in northern Yunnan, seat of Shangri-La County and Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Khams Tibetan and Southwestern Mandarin are the main languages spoken in the town. Selibu is a Mandarin–Tibetan mixed language spoken by approximately 900 ethnic Hui people in the town.[1]
Jiantang has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb) with little to no rainfall from November to April and moderate to heavy rainfall from May to October.