Jiantang Explained

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.

Languages

Khams Tibetan and Southwestern Mandarin are the main languages spoken in the town. Selibu is a MandarinTibetan mixed language spoken by approximately 900 ethnic Hui people in the town.[1]

Climate

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.

Notes and References

  1. Zhou . Yang . Suzuki . Hiroyuki . Evidentiality in Selibu . Diachronica . John Benjamins Publishing Company . 39 . 2 . 2021-11-10 . 0176-4225 . 10.1075/dia.19055.zho . 268–309.