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.

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