Jiantang

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 Mandarin–Tibetan mixed language spoken by approximately 900 ethnic Hui people in the town.

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.