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Oracle bone inscriptions from the village of Xiaotun, Henan province, China; Shang dynasty, 14th or 12th century bce.
The Gan-speaking people are primarily concentrated in Jiangxi province and the southeastern corner of Hubei province.1
While Mandarin is widely spoken in Jiangxi, the Gan language remains common throughout the region. In specific areas of Jiangxi, the language exhibits regional variations; for instance, it is influenced by the languages of western Fujian in regions south of Guixi and shows characteristics of the Cantonese language in the Dayu region.2