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1. The Distribution and Areal Classification of the Gàn Dialects. The Gàn 贛 dialects are one of the major dialect groups of Sinitic. They are mainly spoken in the middle and lower reaches of the Gàn River, the drainage basin of the Fǔ 撫 River and the surrounding areas of Póyáng 鄱陽 Lake in Jiāngxī province, as well as the eastern part of Húnán province. Other Gàn dialect speaking areas can also be found in southeastern Húběi, southern Ānhuī, the northwestern corner of Fújiàn, and the southwestern corner of Húnán. According to Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Xíngzhèng Qūhuà Jiǎncè 中華人民共和國行政區劃簡冊 'A …