Gan people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 22 million (2007) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 China
|
Jiangxi Hunan Anhui Hubei Fujian |
 Republic of China (on Taiwan) |
As part of Mainlander population |
| Languages | |
| Gan, Hakka, Jianghuai Mandarin Chinese, Hui, Chuqu Wu dialects, Xiang | |
| Religion | |
| Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hakka people, other Han Chinese | |
The Gan-speaking Chinese or Jiangxi people are a subgroup of Han Chinese people. The origin of Gan-speaking people in China are from Jiangxi province in China. Gan-speaking populations are also found in Fujian, southern Anhui and Hubei provinces, and linguistic enclaves are found on Taiwan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian and non-Gan speaking southern and western Jiangxi.
Jiangxi is the main area of concentration of the Gan varieties of Chinese, spoken over most of the northern two-thirds of the province. Examples include the Nanchang dialect, Yichun dialect and Ji'an dialect. The southern one-third of the province speaks Hakka. There are also Mandarin, Huizhou, and Wu dialects spoken along the northern border.
Ganju, or Jiangxi opera, is the type of Chinese opera performed in Jiangxi.
Although little known outside of the province, Jiangxi cuisine is rich and distinctive. Flavors are some of the strongest in China, with heavy use of chile peppers and especially pickled and fermented products.
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