Gan alternatively Jiangxihua is one of the major divisions of spoken Chinese, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Gan speakers are concentrated in and typical of Jiangxi Province, as well as the northwest of Fujian; and some parts of Anhui and Hubei in mainland China. Different dialects of Gan exist, and the representative dialect is the Nanchang dialect. The name "Gan" comes from the shortened name of Jiangxi Province through which the Gan River flows.