The town is located in the south of the county seat. It is 28km away from the county seat, 77km away from Dazhou Heshi Airport, 7 1 km away from Dazhou Railway Station, 67km away from Wanzhou Changjiang Port170km away from Liangping Airport and 8.50km away from Kaijiang Station of Dawan Railway. It is the hometown of Xu Yangang, a revolutionary martyr, commander of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Military Region and chief of staff of the Red Army Corps. 65438-0998 Gantang Town was approved by the provincial government as a provincial pilot small town construction. In the same year, in February, 65438, it was rated as a demonstration town for comprehensive management of social security by the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government. In March 2005, it was named as one of the top 30 towns in Dazhou by the Dazhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

The town covers an area of 93.04 square kilometers. The cultivated land area is 2289 hectares, which is the largest town in Kaijiang County, and the town governs Zhongjie. It has jurisdiction over Gan Tang Community Neighborhood Committee, 12 residents' groups, and Huai villages such as Luogudang, Bajiaoting, Longjingba, Xiang 'an Temple, Nanbazi, Zhuandong Bridge, Jiankouba, Guanyinyan, Gaosi, Yanjinggou, Yu He Bridge, Mahao, Tiaodenghe, Guanzishan, Baiyangping and stalagmite./kloc-. By the end of 2005, there were 156 17 households with 53,549 people, of which 305 1 person was non-agricultural. Tibetan, Hui, Tujia and Yi ethnic minorities 1.