Litang lies in southwest Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Area of Sichuan Province, and is called as "pearl on the grassland".
Tibetan is in the majority among the minorities like Hui, Yi, Naxi, Tujia, Miao and Qiang living in Litang, where is a inhabitation place of Kamba Tibetans.
Boasting its 4,200 meters altitude, Litang, even higher than Lhasa, is one of the top high counties in the world.