Definition of "Kangding"

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.9 quake hit Saturday about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the town of Kangding in Sichuan province. China’s seismological agency put the magnitude at 6.3. […] No major damage was reported in the town of Kangding, where CCTV video showed residents strolling the town’s streets, looking up at the steep surrounding hillsides and talking on their cellphones. […] Kangding and the surrounding county have a population of 129,320 people, about 70 percent of them Tibetan.

2014 November 22, Christopher Bodeen, “Strong quake in west China kills 2; 54 hurt”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 18 May 2022‎