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- Chinese Ethnic Groups -

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Chinese Ethnic Groups

China is a multinational country. It is the homeland of 56 nationalities. The majority is the Han Group. It accounts for ninety percent of the total population. The Han people mainly live in the east part of Chi…

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Tibetans

Tibetan is one of the minorities in China. The total population of Tibetans in China is about 6.3 million. They do not only inhabit Tibet, but also neighbouring provinces, such as Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, and Yu…

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The Yi Nationality

The Yi Nationality is the sixth largest ethnic group in China. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the total population is about 8.7 million. The Yi people mainly live in Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, …

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The Zhuang Nationality

The Zhuang Nationality is an ethnic group recognized by the central government of China. It has the largest population among China’s 55 minorities. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the total population …

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The Tujia Ethnic Group

The Tujia Ethnic Group is also known as Bifzivkar, which means the natives in English. The total population of Tujia is about 8.35 million according to the 2010 nationwide census. They mainly live in Guizhou Pro…

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The Uighur Ethnic Group

The Uighur Ethnic Group is one of China’s recognized minorities. The Uighur people use their own language which belongs to the Altaic-Turkic Family of Languages. The Uighur’s language has a writing system. The…

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The Miao Nationality

The Miao is one of the ethnic groups recognized by the central government of China. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the total population of Miao in the world is about 13 million. There are around 9.4 mi…

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The Qiang Nationality

The Qiang Group is a minority of China which dwells in mountainous areas. The total population of Qiang is about 326,500. Most of Qiang people inhabit in northwestern Sichuan Province, such as Wenchuan County, M…

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The Na-khi Nationality

The Na-khi is one of China’s 55 minorities. The Na-khi Ethnic Group is also called Naxi. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the population of Na-khi is about 308,000. They mainly inhabit the northwestern …

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The Moso People

Well-known as the modern matriarchal community, the Moso is an ethnic group of China which has not been recognized by the central government. The population of Moso is about 50,000 in total. They mainly inhabit …

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The Mongols in China

The Mongols are also known as Mongolians. They mainly live in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Mongolia and Russia. A small number of the Mongols can be found in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region, He…

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The Monba Ethnic Group

Monba is an ethnic group recognized by the central government of China. The total population of Monba is about 11,000 according to the 2010 nationwide census. The Monba people mainly reside in the southeastern T…

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Manchu Nationality

Manchu is a minority of China. The total population of Manchu is about 10.7 million according to the 2010 nationwide census. The Manchus mainly live in the northeast part of China, such as Heilongjiang Province,…

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The Hui Nationality

The Hui Ethnic Group is a minority of China. The Hui people are distinguished from others by their practice of Islam and language. They are Muslims who speak the Mandarin. The total population of Hui is about 10…

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The Dai Nationality

The Dai is an ethnic group recognized by the central government of China. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the total population of Dai in China is about 1.16 million. They speak their native language whi…

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The Bai Nationality

The Bai is an ethnic group recognized by the central government of China. According to the 2010 nationwide census, the population of Bai is about 1.93 million in total. The Bai people mainly live in Dali Bai’s …

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