Regional Autonomy for Minority Peoples in China
Dance of Hani ethnic groupEquality, unity, mutual help and common prosperity are the basic principles of the Chinese government in handling the relations between ethnic groups. The Constitution of the...
Spoken and Written Languages in China
The Han people have their own spoken and written languages. Chinese belongs to the Han-Tibetan language family. It is the most commonly used language in China, and one of the most commonly used langua...
Chinese Fifty-six Ethnic Groups
The unique headwear worn by Miao girls. China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. According to the fourth national census, taken in 1990, the Han people made up 91.96 percent of the c...
Zhuang People
Population and Distribution:With a population of about 16,178,811, the Zhuang ethnic minority is the largest minority group in China with a long history and glorious culture. Over 90 percent of the Zh...
LiSu People
The Lisu people (Chinese: 傈僳族 : lìsù zú) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of Burma (Myanmar), Southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Prad...
Zang People
The Zang ethnic minority (also known as Tibetan) mainly live in the Tibetan Autonomous Region on the Tibetan Plateau,with some groupings in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. The national c...
NaxiPeople
Population and Distribution: The people of the Naxi ethnic minority mostly live in the Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, while the rest live in Sichuan and Tibet. Their population is...
Yi People
The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect: ꆈꌠ, official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: [nɔ̄sū]; Chinese: 彝族; pinyin: Yìzú; the older name Lolo or Luoluo is now consider...
Dai People
The Dai ethnic minority, which numbers 1,158,989, is distributed throughout the Dai Autonomous Region and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna in the southern part of Yunnan Provin...
AchangPeople
The number of Achang people living in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Region accounts for 85 percent of the Achang population in China. They are mainly scattered in Lianghe County, Longchuan County a...
BaiPeople
The Bai NationalityThe population of the Bai nationality is about 1.39million.They live in compact communities mainly in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. Others are scattered in Kunming, Yuanjiang, Lij...