China Ethnic Groups, 56 Ethnic Groups in China, China's Ethnic Minority Culture

Ethnic Groups in China

China is a large country noted for its dense population and vast territory. At present, there are altogether 1.4 billion people from 56 ethnic groups in China. The defining elements of an ethnic group are language, homeland, and social values. As the majority ...

Zhuang

Zhuang nationality is the most populous minority group in China and its people mainly live in compact community in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It adopts Zhuang language, which belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language family. The pred...

Manchu

The Manchu ethnic group is China's second largest with a population of 10.68 million (by 2000). They are mainly distributed in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces in north-east China. Manchu history can be traced back to the Nuzhen people who lived 2,00...

Hui

With a sizeable population of 9.8 million, Hui ethnic group is one of China's largest and most widely distributed ethnic minorities. They mainly live in concentrated community in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China. Besides, many Hui people eit...

Miao

As an ancient ethnic group, the Miao people are scattered all over the world, mainly in China, as well as Laos, Vietnam and Thailand in Southeast Asia.The Miao people call themselves Hmub, Hmongb, Hmaob, Maob, and some areas call themselves ghab nus, Ghab Xong...

Dong People

Population and Geographical DistributionThe Dong people are one of the 55 minority people groups of mainland China. According to the 1990 census, there are about 2,514,000 Dong in China. They live in remote mountain valleys along meandering streams in Guizhou,...

Yao

The Yao ethnic minority, with a population of 2,637,421, mainly live in mountain areas in south of China like Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Jiangxi provinces. About 70 % of them live in Guangxi.The language of the Yao ...

Uygur

The Uygur ethnic minority has a population of about 8.82 million (2003), mainly inhabit in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is by far the biggest of the country's regions and provinces. The Tianshan Mountains divide Xinjiang into northern and southern p...

Hani

The dark blue garments and silver jewelry worn by Hani women create a simpler, more elegant impression than the attire of many other ethnic minorities in southern Yunnan. Hani girls most enjoy window-shopping at the silversmith's shop in town. The silversmith ...

Basha Miao Village: The Last Gunman Tribe in the World

With the sheer number of charming destinations in China, the dozens of ancient ethnic villages hidden in wild Guizhou of West China never get much attention. Basha Miao Village is one of them, and offers a unique opportunity to discover, explore Miao Culture&n...

Uncover the Coming-of-age ceremony of Basha Miao Gunman Tribe in Guizhou

Basha in Miao language means "a place of lush vegetation". Basha Miao village is located in the southwest of Bingmei Town, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou. Basha consists of five natural villages, including Laozhai,...