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Ethnic Groups of China

There are 56 ethnic minorities in the People's Republic of China. 91.51% are the majority, who are the 55 ethnicities that make up the remaining 8.49%?
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Last updated: April 22, 2019
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Ethnic Group
The majority of China
Han
Largest minority of 18 million people
Zhuang
Ethno-religious group of Muslims
Hui
Rulers of the Qing Dynasty and the people of Dongbei
Manchu
Turkic Muslims of Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Uyghur
Notable sub-groups have immigrated to South East Asia
Miao
Bimoism is their indigenous religion
Yi
Renowned for their folk songs and Baishou Dance
Tujia
The natives to "the roof of the world"
Tibetan
Genghis Khan was one of these
Mongol
Renowned for their operas called Kgal Laox
Dong
Consider themselves the same as the largest ethnic minority
Bouyei
They celebrate their King Pan on the tenth lunar month
Yao
Their name means "white" in Mandarin Chinese
Bai
Hangul is their alphabet
Korean
Known for their houses built with bamboo, mud, and stone
Hani
The largest ethnic minority of Hainan island
Li
Natives to the largest country in Central Asia
Kazakh
Closely Related to the Thai and Laos people
Dai
The largest ethnic minority of Fujian province
She
Christians also found in northern Myanmar
Lisu
A large Muslim minority found in Gansu province
Dongxiang
Famous for their jiaohu music
Gelao
90% now have the surname Li or Zhang
Lahu
Predominantly found in Kachin and Shan States, Myanmar
Wa
Their name means "water" in Mandarin Chinese
Sui
Practive the dongjing ritual music of Yunnan
Nakhi
Found on the edge of Sichuan and Tibet
Qiang
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Ethnic Group
The 14th Dalai Lama is one of these
Tu
Founders of the Dragon Boat Festival
Mulao
A Tungusic shaman people found in Northern China
Xibe
Turkic nomads with their own Central Asian country
Kyrgyz
The largest subset of the Kachin people
Jingpo
A Mongolic people found in Hulunbu'er
Daur
Very similar to a larger Muslim minority, with animist beliefs
Salar
Consider blackened teeth with betel nuts beautiful
Blang
80% of them share the surname; Tan
Maonan
Another Turkic ethnic group with their own country
Tajik
Another ethnic minority heavily influenced by Tibet
Pumi
Some of the first inhabitants of Yunnan Province
Achang
Celebrate the flower-fairy festival
Nu
A Tungusic people more commonly found in Siberia
Evenki
Their name means "capital" in Mandarin Chinese
Gin
Paint their teeth with soot from pear trees
Jino
Began fighting the Burmese military since 1963
De'ang
Believed to be descended from Muslim Mongol soldiers
Bonan
You'd find them all the way in Moscow, too
Russian
Tibetan Buddhism minority of Gansu province
Yugur
Turkic group with their own country that doesn't border China
Uzbek
More commonly found in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Monba
Hunter shaman people of Dongbei
Oroqen
Used to practice female face tattooing and animal sacrifices
Derung
Another Tungusic people more commonly found in Siberia
Hezhen
Taiwan's indigenous people
Gaoshan
Only 3000 of them left living in Tibet
Lhoba
Allied with Genghis Khan during the Mongol Empire
Tatars
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Level 65
Apr 22, 2019
Tajiks are not Turkic. They are closely related to Persians (some would say they are Persians).
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Level 36
Apr 23, 2019
My mistake! Edited it now, thanks