56 Nationalities in China

Overview Chinese Name: 赫哲族 English Name: The Hezhe people, The Nanai people Languages: Hezhe language 赫哲语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 5.3*103 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: The Three Rivers Plain formed by the confluence of Heilongjiang, Songhua and Wusuli rivers Hezhe people 赫哲人 Brief introduction The Hezhe people 赫哲族 are a minority with a long history in Northeast China, and the national […]

Overview Chinese Name: 门巴族 English Name: The Monba people Languages: Monba language 门巴语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 1.0*104 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Medog, Nyingch and Cona counties in the southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region The Monba people 门巴族 Brief introduction The Monba people 门巴族 are one of the ethnic groups with a long history and culture in China, and

Overview Chinese Name: 基诺族 English Name: The Jino people Languages:Jino language 基诺语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 2.3*104 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Yunnan The Jino people 基诺族 Brief introduction The Jino people 基诺族 are one of the seven unique ethnic groups with a small population in Yunnan Province, and the national language is Jino. In 1979, it was officially determined

Overview Chinese Name: 壮族 English Name: The Zhuang people, The Zhuang nationality Languages: Zhuang language 壮语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 1.69*107 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, etc. The Zhuang people 壮族 Brief introduction The Zhuang people 壮族 originated from the Lingnan area 岭南 recorded in the historical records of the Han Chinese 汉族. There are Zhuang people in 31 provinces, autonomous

Overview Chinese Name: 汉族 English Name: The Han Chinese; The Han People; The Han Nationality Language: Chinese 汉语 Total Population: 1.2*109 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Every province in China mainland The Han Chinese 汉族 Brief Introduction The Han Chinese 汉族 is the main ethnic group in China. Also known as Han people and Han nationality was named after China’s Han Dynasty 汉朝,

Overview Chinese Name: 塔塔尔族 English Name: The Tatar people Languages: Tatar language 塔塔尔语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 3.5*103 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region The Tatar people 塔塔尔族 Brief introduction The Tatar people 塔塔尔族 are one of the minority ethnic groups in China, mainly scattered in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tatars are a nation with a long

Overview Chinese Name: 京族 English Name: The Jing people, The Gin people Languages: Jing language 京语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 2.8*104 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region The Jing people 京族 Brief introduction The Jing people 京族 is one of the 55 ethnic minorities in China with a relatively small number, mainly distributed in Fangchenggang City 防城港市, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous

Overview Chinese Name: 裕固族 English Name: The Yugur nationality, The Yugu people Languages: Yugur language 裕固语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 1.4*104 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Gansu, China Yugur nationality 裕固族 Brief introduction The Yugur nationality 裕固族 live in the middle of the Hexi Corridor 河西走廊 in Gansu Province, mainly in the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County 肃南裕固族自治县 and Jiuquan 酒泉 Huangnibao area of

Overview Chinese Name: 独龙族 English Name: The Dulong people, The Derung people Languages: Derung language 独龙语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 6.9*103(China mainland 2022) Distribution: Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province The Dulong people 独龙族 Brief introduction The Dulong people 独龙族 are one of the minority ethnic groups with a small population in China, and they are also the

Overview Chinese Name: 乌孜别克族 English Name: The Uzbek nationality Languages: Uzbek language 乌孜别克语, Chinese 汉语 Total population: 1.0*104 (China mainland 2022) Distribution: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region The Uzbek nationality 乌孜别克族 Brief introduction The Uzbek nationality 乌孜别克族, as one of the ethnic minorities in China, is scattered in many counties and cities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区. Most of them live