Nationalities of China facts for kids
China is home to more people than any other country in the world. These many people have different cultures, histories, and beliefs. The Chinese government officially recognizes 56 different groups of people. These groups are called "nationalities" or mínzú in China.
China's Diverse People
Most people in China belong to one large group. About 90% of everyone in China is part of the Han people. This means they are the biggest group by far.
Meet China's Ethnic Minorities
The other 55 groups are called "ethnic minorities." They are smaller in number than the Han Chinese. These groups have unique traditions, languages, and customs. They add to the rich variety of China's culture.
Here are some of the largest ethnic minority groups in China:
- Zhuang (壮族 : Zhuàng Zú)
- Manchu (满族 : Mǎn Zú)
- Hui (回族 : Huí Zú)
- Miao (苗族 : Miáo Zú)
- Uyghur (维吾尔族 : Wéiwúěr Zú)
- Yi (彝族 : Yí Zú)
- Tujia (土家族 : Tǔjiā Zú)
- Mongol (蒙古族 : Měnggǔ Zú)
- Tibetan (藏族 : Zàng Zú)
- Buyei (布依族 : Bùyī Zú)
- Dong (侗族 : Dòng Zú)
- Yao (瑶族 : Yáo Zú)
- Korean (朝鲜族 : Cháoxiǎn Zú)
- Bai (白族 : Bái Zú)
- Hani (哈尼族 : Hāní Zú)
- Li (黎族 : Lí Zú), also known as Hlai in their own language.
- Kazak (哈萨克族 : Hāsàkè Zú)
- Dai (傣族 : Dǎi Zú, also called Dai Lue, one of the Tai ethnic groups)
- She (畲族 : Shē Zú)
- Lisu (傈僳族 : Lìsù Zú)
- Gelao (仡佬族 : Gēlǎo Zú)
- Lahu (拉祜族 : Lāhù Zú)
- Dongxiang (东乡族 : Dōngxiāng Zú)
- Va (佤族 : Wǎ Zú)
- Sui (水族 : Shuǐ Zú)
- Naxi (纳西族 : Nàxī Zú) (includes the Mosuo (摩梭 : Mósuō))
- Qiang (羌族 : Qiāng Zú)
- Tu (土族 : Tǔ Zú)
- Xibe (锡伯族 : Xíbó Zú)
- Mulao (仫佬族 : Mùlǎo Zú)
- Kirgiz (柯尔克孜族 : Kēěrkèzī Zú)
- Daur (达斡尔族 : Dáwòěr Zú)
- Jingpo (景颇族 : Jǐngpō Zú)
- Salar (撒拉族 : Sǎlá Zú)
- Blang (布朗族 : Bùlǎng Zú)
- Maonan (毛南族 : Màonán Zú)
- Tajik (塔吉克族 : Tǎjíkè Zú)
- Pumi (普米族 : Pǔmǐ Zú)
- Achang (阿昌族 : Āchāng Zú)
- Nu (怒族 : Nù Zú)
- Ewenki (鄂温克族 : Èwēnkè Zú)
- Gin (京族 : Jīng Zú), meaning Vietnamese or Kinh people.
- Jino (基诺族 : Jīnuò Zú)
- De'ang (德昂族 : Déáng Zú)
- Uzbek (乌孜别克族 : Wūzībiékè Zú)
- Russians (俄罗斯族 : Éluōsī Zú)
- Yugur (裕固族 : Yùgù Zú)
- Bonan (保安族 : Bǎoān Zú)
- Monba (门巴族 : Ménbā Zú)
- Oroqen (鄂伦春族 : Èlúnchūn Zú)
- Derung (独龙族 : Dúlóng Zú)
- Tatar (塔塔尔族 : Tǎtǎěr Zú)
- Hezhen (赫哲族 : Hèzhé Zú)
- Lhoba (珞巴族 : Luòbā Zú)
- Gaoshan (高山族 : Gāoshān Zú), meaning Taiwanese aborigines.
Images for kids
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Ethnolinguistic map of China
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Part of a poster in Beijing showing the 56 ethnic groups of China
See also
In Spanish: Etnias chinas para niños
