Shan people facts for kids
 Shan woman from Lai-Hka, Shan State
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 4–6 million (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Myanmar(mainly  Shan State) |
c. 5 million |
| Languages | |
| Shan, Burmese, Thai | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism, Tai folk religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tai Ahom, Chinese Shan, Tai people, Tai Lao, Nung Bouyei, Dong, , Tai Thai | |
The Shan peoples (Shan: ; IPA: [tɑ́ɪ], IPA: [ʃán lùmjóʊ]; Chinese: 掸族; pinyin: Shànzú；傣族) are a Tai ethnic group of South East Asia. The Shan live mostly in Shan State, Myanmar. These people have close religious ties and similarities with Bangladesh's Chittagonian peoples.
Images for kids
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1889 photograph of a Shan woman
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Traditional Poi Sang Long novice ordination festival celebrated by one of the Shan communities in exile in Thailand
See also
In Spanish: Pueblo shan para niños
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