{"id":10250,"date":"2014-07-31T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=10250"},"modified":"2014-07-28T17:16:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T21:16:37","slug":"china-56-ethnic-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/china-56-ethnic-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 56 Ethnic Groups of China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people know that China is the world’s most populous country, with over 1.3 billion people. Not so many know that the huge population of China is actually composed of 56 ethnic groups<\/strong> (\u6c11\u65cf – m\u00edn z\u00fa). In truth, not everyone who lives in China identifies themselves primarily as “Chinese.” It is a very culturally diverse nation, as all of these groups have their own customs, architecture, clothing, festivals, and so on. Although the country is predominantly Han<\/strong> (\u6c49 – h\u00e0n) at over 90%, there are 55 other groups classified as ethnic minorities<\/strong> (\u5c11\u6570\u6c11\u65cf – sh\u01ceo sh\u00f9 m\u00edn z\u00fa) that reside in China. In a recent post, we introduced the Splendid China park in Shenzhen <\/a>where you can learn a lot about the many ethnic groups in the country. To give you a better understanding of the many groups and how they fit into Chinese society, here’s a list of all 56 groups (names in English, Chinese, and pinyin<\/em>) in order from the largest to smallest:<\/p>\n

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English<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Chinese<\/strong><\/td>\nPinyin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Han<\/td>\n\u6c49\u65cf<\/td>\nh\u00e0n z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zhuang<\/td>\n\u58ee\u65cf<\/td>\nzhu\u00e0ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hui<\/td>\n\u56de\u65cf<\/td>\nhu\u00ed z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manchu<\/td>\n\u6ee1\u65cf<\/td>\nm\u01cen z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uyghur<\/td>\n\u7ef4\u543e\u5c14\u65cf<\/td>\nw\u00e9i w\u00fa’\u011br z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miao<\/td>\n\u82d7\u65cf<\/td>\nmi\u00e1o z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yi<\/td>\n\u5f5d\u65cf<\/td>\ny\u00ed z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tujia<\/td>\n\u571f\u5bb6\u65cf<\/td>\nt\u01d4 ji\u0101 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tibetan<\/td>\n\u85cf\u65cf<\/td>\nz\u00e0ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mongol<\/td>\n\u8499\u53e4\u65cf<\/td>\nm\u00e9ng g\u01d4 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dong<\/td>\n\u4f97\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u00f2ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bouyei<\/td>\n\u5e03\u4f9d\u65cf<\/td>\nb\u00f9 y\u012b z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yao<\/td>\n\u7476\u65cf<\/td>\ny\u00e1o z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bai<\/td>\n\u767d\u65cf<\/td>\nb\u00e1i z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean<\/td>\n\u671d\u9c9c\u65cf<\/td>\nch\u00e1o xi\u01cen z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hani<\/td>\n\u54c8\u5c3c\u65cf<\/td>\nh\u0101 n\u00ed z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Li<\/td>\n\u9ece\u65cf<\/td>\nl\u00ed z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kazakh<\/td>\n\u54c8\u8428\u514b\u65cf<\/td>\nh\u0101 s\u00e0 k\u00e8 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dai<\/td>\n\u50a3\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u01cei z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
She<\/td>\n\u7572\u65cf<\/td>\nsh\u0113 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lisu<\/td>\n\u5088\u50f3\u65cf<\/td>\nl\u00ec s\u00f9 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dongxiang<\/td>\n\u4e1c\u4e61\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u014dng xi\u0101ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gelao<\/td>\n\u4ee1\u4f6c\u65cf<\/td>\ng\u0113 l\u01ceo z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lahu<\/td>\n\u62c9\u795c\u65cf<\/td>\nl\u0101 h\u00f9 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Va<\/td>\n\u4f64\u65cf<\/td>\nw\u01ce z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sui<\/td>\n\u6c34\u65cf<\/td>\nshu\u01d0 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nakhi<\/td>\n\u7eb3\u897f\u65cf<\/td>\nn\u00e0 x\u012b z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qiang<\/td>\n\u7f8c\u65cf<\/td>\nqi\u0101ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tu<\/td>\n\u571f\u65cf<\/td>\nt\u01d4 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulao<\/td>\n\u4eeb\u4f6c\u65cf<\/td>\nm\u00f9 l\u01ceo z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xibe<\/td>\n\u9521\u4f2f\u65cf<\/td>\nx\u00ed b\u00f3 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyrgyz<\/td>\n\u67ef\u5c14\u514b\u5b5c\u65cf<\/td>\nk\u0113’\u011br k\u00e8 z\u012b z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jingpo<\/td>\n\u666f\u9887\u65cf<\/td>\nj\u01d0ng p\u014d z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daur<\/td>\n\u8fbe\u65a1\u5c14\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u00e1 w\u00f2’\u011br z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salar<\/td>\n\u6492\u62c9\u65cf<\/td>\ns\u0101 l\u0101 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blang<\/td>\n\u5e03\u6717\u65cf<\/td>\nb\u00f9 l\u01ceng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maonan<\/td>\n\u6bdb\u5357\u65cf<\/td>\nm\u00e1o n\u00e1n z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tajik<\/td>\n\u5854\u5409\u514b\u65cf<\/td>\nt\u01ce j\u00ed k\u00e8 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pumi<\/td>\n\u666e\u7c73\u65cf<\/td>\np\u01d4 m\u01d0 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Achang<\/td>\n\u963f\u660c\u65cf<\/td>\n\u0100 ch\u0101ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nu<\/td>\n\u6012\u65cf<\/td>\nn\u00f9 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ewenki<\/td>\n\u9102\u6e29\u514b\u65cf<\/td>\n\u00c8 w\u0113n k\u00e8 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gin<\/td>\n\u4eac\u65cf<\/td>\nj\u012bng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jino<\/td>\n\u57fa\u8bfa\u65cf<\/td>\nj\u012b nu\u00f2 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
De’ang<\/td>\n\u5fb7\u6602\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u00e9’\u00e1ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonan<\/td>\n\u4fdd\u5b89\u65cf<\/td>\nb\u01ceo’\u0101n z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian<\/td>\n\u4fc4\u7f57\u65af\u65cf<\/td>\n\u00c8 lu\u00f3 s\u012b z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yugur<\/td>\n\u88d5\u56fa\u65cf<\/td>\ny\u00f9 g\u00f9 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uzbek<\/td>\n\u95e8\u5df4\u65cf<\/td>\nm\u00e9n b\u0101 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monba<\/td>\n\u4e4c\u5b5c\u522b\u514b\u65cf<\/td>\nw\u016b z\u012b bi\u00e9 k\u00e8 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oroqen<\/td>\n\u9102\u4f26\u6625\u65cf<\/td>\n\u00c8 l\u00fan ch\u016bn z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derung<\/td>\n\u72ec\u9f99\u65cf<\/td>\nd\u00fa l\u00f3ng z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hezhen<\/td>\n\u8d6b\u54f2\u65cf<\/td>\nh\u00e8 zh\u00e9 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaoshan<\/td>\n\u9ad8\u5c71\u65cf<\/td>\ng\u0101o sh\u0101n z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lhoba<\/td>\n\u73de\u5df4\u65cf<\/td>\nlu\u00f2 b\u0101 z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tatars<\/td>\n\u5854\u5854\u5c14\u65cf<\/td>\nt\u01ce t\u01ce’\u011br z\u00fa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

While it helps to learn the names of all of China’s ethnic groups, it’s better to be able to actually see them:<\/p>\n