Unrecognized ethnic groups in China

Several ethnic groups of the People's Republic of China are not officially recognized. Taken together, these groups (未识别民族 wèi shíbié mínzú) number more than 730,000 people; if considered as a single group, they would constitute the twentieth most populous ethnic group of China. Some scholars have estimated that there are over 200 distinct ethnic groups that inhabit China. There are in addition small distinct ethnic groups that have been classified as part of larger ethnic groups that are officially recognized. Some groups like the Hui of Xinjiang with the Hui of Fujian are geographically and culturally separate except for the shared belief of Islam. Han Chinese being the world's largest ethnic group has a large diversity within it, such as in Gansu, the Han here may have genetic traits from the assimilated Tangut civilization. Although they are indigenous to Hainan island and do not speak a Chinese language, the Limgao (Ong-Be) people near the capital (8% of the population) are counted as Han Chinese.

Notable unrecognized ethnic groups include:

Ethnic groups that have been subsumed under the official list of 56 recognized ethnic groups:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profile of the Khmu people in China, as cited by Native Planet
  2. ↑ Article "A Proud People", from Asiaweek
  3. ↑ Article about the Mang people, from Yunnan Travel Online (Article written in Simplified Chinese)
  4. ↑ Article "Are There Really Jews in China?: An Update", from The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
  5. ↑ Woebom, Tenzin (2014-12-23). ""Eastern Gypsies": Damans in Tibet". Vtibet. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ↑ Article about the Mosuo people, from Yunnan Travel Online
  7. ↑ Article on the Sherpa people, on ChinaCulture.org
  8. ↑ "朋曲：陈塘沟里看陈塘" [Pum Qu River: Viewing Chentang from the Chentang Valley]. Yuanfang De Jia. Season 江河万里行. Episode 136. 2014-11-05. China Central Television. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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