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MINORITY PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION BY
PREFECTURE
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Minority Percent
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5

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Note Labels are province-level administrative
units. Neimenggu is Inner Mongolia Xizang is
Tibet. Source Created from Liu, Yao and Lavely
1996 and Skinner 1996.
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PRIMARY PROVINCES OF RESIDENCE OF 17 MINORITY
ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA
Bouyei
Bai
Dai
Dong
Source Created from Liu, Yao and Lavely 1996 and
State Ethnic Affairs Commission and State
Statistical Bureau 1999402.
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Hui
Hani
Kazak
Korean
5
Manchu
Miao
Tibetan
Mongolian
6
Uygur
Tujia
Yao
Yi
7
Zhuang
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The Hui nationality
7
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Hui

• Live in northwestern China
• Practice Islam
• Famous for their Chinese Islamic cuisine No
  Pork
• Men wear white caps and women wear scarves
• Common surnames Ma, Mu, Han, Ha, Hu, Sai, Sha,
  Zheng, Koay, Chuah

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The Tibetans
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Tibetans

• Live in Central Asia north of Nepal
• Can hold more oxygen in their blood than us
• Most follow Tibetan Buddhism
• Believe that you should bathe only at birth,
  before marriage, and at death
• Like steamed dumplings with yak meat served in
  yoghurt

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The tibetans
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The Mongol
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Mongol

• Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan are two famous
  Mongols
• Live in in and near Mongolia north of China and
  South of Russia
• Famous in history for their horsemanship and
  wrestling skills
• In the old days the men in their cone shaped caps
  would prepare the cow dung fire outside their
  yurt for dinner of gains, mutton, and the
  indispensable tea

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The Mongol nationality
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The Zhuang nationality
7
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Zhuang

• Live in Southern China
• Second in population only to the Han
• Most still follow an ancestor worship religion
• Have their own language that is officially
  written in Roman characters

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The Uygur nationality
7
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Uygur

• Live on the Old Silk Road
• Mix of Chinese and Middle Eastern cultures
• Long tradition of medicinesome suspect that they
  initially developed acupuncture
• Accepted the Arabic alphabet as early as the 11th
  century. Wide background in literature with many
  ancient books surviving today

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The Uygur nationality
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The Yi nationality
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Yi

• Live in south-western China
• Speak a language similar to Burmese
• Chinese government classifies several minorities
  as Yi (But the true Yi do not approve)
• Most are farmers and herders of sheep and goats
• Few are literate and they do not have a written
  language

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The Bai nationality
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Bai

• Means the white people and they hold that color
  in very high esteem
• Most live near the city of Dali
• Cold spicy food and frequently eat corn
• Cormorant fishing is still practiced

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The Gaoshan nationality
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Gaoshan

• The indigenous peoples of Taiwan
• 8 tribes in Taiwan
• Famous for the harvest dance in fall
• Some tattoo their faces
• Good at sports and dance
• Live in the mountainous areas

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The Miao nationality
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Miao

• Also called the Hmong
• Live mainly in South-eastern China
• A large group lives outside Asia, including a
  large group in Minneapolis

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The Miao nationality
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The Dai nationality
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Dai

• Closely related to the Thai people
• Mainly live in Yunnan region
• Follow the Buddhist religion
• Many are farmers and in addition to the staple
  rice, they grow many pineapples

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The Dai nationality
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The Manchu nationality
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Manchu

• Largely assimilated by the Han population
• Their language is almost extinct
• Live in North-eastern ChinaManchuria
• Traditionally coiled their hair in high tufts
• The last Emperor was Manchurian

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