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x Zhuang China's ethnic Zhuang people and their costumes, Guangnan County, Yunnan Province. Guangxi Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County
The Zhuang (in the Zhuang language: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh (pronoucing bou shung); simplified Chinese: 壮族; traditional Chinese: 壯族; pinyin: Zhuàngzú) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern...
x Uyghur people Uyghur figures Xinjiang    
The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر‎, Uyghur; simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; pinyin: Wéiwú'ěr; IPA: [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...
x Tibetan people Two Tibetan women in front of the Potala, Lhasa (2005) Tibet Autonomous Region Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Muli Tibetan Autonomous County
The Tibetan people are indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the North and West to Myanmar and China Proper in the East and India, Nepal and Bhutan to the south. Modern demographics for the Tibetan people are a...
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
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x Hui people Hui people Ningxia Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
The Hui people (Chinese: 回族; pinyin: Huízú, Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو ) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. Hui is the abbreviation of the full name Huihui "回回", which is the diminutive form of HuiE "回纥 / 回鶻"....
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Weishan
Dachang Hui Autonomous County
Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County
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x Ethnic Mongols in China Mongols clothes man and woman Inner Mongolia Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Subei Mongol Autonomous County
Ethnic Mongols in China (Chinese: 蒙古族 Ménggǔzú) are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8...
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Henan Mongol Autonomous County
Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County
Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County
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x Buyei Shitoucun,Longtanzhen,Guizhou,China   Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County
The Buyei (also spelled Puyi, Bouyei and Buyi; self called: Buxqyaix, IPA: [puʔjai], or "Puzhong", "Burao", "Puman"; Chinese: 布依族; Pinyin: Bùyīzú; Vietnamese: người Bố Y) are an ethnic group living in southern mainland China. Numbering 2.5 million,...
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Guanling Buyi-Miao Autonomous County
x Hani people Typical daily attire of ethnic Hani in China. Near Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China.   Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
The Hani people (Hani: Haqniq; Chinese: 哈尼族; pinyin: Hānízú; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also form one of the 54 officially...
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi, and Dai Autonomous County
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani, and Lahu Autonomous County
x Salar /guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000049a55db     Xunhua Salar Autonomous County
Salar people (Salar: Salır, Turkic: Salar, Chinese: 撒拉族, Pinyin: Sālāzú) are a Turkic people. Their language belongs to the Oghuz group, along with the Turkish language and Turkmen language. The Salars are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially...
Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxian and Salar Autonomous County
x She people       Jingning She Autonomous County
The She (畲) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are the largest minority in Fujian province. They are also present in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui,...
x Oroqen       Oroqin Autonomous Banner
The Oroqen people (simplified Chinese: 鄂伦春族; traditional Chinese: 鄂倫春族; pinyin: Èlúnchūn zú; also spelt Orochen or Orochon) are an ethnic group in northern China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic...
Oroqin Autonomous Banner
x Bai Bai female costumes   Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County
The Bai (Chinese: 白族; pinyin: Báizú; endonym pronounced [pɛ̀tsī]) are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They numbered 1,858,063 as of 2000. The Bai People hold the white colour in high esteem and...
x Qiang Qiangpeople   Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County
The Qiang people (Chinese: 羌族; pinyin: qiāng zú) are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern...
x Maonan       Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
The Maonan (self name: Anan meaning local people) people are an ethnic group. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Maonan ethnic minority has a population of 107,166, living in the...
x Dong people Ethic Dong Liping Guizhou China   Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County
The Dong (Chinese: 侗族; pinyin: Dòngzú; own name: Gaeml, in the IPA: [kɐm], also referred to as Kam) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, and are famed for their...
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
Yuping Dong Autonomous County
Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County
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x Nu people       Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County
The Nu people (Chinese: 怒族; pinyin: Nùzú) are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Their population of 27,000 is divided into the Northern, Central and Southern groups. Their homeland is a country of...
x Lahu Lahu girls     Lancang Lahu Autonomous County
The Lahu people (Chinese: 拉祜族; pinyin: Lāhùzú; own names: Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd; Vietnamese: La Hủ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where...
Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Blang and Dai Autonomous County
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani, and Lahu Autonomous County
x Shui       Sandu Shui Autonomous County
The Sui people (Chinese: 水族; pinyin: Shuǐzú) are an ethnic group living in the Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan areas of southwestern China. They are counted as one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. It is...
x Yugur Yugur girl     Sunan Yugur Autonomous County
The Yugurs (simplified Chinese: 裕固族; traditional Chinese: 裕固族; pinyin: Yùgù Zú), or Yellow Uyghurs as they are traditionally known, are one of China's 56 officially recognized nationalities, consisting of 13,719 persons according to the 2000 census....
x Daur CEM-44-La-Chine-la-Tartarie-Chinoise-et-le-Thibet-1734-Amur-2572     Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner
The Daur people (simplified Chinese: 达斡尔族; traditional Chinese: 達斡爾族; pinyin: Dáwò'ěr zú; the former name "Dahur" is considered derogatory) are an Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People...
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner
x Tujia Place_-_Tujia     Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
The Tujia (土家族; pinyin:Tǔjiāzú; endonym:Bizika 毕兹卡), with a total population of over 8 million, is the 6th largest ethnic minority in People's Republic of China. They live in Wuling Range, straddling the common borders of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou...
Xiushan
Shizhu
Pengshui
Yanhe Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
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x Xibe Lansdell-1885-p211-Sibo-military-colonists     Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
The Xibe ( Sibe; simplified Chinese: 锡伯; traditional Chinese: 錫伯; pinyin: Xībó) are a Tungusic ethnic group living mostly in northeast China and Xinjiang. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China....
x Va people       Ximeng Wa Autonomous County
The Va nationality (Chinese: 佤族; pinyin: Wǎzú; Burmese: ဝလူမျိုး; IPA: [wa̰ lùmjóʊ]) lives mainly in compact communities in the Ximeng (in Va: Mēng Ka or Si Moung), Cangyuan, Menglian (Gaeng Līam), Gengma (Gaeng Mīex or Gaeng Māx), Lincang (Mēng Lām...
Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Blang and Dai Autonomous County
Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County
Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County
x Manchu Manchus dressed as royal family     Fengning Manchu Autonomous County
The Manchu people (Manchu: Manju; simplified Chinese: 满族; traditional Chinese: 滿族; pinyin: Mǎnzú, Mongolian: Манж, Russian: Маньчжуры) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (today's northeastern China). During their rise in the...
Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County
Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County
Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County
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x Yao people Yaowoman     Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County
The Yao nationality (Traditional Chinese: 瑤族, Simplified Chinese: 瑶族, Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's...
Liannan Yao Autonomous County
Hekou
Bama Yao Autonomous County
Rucheng Yao Autonomous County
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x Li people       Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County
The Li (黎; pinyin: Lí) or Hlai are a minority Chinese ethnic group, sometimes colloquially known as "Sai" or "Say." They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. 94% of the Li live off the southern...
Baisha Li Autonomous County
Lingshui Li Autonomous County
Ledong Li Autonomous County
Changjiang Li Autonomous County
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x Tu people The Masked Dance     Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County
The "Monguor," as known in the West, and "Tu Zu," known in China are one of the fifty six officially recognized ethnic groups in the People’s Republic. Their identity as “Tu Zu” was made by the Chinese Government in the first ethnic classificatory...
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County
x Tajiks Man at Registan - Samarkand - 15-10-2005     Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
Tajik (Persian: تاجيک Tājīk; Tajik: Тоҷик; Russian: Таджики) is a general designation for a wide range of Persian-speaking peoples of Iranian origin, with traditional homelands in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and southern Uzbekistan. Because...
x Ethnic Koreans in China Bilingual (Chinese and Korean) signs in Yanji, China     Changbai Korean Autonomous County
The population of Koreans in China include millions of descendants of Korean immigrants with citizenship of the People's Republic of China, as well as smaller groups of South and North Korean expatriates, with a total of roughly 2.3 million people...
x Dongxiang people Dongxiang minority student     Dongxiang Autonomous County
The Dongxiang people (autonym: Sarta or Santa (撒尔塔); simplified Chinese: 东乡族; traditional Chinese: 東鄉族; pinyin: Dōngxiāngzú) are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Most of the Dongxiang live in the...
Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxian and Salar Autonomous County
x Blang ManpoVillage     Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Blang and Dai Autonomous County
The Blang (布朗族 : Bùlǎng Zú) (also spelled Bulong) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Blang language belongs to the Palaung-Wa branch of the Mon-Khmer family...
x Bonan Bonan     Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxian and Salar Autonomous County
The Bonan (also Bao'an) people (保安族; pinyin: Bǎo'ān zú; native [bɵːŋɑn]) are an ethnic group living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China. They are one of the "titular nationalities" of Gansu's Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar...
x Evenks Evenks domicile - Evenks home in ethnographic museum in Ulan Ude, Russia     Evenki Autonomous Banner
The Evenks (Ewenti or Eventi) (autonym: Эвэнкил Evenkil; Russian: Эвенки Evenki; Chinese: 鄂温克族 Èwēnkè Zú; formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; Mongolian: Khamnigan Хамниган) are a Tungusic people of Northern Asia. In Russia, the Evenks are recognized...
Evenki Autonomous Banner
x Kazakhs Kazakhs   Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County
The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар [qɑzɑqtɑ́r]; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Uzbekistan, China,...
Mori Kazak Autonomous County
Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
x Lisu Lisu Ladies in Traditional Dress, Northern Thailand   Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture Weixi Lisu Autonomous County
The Lisu people (Chinese: 傈僳族: Lìsù zú; Thai: ลีสู่) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of Burma (Myanmar), Southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. About 730,000 live in Lijiang,...
x Gelao       Longlin Pan-Nationalities Autonomous County
The Gelao people (also spelled Gelo) (own name: Klau, Chinese: 仡佬族 Gēlǎozú) are an ethnic group of China and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They number approximately 438,200...
Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
x Derung Beijing-NiuJie-Oroqen-Russian-Derung-Zu-3655     Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County
The Derung (also spelt Drung or Dulong) people (simplified Chinese: 独龙族; traditional Chinese: 獨龍族; pinyin: Dúlóngzú; endonym: [tɯɹɯŋ]) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
x Pumi P1090077     Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County
The Pumi (also Primi) people (Chinese: 普米族; pinyin: Pǔmǐzú, own name: /phʐẽmi/) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Ethnically related to the Tibetans in the Muli...
x Miao people /guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004aaea70   Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
The Miao (Chinese: 苗; pinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or H'Mông; Thai: แม้ว (Maew) or ม้ง (Mong); Burmese: mun lu-myo) are a linguistically and culturally related group of people recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of...
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Xiushan
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Pengshui
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Yanhe Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
Mayang Miao Autonomous County
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x Dai people     Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Blang and Dai Autonomous County
The Dai peoples of China (Tai Lü: tai51 lɯ11 Chinese: 傣族; pinyin: Dǎizú) is the officially recognized name of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (both in...
Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County
Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County
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x Nakhi A Nakhi musician playing the Baisha     Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County
The Nakhi (simplified Chinese: 纳西族; traditional Chinese: 納西族; pinyin: Nàxī zú; endonym: ¹na²khi) are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan...
x Mulao       Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County
The Mulao (Chinese: 仫佬族; pinyin: Mùlǎozú; own name: Mulam) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In their name, Mulam, mu is a classifier for human beings and lam ...
x Yi people Yilocals   Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect: ꆈꌠ, official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: [nɔ̄sū]; Chinese: 彝族; pinyin: Yízú; the older name "Lolo" or "Luoluo" is now considered derogatory in China, though used officially in Vietnam as Lô Lô and in...
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture Weishan
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Yangbi Yi Autonomous County
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County
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x Kyrgyz A traditional Kyrgyz Manaschi performing part of the epic poem at a yurt camp in Karakol   Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture  
The Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirgiz, Kirghiz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. There are several etymological theories on the ethnonym "Kyrgyz." Krgyz is a derived from "forty", with -Iz being an old plural suffix, referring to a...
x Jingpo     Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture  
The Jingpho people (or Kachin people (Burmese: ကခ္ယင္‌လူမ္ယုိး; MLCTS: ka. hkyang lu. myui:), Jingpo (simplified Chinese: 景颇族; traditional Chinese: 景頗族; pinyin: Jǐngpō zú) or Singpho; endonyms: Jinghpaw, Tsaiva, Lechi) are an ethnic group who...
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