Chinese Ethnic Groups:拉祜族(Lāhù zú )The Lahu ethnic minority
Population: 411,500 Major area of distribution: Yunnan Language: Lahu Religion: Buddhism The Lahus ethnic minority has a population of 411,500, mainly distributed in the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County in Simao Prefecture, Southern Lincang Prefecture and Menghai County in western Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province. Others live in counties along the Lancang River.
Chinese Ethnic Groups:毛南族(Máonán zú )The Maonan ethnic minority
Population: 72,400 Major area of distribution: Guangxi Language: Maonan Religion: Taoism, polytheism
Chinese Ethnic Groups:苗族(Miáo zú )The Miao ethnic minority
Population: 7.38 million Major area of distribution: Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hainan and Hubei
Chinese Ethnic Groups:锡伯族(Xībó zú )The Xibe ethnic minority
Population: 172,900 Major areas of distribution: Xinjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Language: Xibe
Chinese Ethnic Groups:鞑靼族(Dádá zú)The Tartar ethnic minority
Population: 4,890 Major area of distribution: Xinjiang Language: Tartar Religion: Islam There are about 5,100 Tatars in China, most of whom live in Yining, Tacheng and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Chinese Ethnic Groups:阿昌族(A’chāng zú)The Achang ethnic minority
Population: 27,700 Major area of distribution: Yunnan Language: Achang Religion: Buddhism
Chinese Ethnic Groups:侗族(Dòng zú )The Dong ethnic minority
Population: 2.5 million Major area of distribution: Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi Language: Dong
Chinese Ethnic Groups:独龙族(Dúlóng zú )The Drung ethnic minority
Population: 5,800 Major area of distribution: Yunnan Province Language: Drung Religion: Polytheism
Chinese Ethnic Groups:仡佬族(Yìlǎo zú )The Gelo ethnic minority
Population: 438,200 Major area of distribution: Guizhou and Guangxi Language: Gelo Religion: Polytheism
Chinese Ethnic Groups:黎族(Lí zú )The Li ethnic minority
Population: 1.11 million Major area of distribution: Hainan Language: Li Religion: Polytheism