Chinese Ethnic Groups：布依族（Bùyī zú ）The Bouyei ethnic minority
Population: 2.54 million Major area of distribution: Guizhou Language: Bouyei Religion: Polytheism
Chinese Ethnic Groups
As a large united multi-national state, China is composed of 56 ethnic groups. Among them Han Chinese account for 91.59% of the overall Chinese population and the other 55 make up the remaining 8.41% according to the Fifth National Population Census of 2000. As the combined population of these other ethnic groups is far fewer than that of the Han, they form the 55 ethnic minorities of China.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：汉族（Hàn zú ）Chinese Han People
Han Chinese or Han People are an ethnic group native to East Asia and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：鄂温克族（è wēn kè zú ）The Ewenki ethnic minority
Population: 26,400 Major areas of distribution: Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang Language: Ewenki and Han
Chinese Ethnic Groups：土家族（Tǔjiā zú ）The Tujia ethnic minority
Population: 5.72 million Major area of distribution: Hubei and Hunan Language: tujia Religion:Polytheism
Chinese Ethnic Groups：塔吉克族（Tǎjíkè zú ）The Tajik ethnic minority
Population: 33,200 Major area of distribution: Xinjiang Language: Tajik Religion: Islam Standing at China's west gate in the eastern part of the Pamirs on the "roof of the world" is the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, a town built up since 1950s. It is the place where the ancient Tajik ethnic group has lived generation after generation. Most of the 26,500 Tajiks live in compact communities in Taxkorgan, and the rest are scattered over areas in southern Xinjiang, including Shache, Zepu, Yecheng and Pishan. The Tajiks in Taxkorgan live alongside Uygurs, Kirgizs, Xibes and Hans.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：佤族（Wǎ zú ）The Va ethnic minority
Population: 352,000 Major area of distribution: Yunnan Language: Va Religion: Buddhism The Va ethnic minority, with a population of 352,000, lives in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Menglian, Gengma, Lancang, Shuangjiang, Zhenkang and Yongde counties in southwestern Yunnan Province. Some are found scattered in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. Ximeng and Cangyuan counties are the main places where the Va people live in compact communities. In the areas where the Va people live, there are also Hans, Yis, Dais, Hanis, Lahus, Jingpos, Blangs, De'angs and Lisus.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：满族（Mǎn zú ）The Manchu ethnic minority
Population: 9,846,800 Major areas of distribution: Virtually scattered over all of China, the largest group, about 46.2 per cent of the total, live in Liaoning Province, and the rest mostly in Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Beijing, Gansu, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Ningxia, as well as in Chengdu, Xi'an, Guangzhou and other cities.
Chinese Ethnic Groups：东乡族（Dōngxiāng zú ）The Dongxiang ethnic minority
Population: 373,700 Major areas of distribution: Gansu and Xinjiang Language: Dongxiang and Han Chinese
Chinese Ethnic Groups：京族（Jīng zú）The Jing ethnic minority
Population: 18,700 Major area of distribution: Guangxi Language: Jing Religion: Buddhism and Taoism
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