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56 Groups of 1.4 Billion

The Composition of the Chinese People: A National Perspective on the Diversity and Unity of the Chinese Nation

China is a country with 56 ethnic groups, and together we form a rich and colorful family (Majority-91.11% are Han, 55 Minorities-8.89% of whole population of China.) Below,I will list the names of them in order of population size, from the most populous to the least:

  1. Han
    The most populous ethnic group, spread across the country, forming the main body of the Chinese nation.
  2. Zhuang in Guangxi, it is the most populous of the ethnic minorities.
  3. Manchu in the northeastern China
  4. Hui in Ningxia and Gansu.
  5. Miao in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Hunan.
  6. Uyghur in Xinjiang, possessing a unique language and culture.
  7. Tujia in Hunan, Hubei, and Chongqing.
  8. Yi in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou.
  9. Mongolian in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
  10. Tibetan in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu.
  11. Buyei in Guizhou.
  12. Dong in Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi.
  13. Yao in Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, and Guangdong.
  14. Korean in the three northeastern provinces, especially concentrated in Yanbian, Jilin.
  15. Bai in Dali, Yunnan.
  16. Dongxiang in Gansu.
  17. Hani in Yunnan.
  18. Kazakh‘ in northern Xinjiang.
  19. Li in Hainan.
  20. Dai in Yunnan.
  21. Lisu in Yunnan and Sichuan.
  22. Va in Yunnan.
  23. She in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Guangdong.
  24. Gaoshan in Taiwan.
  25. Lahu in Yunnan.
  26. Sui in Guizhou.
  27. Naxi in Yunnan.
  28. Gelao in Guizhou
  1. Qiang in Sichuan
  2. Tu in Qinghai.
  3. Mulam in Guangxi.
  4. Xibe in Xinjiang and Liaoning.
  5. Kirgiz in Xinjiang.
  6. Daur in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
  7. Jingpo in Yunnan.
  8. Salar in Qinghai and Gansu.
  9. Blang in Yunnan.
  10. Maonan in Guangxi.
  11. Achang in Yunnan.
  12. Pumi in Yunnan.
  13. Tajik in Xinjiang.
  14. Nu in Yunnan.
  15. Uzbek in Xinjiang.
  16. Russian in Xinjiang and Heilongjiang.
  17. Ewenki in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
  18. De’ang in Yunnan.
  19. Bao’an in Gansu.
  20. Yugur in Gansu.
  21. Jing in Guangxi.
  22. Tatar in Xinjiang.
  23. Jino in Yunnan.
  24. Oroqen in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
  25. Hezhen in Heilongjianang.
  26. Monba in Tibet.
  27. Lhoba in Tibet.
  28. Dulong in Yunan

The unity in diversity of the Chinese nation is reflected in the fact that while each ethnic group has maintained its own characteristics, they have also formed close ties and integration in political, economic, and cultural aspects throughout their long history. This unique characteristic of unity in diversity constitutes the distinctive charm and strong cohesion of the Chinese nation.

Composition Of Chinese