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MINORITY PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION BY PREFECTURE

Minority Percent

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.

Xinjiang

Xizang

Neimenggu

Qinghai

Sichuan

Gansu

Yunnan

Jilin

Heilongjiang

Hunan

Hubei

Hebei

Guangxi

ShaanxiAnhui

JiangxiFujian

Liaoning

Shandong

Zhejiang

Hainan

Taiwan

0-24.925 - 49.950 - 74.975 - 100

Guizhou

Ningxia

PRIMARY PROVINCES OF RESIDENCE OF 17 MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA

Bai Bouyei

Dai Dong

Source: Created from Liu, Yao and Lavely 1996 and State Ethnic Affairs Commission and State Statistical Bureau 1999:402.

Hani Hui

Kazak Korean

Manchu Miao

Mongolian Tibetan

Tujia Uygur

Yao Yi

Zhuang

The Hui nationality7

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

The Tibetans 7

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

The tibetans

The Mongol7

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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

The Mongol nationality

The Zhuang nationality

7

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

7

The Uygur nationality

Uygur

• Live on the Old Silk Road

• Mix of Chinese and Middle Eastern cultures

• Long tradition of medicine—some 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

The Uygur nationality

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The Yi nationality

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

The Bai nationality

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

The Gaoshan nationality

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

The Miao nationality

Miao

• Also called the Hmong

• Live mainly in South-eastern China

• A large group lives outside Asia, including a large group in Minneapolis

The Miao nationality

The Dai nationality

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

The Dai nationality

The Manchu nationality

Manchu

• Largely assimilated by the Han population

• Their language is almost extinct

• Live in North-eastern China—Manchuria

• Traditionally coiled their hair in high tufts

• The last Emperor was Manchurian

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