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The Mosuo (Chinese: 摩梭; pinyin: Mósuō; also spelled Moso, Mosso or Musuo), often incorrectly referred to as the Naxi, [1] are a small ethnic group living in China's Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces. Consisting of a population of approximately 50,000, many of them live in the Yongning region, around Lugu Lake, in Labai, in Muli, and in Yanyuan
Ethnolinguistic map of China China's Autonomous Regions and its Designated Ethnic Minority. The Han people are the largest ethnic group in mainland China.In 2010, 91.51% of the population were classified as Han (~1.2 billion).
The group numbers more than 730,000 people, and would constitute the twentieth most populous ethnic group of China if taken as a single group. The vast majority of this group is found in Guizhou Province. [citation needed] These "undistinguished ethnic groups" do not include groups that have been controversially classified into existing groups.
In 1965 the Chinese government officially recognised Lhoba as one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. [3] Lhobas are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. [ 9 ] Numbering 4,237 people, they make up about 0.1% of the population of the Tibet Autonomous Region .
Some scholars have estimated that there are over 200 distinct ethnic groups that inhabit China, [1] compared to 56 groups that are officially recognized. There are in addition small distinct ethnic groups that have been classified as part of larger ethnic groups that are officially recognized.
The people of this very small ethnic minority have lived for about 500 years on the three islands of Wanwei (Vạn Vĩ), Wutou (Vu Đầu) and Shanxin (Sơn Tâm) off the coast of Guangxi, China, about 8 km east of the border with Vietnam. Some also live in nearby villages of Zhushan and Tanji.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in China" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The list below outlines the distribution of the nationalities of China among provinces and province-level entities of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) according to the census of 2000. The provinces and province-level entities are listed by region. The classification of ethnic groups follows the official classification of the PRC.