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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). [1]
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.
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. ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups officially recognized by China" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ethnic groups in Chinese history refer to various or presumed ethnicities of significance to the history of China, gathered through the study of Classical Chinese literature, Chinese and non-Chinese literary sources and inscriptions, historical linguistics, and archaeological research.
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.
Historical distribution map of linguistic groups in China. Han Chinese people, the largest ethnic group in China, are often wrongly referred to as "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English. [14] [15] [17] The Han Chinese also form a majority or notable minority in other countries, and they comprise approximately 18% of the global human ...
China’s ethnic groups emerged about 3000 years ago, with the Huaxia people being the first. There is fossil evidence of different groups with a wide distribution, for example fossils of the Yuanmou people have been found in the Yunnan province of China from 1.7 million years ago. [4]