Table showing the distribution of the fifty-six ethnic groups in the country

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Table showing the provinces in which the various ethnic groups are distributed throughout the country

ethnic group	province of distribution
Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region，Liaoning Province，Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，also Jilin province，Heilongjiang province，Qinghai，Hebei Province，Henan，Gansu Province，Yunnan
Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China	Ningxia Hui autonomous region，Gansu Province，Henan，Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，Qinghai，Yunnan，Hebei Province，Shandong Province，Anhui，Liaoning Province，capital of People's Republic of China，Heilongjiang province，Tianjin，also Jilin province，Shaanxi Province
Tibetan	Tibet Autonomous Region，Sichuan Province，Qinghai，Gansu Province，Yunnan
Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，Hunan
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China	Guizhou Province，Yunnan，Hunan，until 1959, Guangxi province，Sichuan Province，Guangdong Province，Hubei Province
Yi	Sichuan Province，Yunnan，Guizhou Province，until 1959, Guangxi province
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh	until 1959, Guangxi province，Yunnan，Guangdong Province，Guizhou Province
Buyei ethnic group	Guizhou Province
the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)	also Jilin province，Heilongjiang province，Liaoning Province
Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province	Liaoning Province，also Jilin province，Heilongjiang province，Hebei Province，capital of People's Republic of China，Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Dong ethnic group	Guizhou Province，Hunan，until 1959, Guangxi province
Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia	until 1959, Guangxi province，Hunan，Yunnan，Guangdong Province，Guizhou Province，Sichuan Province
Bai (ethnic group)	Yunnan，Guizhou Province
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan	Hunan，Hubei Province，Sichuan Province
Hani ethnic group	Yunnan
Kazakh ethnic group of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，Gansu Province
Dai (ethnic group)	Yunnan
Li ethnic group	Hainan Province
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan	Yunnan，Sichuan Province
Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia	Yunnan
She (ethnic group)	Fujian Province，Zhejiang Province，Jiangxi，Guangdong Province，Anhui
Gaoshan or mountain tribes indigenous ethnic group of Taiwan	Taiwan province (PRC term)，Fujian Province
Lahu ethnic group of Yunnan	Yunnan
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi	Guizhou Province，until 1959, Guangxi province
Dongxiang or East village (ethnic group)	Gansu Province，Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan	Yunnan，Sichuan Province
Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan	Yunnan
Kyrghiz ethnic group of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，Heilongjiang province
Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai	Qinghai，Gansu Province
Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region，Heilongjiang province，Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi	until 1959, Guangxi province
Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan	Sichuan Province
Brown ethnic group	Yunnan
Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province	Qinghai，Gansu Province
Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi	until 1959, Guangxi province
Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou	Guizhou Province，until 1959, Guangxi province，Yunnan
Xibo ethnic group of northeast China	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region，Liaoning Province，also Jilin province
Achang ethnic group of Qinghai province	Yunnan
Pumi ethnic group	Yunnan
Tajik ethnic group	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Nu ethnic group	Yunnan
Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Russian nationality	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region，Heilongjiang province
De'ang ethnic group	Yunnan
Bao'an, also called Bonan (ethnic group)	Gansu Province
Yugur ethnic group of Gansu	Gansu Province
Vietnamese ethnic group in south China	until 1959, Guangxi province
Tatar ethnic group of Xinjiang	Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan	Yunnan
Oroqen or Orochon (ethnic group)	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region，Heilongjiang province
Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province	Heilongjiang province
Menba ethnic group	Tibet Autonomous Region
Lhoba ethnic group of southeast Tibet	Tibet Autonomous Region
Jinuo ethnic group	Yunnan
Han ethnic group	every part of the country

About This Tool:

1. China is a multi-ethnic nation comprising 56 ethnic groups, including the Han and 55 minority ethnic groups. Together, these groups form the Chinese nation, and each has its own unique culture, language, and traditions.

2. China’s 56 ethnic groups have collectively created a rich and diverse culture. The diversity among these groups in terms of language, beliefs, and customs has shaped the unique cultural charm of the Chinese nation.

2. This tool provides an overview of the distribution of China’s 56 ethnic groups across the country, as well as introductions to each group.

3. Note: The data in this tool is compiled from online sources. Please contact us if you find any errors.