Chinese people
Chinese people are the various ethnic groups from China, including Taiwan.
 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 United States | 2,899,267 |
 Japan | 784,763 |
 Canada | 691,489 |
 Australia | 641,624[1] |
| Languages | |
| Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion | |
The largest of these groups is the Han Chinese. This group is often called "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English.[2] Large numbers of Han Chinese live in countries other than China. They may make up as much as 19% of the world's population.[3]
Other ethnic groups in China include the Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, and Uyghurs, among many others. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognises 56 ethnic groups.[4][5] Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) officially recognises 14 tribes of Taiwanese aborigines. The list of ethnic groups in China includes the major ethnic groups of China (PRC) and Taiwan.
Chinese People Media
Map of the Chinese people around the world. (The map might include people with Chineses ancestries or citizenship)* China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau*
Portion of a mural in Beijing depicting the 56 recognized ethnic groups of China
Historical distribution map of linguistic groups in China
The Amis people are an indigenous Taiwanese ethnic group.
Kids in the Kham (in a horse festival)
Hui people in Xinjiang
Chinatown, Melbourne is the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western World and the oldest Chinatown in the Southern Hemisphere.
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References
- ↑ China - International emigrant stock
- ↑ Who are the Chinese people? (in Chinese). Huayuqiao.org. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "World's Most Typical Person: Han Chinese Man". China Real Time. Wall Street Journal. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Jenner, W.J.F. (2004). "Race and history in China". In Alan Lawrance (ed.). China Since 1919: Revolution and Reform: a Sourcebook. Psychology Press. pp. 252–255. ISBN 978-0-415-25141-9.
- ↑ Millward, James A. (2007). Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13924-3.