| Did you know that there are 56 officially recognised Chinese ethnic groups in China? When most people think of China, they just think of Han Chinese culture, as this is the most prevalent. However, China’s many ethnic minorities all have their own unique culture, customs, dress etc. Let’s explore some of China’s different ethnic groups from some of the biggest and most well known to the smallest and most obscure.  Ethnic group in Chinese is 民族 mínzú, however this can also refer to nationality, so sometimes it is more specifically referred to as 族群 zǔqún. The biggest of the Chinese ethnic groups is Han Chinese which accounts for over 90% of China’s population. The remaining 55 ethnic groups are known as “ethnic minorities” (少数民族 shǎoshù mínzú) as they account for such a small amount of the population. Although there are officially 56 ethnic groups, there are some people in China who identify themselves as an “unrecognised ethnic group” (未识别民族 wèi shíbié mínzú) such as Jewish, Tuvan, Oirat, Ili Turki. Some scholars actually estimate that there are over 200 distinct ethnic groups that inhabit China. Out of the 55 Chinese ethnic minorities 54 of them have their own spoken language, with the only exception being the Hui Minority. 23 ethnic minority groups also have their own written language. |
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