The biggest of the Chinese ethnic groups is Han Chinese (汉族 hàn zú) which accounts for over 90% of China’s population and is probably the most well-known. But there are also other popular ethnic minorities. Let’s have a look. Mongol Chinese Mongols (蒙古族 měnggǔ zú) are perhaps the most famous and well-known ethnic minority. Chinese Mongols are found in northern China, most notably, as you may guess from the name, in Inner Mongolia. There are around 5.8 million Mongols living in China, which is actually more than the population of Mongolia itself which is 3.3 million! The Mongol ancestors belonged to nomadic tribes that roamed around the Erguna River. Many of these Mongol tribes were unified under the most famous Mongolian in history: Genghis Khan. Mongolians are still famous today for their horsemanship, archery and wrestling. Every summer in Inner Mongolia there is the Naadam Grassland Festival where Mongol ethnic people compete in horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Another famous feature of Mongolian culture is Mongolian throat singing. There is even a famous Mongolian heavy metal rock band called The Hu who combine rock and heavy metal with traditional Mongolian instrumentation, including Mongolian throat singing. Tibetan Another one of the most famous and perhaps most popular Chinese ethnic groups has to be Tibetans (藏族 zàng zú). There are around 6.5 million Tibetans living in China, approximately 2 million of them can be found in Tibet, with the rest spread out in neighboring provinces such as Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan. The most well known Tibetans are of course the Dalai Lamas, which is the title given to monks of the Gelug or Yellow Hat school of Tibetan Buddhism. There are many Tibetan Buddhist temples in China, such as the Lama Temple in Beijing. |
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