A number of
ethnic groups of the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
are not officially recognized.
Taken together, these groups () would constitute the twentieth most populous ethnic group of China. Some scholars have estimated that there are over 200 distinct ethnic groups that inhabit China,
compared to 56 groups are officially recognized. There are in addition small distinct ethnic groups that have been classified as part of larger
ethnic groups that are officially recognized. Some groups, like the
Hui of
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwes ...
with the Hui of
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
, are geographically and culturally separate, except for the shared belief of Islam.
Han Chinese
The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive v ...
, being the world's largest ethnic group, has a large diversity within it, such as in
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
, whose Han individuals may have genetic traits from the assimilated
Tangut civilization. Although they are indigenous to
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
island and do not speak a Chinese language, the Limgao (
Ong-Be) people near the capital (8% of the population) are counted as Han Chinese.
List of ethnic groups
Notable unrecognized ethnic groups include:
See also
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Ethnic minorities in China
Ethnic minorities in China are the non- Han population in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The PRC officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 2010, the combined population of o ...
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List of unrecognized ethnic groups of Guizhou
References
Further reading
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至今没有归属中国尚待被识别的23个少数民族
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