China Ethnic Groups， Chinese Ethnic Groups, China Overview

China is a united and multiracial country, and the minorities that have been identified and confirmed by the central government are 56 till now, including Achang, Bai, Bonan, Blang, Bouyei, Daur, Dai, De'ang, Dongxiang, Derung, Ewenki, Gaoshan, Gelao, Gin, Hani, Han, Hezhen, Hui, Ingpo, Jino, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Lahu, Li, Lisu, Lhoba, Manchu, Maonan, Mongolian, Monba, Miao, Mulam, Naxi, Nu, Oroqen, Primi, Qiang, Russian, Salar, She, Sui, Tajik, Tatar, Tibetan, Tu, Tujia, Uygur, Uzbek, Va, Xibe, Yi, Yuigur, Yao, and Zhuang. The discrepancy of the population of different minorities is great, because Han have the most in population, which makes up about 92 percent of the total population in China. Other 55 ethnic groups have been customarily referred to as "minority" for the less people. According to the fifth national census in 2000, population of 55 ethnic minorities is about 104.49 million, accounting for 8.41% of the total population. No matter more or less the population is, all nations share equal rights.

This is the list of the 56 ethnic groups in China that are officially recognized. However, the government of the People’s Republic of China only claims 55 different minority groups within their borders. Members of several ethnic groups reside in Hong Kong and Macau, but due to the long separation from China, many of these ethnic groups are generally unknown to the Special Administrative Regions of People's Republic of China of Hong Kong and of Macau.

The Han Chinese is the largest ethnic group, where some 91.59% of the population was classified as Han Chinese (~1.2 billion). Besides the majority Han Chinese, China recognizes 55 other "nationalities" or ethnic groups, numbering approximately 105 million persons, mostly concentrated in the northwest, north, northeast, south, and southwest but with some in central interior areas.

Beijing	Shanghai
Xian	Guilin
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