China is a united multi-ethnic country, formed by 56 ethnic groups. According to the statistics of fifth national census, the population of Han is 1.15940 billion, accounting for 91.59% of the total population; the population of other 55 ethnic is 106.43 million, accounting for 8.41% of the total population. Due to the population of 55 ethnic groups except Han ethnic is small, it's called ''Minority Ethnic'' usually.
The Quantity and Name
The 55 ethnic groups are: Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Buyi, Korean, Manchu, Dong, Bai, Tujia, Hani, Kazak, Dai, Lisu, Wa , SHE, Gaoshan, Lahu, Shui, Dongxiang, Naxi, Jingpo, Kirgiz, Tu, Daur, Mulam, Qiang, Blang, Salar, Maonan, Gelos, Xibe, Achang family, Pumi, Tajik, Nu, Russians, Uzbeks, Yao, Li, Ewenki, De'ang, Baoan, Yugur, Jing, Tatar, Drung, Oroqen, Hezhen, Monba, Keno family and Lhoba.
Distribution Characteristics
The character of the distribution of all ethnics in China is multi-ethnic mixed in big region and single ethnic assembled in small communities and these two phenomenons coexist. In the area of Han inhabit the minority nationalities, and in the area of minority ethnic inhabit the Han ethnic. This distribution pattern is the result of mutual exchanges and flows between different ethnics in the long time. Although the population of minority ethnic is small, the distribution is quite broad. The ethnic minorities live in the province, autonomous region and municipalities and more than two ethnic groups live in most country-level units. China's