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  Wikipedia: List of Chinese ethnic groups
The People's Republic of China officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, or Mínzú (民族), usually translated as nationalities, within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the remaining 55 nationalities being the minorities.
Official policy is against assimilation and maintains that each ethnic group should have the right to develop its own culture and language.
The degree of integration of minority ethnic groups with the national community varies widely from group to group.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/li/list_of_chinese_ethnic_groups.html   (320 words)

  
 Learn more about List of Chinese ethnic groups in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The People's Republic of China officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, or Mínzú (民族), sometimes translated as nationalities, within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the rest 55 ethnicities being the minorities.
Chinese ethnic group theory is heavily influenced by that of the Soviet Union and officially China is considered a multi-ethnic (multinational) country.
Ethnic minority: by PRC government in the UN in New York
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_chinese_ethnic_groups.html   (316 words)

  
 Li people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Li (黎 pinyin Lì) or Hlai is a minority Chinese ethnic group.
They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The majority of the Li live off the southern coast of mainland China on Hainan, where they are the largest minority ethnic group.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Li_Chinese   (207 words)

  
 Russians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Russians (Русские) are an ethnic group of East Slavic people, which live primarily in Russia and neighboring countries.
Russians are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world with a population of about 150 million people worldwide.
Russians are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China (as the Russ), and there are approximately 10,000 Russian Chinese living mostly in northern Xinjiang, and also in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/russians   (247 words)

  
 List Of Chinese Nationalities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although most of the nationalities can be seen as ethnic groups, the correspondence is not one to one.
Conversely, Hakka are often thought of as an ethnic group, but they generally considered a member of the Han nationality.
With some groups, such as the Tibetanss and the Uighurs there is a great deal of resentment against the majority.
www.wikiverse.org /list-of-chinese-nationalities   (578 words)

  
 Seniors' China Tour -- Operated by China Hiking Adventures Inc. -- Details
China has 56 ethnic groups, each with its own culture and religion, but among all the religions in China, the largest is Buddhism.
Tibetan-language Buddhism is found mainly among the 7 million people of the Tibetan, Mongolian, Tu, Yugur, Naxi, Pumi and Moinba ethnic groups, and has 120,000 lamas and nuns and over 3,000 temples and monasteries.
Pali-language Buddhism is found mainly among the 1.5 million people of the Dai, Blang, De’ang, Va and Achang ethnic groups, and has more than 8,000 monks and nuns and over 1,000 temples and monasteries.
www.china-hiking.com /QiGong/Buddhism.html   (1154 words)

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