The Kirgizes, with a population of 141,549, live mostly in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tekes, Zhaosu and Emin counties in the north. The unique clothing of ...
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Most of the Korean people, numbering 1.920.597, live in Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces. Others live scattered in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The largest Korean community is in Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture. The ...
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With a population of 411,476, the Lahus live m close communities in Simao, Lincang in the Lanchang River Valley, Xishuanghanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Embroidering a jacket The Lahus ...
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The Lhoba Nationality is one of the smallest ethnic groups of China. It has only 2.312 members. Now they mainly live in Mainling, Medog, Zayu, Khunze and Nang counties. The Lhobas celebrate their Xudulong Festival with singing ...
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The Li population comes to 1,110,900. Most of the Lis now live in Dongfang, Baisha, Lingshui, Changjiang Li Autonomous Counties, and Ledong, Qiongzhong, and Baoting Li-Miao Autonomous Counties in the middle south of Hainan Province. The ...
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The Lisu population is 574.8S6. Most of the Lisus now live in Bijiang, Fugong, Gongshan and Lushui counties of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, and north of Yunnan Province. The rest live together with the Hans, Bais, Yis and Naxis in ...
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The present population of the Manchu Nationality is 9.821.180. Most of the Manchu people live in the Northeast of China. The largest Manchu community lies in Liaoning Province. Others are widely distributed in cities throughout China. ...
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The population of the Naxi nationality is 278, 009. Most of the Naxi people live in Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province in close communities. The rest are scattered in Weixi, Zhongdian, Deqin. Ninglang, and Yongsheng counties. ...
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With a population of 6,572,173, the Yi Nationality is one of the oldest minority groups in the southwest of China, mostly concentrated in the mountain areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou provinces and the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang ...
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The Va population is 351.974.They make their homes in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Mengiian, and Gengma counties in the southwest of Yunnan Province. Old Va woman love to wear big hollow earrings, in which they put money when they go to ...
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The Hezhen Nationality, with a population of 4.245, is one of the smallest ethnic groups of China. Most Hezhen people live in close communities in Jiejinkou, Sipai and Bacha townships of Raohe and Fuyuan counties, Heilongjiang Province. ...
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The Tajiks, with a population of 33,538, mainly live in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A few can be found in Shache, Zepu, Yecheng and Pishan counties in the western edge of theTarim ...
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The Shui population is 345,993. Most of them live in Sandu Shui Autono-mous County of Qiannan Buyi-Miao Au?tonomous Prefecture, Libo, Duyun, Dushan, and Kaili, Liping Rongjiang, Congjiang counties of Qiandongnan Miao-Dong Autonomous ...
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The Shes, with a population of 630,378, mainly live in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. A few are distributed in Jiangxi, Guangdong and Anhui provinces. A She village usually contains less than 100 families, and many ...
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The Salars, with' a population of 87.697, mainly live in close community in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province. A few are scattered in Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang. Killing sheep on the Festival of Fast-breaking ...
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