Chinese National Minorities

Chinese Nationalities

Minorities at the Yunnan World's Exposition in 1999

Back to China Choices

Back to Home Page

Minorities at the Yunnan World's Exposition in 1999

1	56 Recognized Nationalities	of China
2	Official Minority Policy	of China
3	Official Minority Definition	of China
4	Minority Uprisings	in China
5	Minority Spellings	Additional Alternates
6	List of Minorities	in Alphabetic Order
7	56 Minority Miniature	Clay Figures

China has some other unclassified or unspecified Nationalities numbering some 1,072,642 people. In the 1953 census 41 minority nationalities were specified. In the 1964 census, there were 183 nationalities registered, among which the government recognized only 54. Of the remaining 129 nationalities, 74 were considered to be part of the officially recognized 54, while 23 were classified as "other nationalities" and the remaining 32 were classified as "indeterminate."

Foreign Nationals who have become Chinese citizens --- 3,421

Click on the Line of your Choice