What are the 18 ethnic minorities living across the border in Southwest China?

1, Tibetan, Zhuang, Dai, Buyi, Yi, Hani, Menba, Lahu, Lisu, Jingpo, Achang, Nu, Wa, Dulong, De 'ang, Brown, Miao, Southwest Yao, etc. 65438

2. The number of countries spanned by the above ethnic groups is different, and the same ethnic group may have different names or nicknames in different countries, but each single ethnic group is closely related in history and has a strong sense of national identity in reality, which is a typical modern cross-border ethnic group.

3. Ethnic minorities refer to ethnic groups other than the main ethnic groups in multi-ethnic countries. In People's Republic of China (PRC), except the Han nationality, the other 55 legal ethnic groups are all ethnic minorities.