What is a minority?

There are 55 ethnic minorities, namely Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Tujia, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, North Korea, Bai, Hani, Li, Kazak, Dai, She, Yi, Gelao and Lahu.

The largest population is Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Tujia, Mongolian, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, North Korea, Bai, Hani, Li, Kazak, Dai 18 ethnic groups;

Followed by She, Miao, Gelao, Lahu, Dongxiang, Wa, Shui, Naxi, Qiang, Tu, Xibe, Kirgiz, Mulao, Daur and Jingpo+05;

The smallest populations are Salar, Bulang, Maonan, Tajik, Pumi, Achang, Nu, Ewenki, Jing, Jino, De 'ang, Uzbek, Russian, Yugur, Baoan, Menba, Oroqen, Dulong, tatar people, Hezhe and Gaoshan (excluding.

Although the population of 55 ethnic minorities is small, they are widely distributed, accounting for 64.3% of the total area of the country, mainly in the border areas of northeast, north, northwest and southwest. There are more than 20 ethnic groups living in Yunnan Province, which is the province with the largest ethnic composition in China. Due to many national migrations, land reclamation, immigrants and dynasty changes in history, the distribution of all ethnic groups in China has formed a state of mixed residence, concentrated settlement and staggered residence.