What are the 56 nationalities?

Zhuang, Tibetan, Yugur, Yi, Yao, Xibe, Uzbek, Uygur, Wa, Tujia, Tu, tatar people, Tajik, Shui, She, Salar, Qiang, Pumi, Nu, Naxi, Mulao, Miao, Mongolian and Menba.

Yi, Li, Lahu, Kirgiz, Jingpo, Jing, Jino, Hui, Hezhe, Kazak, Hani, Gelao, Gaoshan, Ewenki, Russian, Oroqen, Dulong and Dongxiang.

China's ethnic minorities are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Hunan, Hubei, Hainan and Taiwan Province provinces. China is the country with the largest ethnic composition in the world, with 25 ethnic groups.

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Major ethnic groups:

1, Han nationality, full name of Han nationality. Formerly known as Huaxia Nation, it is the main nation in China and the most populous nation in the world. It is a descendant of the ancient Yellow Emperor and Yan Di tribe, and a descendant of the Chinese nation. By 2009, the population of Han nationality is about 65.438+0.3 billion, accounting for 654.38+0.9% of the world's total population, which is distributed all over the world. In Chinese mainland, the Han nationality accounts for 92% of the total population.

2. Zhuang is the most populous nation in China. The ancestors of Zhuang nationality belong to Baiyue nationality in ancient times, and they are related to Xi 'ou and Luo Yue, and they are indigenous peoples in Lingnan.

3. Manchu is mainly distributed in the three northeastern provinces of China, Hebei Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the largest population in northern Hebei Province, followed by Liaoning Province. Among the 55 ethnic minorities in China, it ranks third after Zhuang and Hui.

4. Hui nationality is the abbreviation of Hui nationality. /kloc-In the 3rd century, a large number of Muslims migrated from Central Asia to China and merged with the local Han, Uygur and Mongolian nationalities. In the long historical process, the Hui nationality gradually formed through intermarriage and other factors.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia -56 Nationalities