Besides the Manchus and Hui, are there any other ethnic minorities distributed across the country in China?

Although my country's ethnic minorities have a small population, they are distributed over a wide area, accounting for about 50 to 60 percent of the country's total area. Mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Guangxi, Ningxia and Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hunan, Hebei, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan and other provinces and regions.

The general characteristics of my country’s ethnic minority areas are: 1. Vast territory and sparse population. Many ethnic minorities live in mountainous, plateau, pastoral and forest areas. 2. Rich in natural resources. It occupies an extremely important position in my country's modernization drive. 3. Most of them are located on the borders of our country and are strategic points of national defense. Due to the numerous ethnic migrations in history, immigration to guard the border, and changes in dynasties, the population changes have resulted in the distribution of ethnic groups in my country, where various ethnic groups live together and live in groups. Some ethnic minorities have one or several settlement areas and are scattered throughout the country. There are approximately more than 10 million people scattered in towns and villages in various provinces and cities across the country. The various ethnic minorities not only influence each other in terms of economic, political and cultural life, but also have close ties with the Han people.

Although the populations of other ethnic minorities are small, their distribution areas are quite broad, accounting for about 50 to 60% of the country's total area. It is distributed as far as Taiwan in the east, Hainan Island in the south, Xinjiang and Tibet in the west, and Ningxia and Inner Mongolia in the north. The distribution of ethnic minorities also has the characteristics of "small settlements" and relative concentration. Their specific distribution is as follows:

Manchus are distributed throughout the country, but Liaoning Province has the largest number; followed by Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Provinces, cities and autonomous regions such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu and Beijing. Koreans are mainly concentrated in Jilin Province; followed by Heilongjiang, Liaoning and other provinces. The largest settlement area is Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. The Hezhe people are mainly distributed in the riverside areas of Tongjiang, Fuyuan and Raohe counties in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

The Mongolian ethnic group is mainly distributed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the rest are in Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces and regions; the Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen and other ethnic groups are mainly distributed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Heilongjiang Province. Most of them live together with Mongolian, Han and other ethnic groups.

The Hui people are distributed throughout the country, but the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is the most concentrated, followed by Gansu, Qinghai, Henan, Hebei, Xinjiang and other provinces and regions. Dongxiang people mainly live in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Gansu Province. The Tu ethnic group is mainly distributed in Qinghai Huzhu Tu Autonomous County. The Salar people mainly live in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County in the east of Qinghai Province. The Baoan and Yugu ethnic groups are mainly distributed in Gansu Province. Most of the Uyghurs live in the south of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, the Ili region and various parts of northern Xinjiang. Kazakh, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Russian, Tatar and other ethnic groups all live or mainly live in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Tibetans are mainly distributed in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the four provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. The Monba people are distributed in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of my country. The Lhoba people are distributed in the southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qiang people are mainly distributed in Maowen Qiang Autonomous County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The Yi people mainly live in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, with a small number in Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). The Miao people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces. The Dong people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). The Bai, Hani, Dai, Lisu, Lahu, Wa, Jingpo, Brown, Achang, Pumi, Nu, Jinuo, De'ang, Dulong and Naxi ethnic groups are mainly distributed in Yunnan Province. The Buyi, Shui and Gelao ethnic groups are mainly distributed in the four provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. The Monba people are distributed in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of my country. The Lhoba people are distributed in the southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qiang people are mainly distributed in Maowen Qiang Autonomous County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The Yi people mainly live in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, with a small number in Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). The Miao people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces. The Dong people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). The Bai, Hani, Dai, Lisu, Lahu, Wa, Jingpo, Brown, Achang, Pumi, Nu, Jinuo, De'ang, Dulong and Naxi ethnic groups are mainly distributed in Yunnan Province. The Buyi, Shui and Gelao ethnic groups are mainly distributed in Guizhou Province. The Zhuang ethnic group is mainly distributed in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the rest are distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and other provinces (regions). The Yao people are mainly distributed in Guangxi, and the rest are distributed in Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and other provinces (regions). Tujia people are mainly distributed in Hunan and Hubei. The Li people mainly live in Hainan Province. The She people are mainly scattered in Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces. The Maonan, Jing, Mulao and other ethnic groups live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Gaoshan people are distributed in Taiwan Province. Generally speaking, ethnic minorities are mostly distributed in vast and sparsely populated mountainous areas, plateaus, pastoral areas and forest areas in the southwest, northwest and northeast of my country. It is rich in natural resources, has a vast territory, and its border defense status is extremely important. The situation of various ethnic groups living together in large groups, small groups, and interlaced residences has strengthened the friendly exchanges between people of all ethnic groups and formed inseparable and interdependent economic and cultural ties among all ethnic groups, which is extremely beneficial to promoting the unity and reunification of the Chinese nation.

Among the fifty-five ethnic minorities, the Hui and Manchus speak Chinese together with the Han people. The remaining fifty-three ethnic groups use their own languages. Before liberation, only 21 ethnic minorities had their own written languages ??(including the three ethnic groups of Hui, Manchu and She who commonly use Chinese). The writing system includes relatively primitive pictographic ideograms, syllabic writing, and alphabetic writing.

There are seven types of letters: Tibetan letters, Uighur letters, Dai letters, Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic letters. Some ethnic groups use several scripts. For example, the Dai people use four scripts and the Mongolian people use two scripts.