What ethnic groups are there in Xining?

There are 48 Maonan ethnic groups in Xining, including Han, Tibetan, Hui, Mongolian, Manchu, Tujia and Salar. Here are five:

1, Salar nationality

China is one of the ethnic minorities who believe in Islam. Its national language is Salah language, belonging to the Augustan language family of the West Xiongnu branch of the Turkic language family of Altai language family. Some people think it belongs to Sarur dialect, which has no characters and is commonly used in Chinese. Salar nationality is named after calling itself "Salar nationality" or "Salar nationality" for short.

2. Tujia nationality

Tujia nationality has a long history, has a national language, belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, is close to Yi language branch, has no mother tongue and uses Chinese. Tujia people call themselves "Bizka", "Mijika" or "Bejinka", which means "an indigenous people". 1956 10, the national ethnic affairs commission identified Tujia as a single ethnic group through ethnic identification.

3. Mongolians

Mongolian is a traditional nomadic people mainly distributed in East Asia, one of the ethnic minorities in China and the main ethnic group in Mongolia. In addition, Mongolians are also distributed in Russia and other Asian and European countries, and Ewenki and Tu are sometimes considered as branches of Mongolians. Mongols originated from the east bank of the ancient King Jianhe (now Ergon River).

4. Tibetans

Tibetans are one of the 56 ethnic groups in China and the aborigines of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In China, they are mainly distributed in Xizang Autonomous Region, Qinghai and western Sichuan, as well as in Diqing, Yunnan and Gannan, Gansu. In addition, there are Tibetans from India, Bhutan, the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Tibetans have their own language and writing. Tibetan language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family, which is divided into three dialects: Wei-Zang, Kang and Amdo.

5. Hui nationality

Hui nationality is the abbreviation of Hui nationality, and it is a minority with a large population in China, with a total population of 1 058,6087 (2065,438+00 excludes Taiwan Province Province). Contemporary Hui people generally use Chinese, and different regions hold different dialects. On the whole, the distribution of Hui nationality is mainly characterized by the pattern of "large dispersion and small settlement".

Because of their belief in Islam, the Hui people mainly celebrate three major festivals every year, namely Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Holy Day, all of which are calculated according to the Islamic calendar.

Reference: Introduction of Xining City-Xining Municipal Government

Salar _ Baidu Encyclopedia

Tujia _ Baidu encyclopedia

Mongolian _ Baidu encyclopedia

Tibetan _ Baidu encyclopedia

Hui _ Baidu encyclopedia