Where are the ethnic minorities mainly?

Although the population of ethnic minorities in China is small, they are widely distributed, accounting for about 50% to 60% 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 Province and other provinces.

The overall characteristics of China minority areas are as follows: 1. The territory is vast and the population is sparse. Many ethnic minorities live in mountainous areas, plateaus, pastoral areas and forest areas. Second, the product resources are abundant. It plays an extremely important role in China's modernization. Third, most of them are located in China's frontiers and belong to national defense. Population changes caused by many ethnic migrations, immigration frontier defense and dynasty changes in history. The ethnic distribution in China has formed a situation in which all ethnic groups live together alternately. Some ethnic minorities have one or several inhabited areas scattered all over the country.

About10 million people are scattered in towns and villages in various provinces and cities across the country. In economic, political and cultural life, ethnic minorities not only influence each other, but also have close ties with the Han nationality. Although the population of other ethnic minorities is small, their geographical distribution is quite extensive, accounting for about 50 ~ 60% of the total area of the country. East to Taiwan Province Province, south to Hainan Island, west to Xinjiang and Tibet, and north to Ningxia and Inner Mongolia.

The distribution of ethnic minorities is also characterized by "small settlements" and relative concentration. The specific distribution is as follows: (1) Manchu is distributed all over the country, but Liaoning Province is the largest; Followed by Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu and Beijing. Korean people are mainly concentrated in Jilin province; Followed by Heilongjiang, Liaoning and other provinces. Now the largest residential area is Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. Hezhe nationality is mainly distributed along the river in Tongjiang, Fuyuan and Raohe counties in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang Province. Mongolians are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the rest are Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces. Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen and other ethnic groups are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Heilongjiang Province, and most of them live together with Mongolian, Han and other ethnic groups. Hui people are distributed all over the country, but Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is the most concentrated, followed by Gansu, Qinghai, Henan, Hebei, Xinjiang and other provinces. Dongxiang mainly lives in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Gansu Province. Tu nationality is mainly distributed in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County of Qinghai. Salars mainly live in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County in the east of Qinghai Province. Baoan and Yugur are mainly distributed in Gansu Province. Most Uighurs live in the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, Ili area and all parts of northern Xinjiang. Kazak, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Russian and Tatar all live or mainly live in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Tibetans are mainly distributed in Xizang Autonomous Region and Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Menba people are distributed in the south of Xizang Autonomous Region. Barrow people are distributed in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region. Qiang people are mainly distributed in Mao Wen Qiang Autonomous County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Yi people mainly live in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, and a few live in Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). Miao people mainly live in Guizhou and Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces. Dong people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). Bai, Hani, Dai, Bo, Lahu, Wa, Jingpo, Bulang, Achang, Pumi, Nu, Jino, De 'ang, Dulong and Naxi are mainly distributed in Yunnan Province. Buyi, Shui and Gelao are mainly distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Menba people are distributed in the south of Xizang Autonomous Region. Barrow people are distributed in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region. Qiang people are mainly distributed in Mao Wen Qiang Autonomous County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Yi people mainly live in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, and a few live in Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). Miao people mainly live in Guizhou and Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces. Dong people mainly live in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other provinces (regions). Bai, Hani, Dai, Bo, Lahu, Wa, Jingpo, Bulang, Achang, Pumi, Nu, Jino, De 'ang, Dulong and Naxi are mainly distributed in Yunnan Province. Buyi, Shui and Gelao are mainly distributed in Guizhou Province. Zhuang nationality is mainly distributed in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the rest are distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong and Guizhou provinces (regions). 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. Li people mainly live in Hainan province. She nationality mainly lives in Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is inhabited by Maonan, Jing, Mulao and other ethnic groups. Gaoshan people are distributed in Taiwan Province Province. Generally speaking, ethnic minorities are mostly distributed in mountainous areas, plateaus, pastoral areas and forest areas with vast territory and sparse population, such as southwest, northwest and northeast. It is rich in natural resources and vast in territory, and border defense is extremely important. The situation that all ethnic groups live together, live in small communities and live in staggered communities has strengthened 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 unity of the Chinese nation. Among the 55 ethnic minorities, Hui, Manchu and Han use Chinese. The other 53 ethnic groups use their own languages. Before liberation, only 2 1 ethnic minorities had their own scripts (including Hui, Manchu and She nationalities who widely used Chinese). The writing system has relatively primitive hieroglyphs, syllables and letters. There are seven kinds of letters: Tibetan, Uygur, Dai, Arabic, Latin and Slavic. Some ethnic groups use several languages, for example, Dai people use four languages and Mongolian people use two languages. Religion has an important, extensive and profound influence among ethnic minorities.