Do the 56 ethnic groups include Han?

The 56 ethnic groups include Han.

Due to the large population of the Han people (roughly accounting for 91.6% of the country’s total population) and the relatively small population of the other 55 ethnic groups, accounting for about 8.49% of the country’s total population, it is customary to refer to the remaining 55 ethnic groups collectively. They are ethnic minorities, and one of the 56 ethnic groups is the Han.

Due to the many ethnic migrations and dynasty changes in history, the distribution of various ethnic groups has resulted in a situation where various ethnic groups live together, live in clusters, and live intertwinedly. This situation provides objective conditions for extensive political, economic, and cultural exchanges between the Han nationality and various ethnic minorities.

Extended information:

According to the main data of the Sixth National Census in 2010: Han has the largest proportion of the population, accounting for about 91.51% of the total population of the country. The total population of the other 55 ethnic groups is relatively small, accounting for about 8.49% of the country's total population, so they are called ethnic minorities. Although China's ethnic minority population is small, it is widely distributed. Ethnic minorities live in every province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government across the country, and most county-level units have more than two ethnic groups living there.

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, Taiwan and other provinces ,autonomous region. Yunnan Province has the most ethnic groups in China, with 25 ethnic groups.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia—56 Ethnic Groups