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What ethnic minorities are there?

1, Mongolian

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). /kloc-At the beginning of the 3rd century, the Mongolian Ministry headed by Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian ministries and gradually formed a new national identity.

Mongolians live on grasslands and live on animal husbandry. Living a nomadic life of "living by weeds", although this lifestyle has weakened in modern society, it is still regarded as a symbol of Mongolians.

2. Hui nationality

Hui nationality is a minority with a large population in China, with a total population of 10586087, distributed in 3 1 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is the main inhabited area, with the Hui population of1862,500, accounting for 18.9% of the total Hui population in China.

In addition, areas with a Hui population of over 200,000 include Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Yunnan, Gansu and Xinjiang.

3. Zhuang nationality

Zhuang nationality (Bouxcuengh, English Bourau), formerly known as Zhu nationality, is the most populous minority in China, and its national language is Zhuang language, belonging to the Zhuang-Dai branch of the Zhuang-Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family.

The Zhuang nationality originated from "Xi 'ou" and "Luo Yue" recorded in the historical records of the Han nationality during the pre-Qin, Qin and Han dynasties, and distributed in 3/kloc-0 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, mainly living in the south.

It starts from Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County in Guangdong Province in the east, reaches Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in the west, reaches congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province in the north, and reaches Beibu Gulf in the south. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the main distribution area of Zhuang nationality.