Chinese people facts for kids

A map of ethnic and language groups in China

Chinese people

Chinese people are the various ethnic groups from China, including Taiwan.

The largest of these groups is the Han Chinese. This group is often called "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English. Large numbers of Han Chinese live in countries other than China. They may make up as much as 19% of the world's population.

Other ethnic groups in China include the Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, and Uyghurs, among many others. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognises 56 ethnic groups. Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) officially recognises 14 tribes of Taiwanese aborigines. The list of ethnic groups in China includes the major ethnic groups of China (PRC) and Taiwan.

Related pages

• Chinese American
• British Chinese
• Chinese Canadian
• List of Chinese scientists

Images for kids

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  Portion of a mural in Beijing depicting the 56 recognized ethnic groups of China

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  The Amis people are an indigenous Taiwanese ethnic group.

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  Tibetans in Qinghai

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  Hui people in Xinjiang

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  Chinatown, Melbourne is the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western World and the oldest Chinatown in the Southern Hemisphere.

See also

In Spanish: Pueblo chino para niños