Ethnic minorities in China

1. Ethnic minorities in China BSBCMM401A PING JIANG C62165

2. Main points • What is Ethnic minorities? • General information of ethnic groups • Distribution • Culture of different groups Han Naxi Dai Mongolian

3. Ethnic Minorities An ethnic group (or ethnicity) is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often including a common language, a common culture (like a shared religion) and a common ancestry .

4. Ethnic groups in China

5. Question: • Which nationality has the most population in China? • How many ethnic minorities are there in China?

6. 56 official ethnic groups • There are 13,000,000,000 people in China • Han make up over 91% • The other55 ethnic minorities 9% (maintain their own traditions and customs)

8. Han • Han are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world. • Han were descended from the ancient Huaxia tribes of northern China. • Throughout the history of China, Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by Confucianism.

9. In addition to a diversity of spoken language, which were all descended from a common Old Chinese ancestor, there are also regional differences in culture among Han Chinese. For example, China's cuisine varies from Sichuan's famously spicy food to Guangdong's Yam cha and fresh seafood.

10. Naxi family

11. Dai

12. Water-Splashing dragon boat races

14. Mongols

15. archery horsemanship rsemanship nship wrestling

16. conclusion • The general information • The distribution • Interesting information about Naxi, Dai and Mongols

17. Thanks for listening

18. reference • http://www.china.com.cn/ch-shaoshu/index8.htm • http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cept/chn/xwdt/t240927.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese