List of ethnic groups in China

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. What is the total number of officially recognized ethnic groups?56
2. What is the dominant ethnic group?Han Chinese, comprising approximately 91.51% of the population as of 2010
3. What are the 56 ethnic groups in China?China has 56 officially recognized ethnic groups. The largest group is the Han Chinese, and there are 55 minority groups like the Uyghur, Tibetan, Zhuang, and many others.
4. Where do the Uyghur and Kazakh people live?They live in the arid northwestern parts of China, such as deserts and steppe areas.

Zhonghua minzu: A broad concept encompassing all ethnic groups within China, emphasizing a unified national identity.
Autonomous Regions: Specific administrative divisions within China granted a degree of self-governance, often based on ethnic minority populations.
Assimilation vs. Preservation: The ongoing societal tension between encouraging minority groups to adopt dominant cultural norms and actively protecting their unique traditions.