List of ethnic groups in China

Officially recognized ethnic groups receive or have received certain benefits over Han Chinese under the regional ethnic autonomy system, including affirmative action, exemptions from the one-child policy, designated seats in political organs and government support to preserve their culture. Ethnic minority autonomous areas receive additional state subsidies. Languages of officially recognized minorities are used in official government documents. Soon after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, 39 ethnic groups were recognized by the first national census in 1954. This further increased to 54 by the second national census in 1964, with the Lhoba people added in 1965. The last change was the addition of the Jino people in 1979, bringing the number of recognized ethnic groups to the current 56. The following are the 56 ethnic groups (listed by population) officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. == Unlisted ethnic groups ==

The following ethnic groups living in China are not recognized by the Chinese government: • Äynu people – classified as Uyghurs • Altai people – classified as Mongols • Bajia () • Chuanqing people – classified as Han • Deng people • Fuyu Kyrgyz people – classified as Kyrgyz • Gejia people – classified as Miao • Hu people – classified as Bulang • Ili Turk people – classified as Uzbek • Jewish people – classified as Han • Khmu people – classified as Bulang • Kucong • Macanese people, mixed race Catholic Portuguese speakers who lived in Macau since 16th century of various ethnic origins • Mảng people • Mosuo – classified as Naxi • (木佬人) – classified as Mulao • Sangkong people – classified as Hani • Sherpa people – classified as Tibetan • Tanka people, including Fuzhou Tanka – classified as Han • Tebbu people • Then people – classified as Maonan • Tuvans – classified as Mongols • Utsuls – classified as Hui • Waxiang people • Yamato people and Ryukyuan people, primarily Japanese settlers that remained in China after the Second Sino-Japanese War, which mostly were women and orphaned children During the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China held in 2000, 734,438 people on the mainland were recorded as belonging to "undistinguished ethnic groups"—of these, 97% resided in Guizhou. == Gallery ==

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