The Zhuang ethnic minority

The Zhuangs ethnic minority is China´s largest minority group. Its population of 15.55 million approaches that of Australia. Most of the Zhuangs live in southwest China´s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

The Tibetan ethnic minority

The Tibetans with a population of 4,593,100 mostly live in the Tibet Autonomous Region. There are also Tibetan communities in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.

Mongolian ethnic minority

Mongolians live mainly in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Some are distributed in Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Others are scattered in Sichuan, Ningxia, Yunnan and Beijing.

The Hui ethnic minority

With a sizable population of 8.61 million, the Hui ethnic group is one of China´s largest ethnic minorities. People of Hui origin can be found in most of the counties and cities throughout the country, especially in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

The Kazak ethnic minority

The Kazak ethnic minority, with a population of over a million, mainly lives in the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori Kazak Autonomous County and Barkol Kazak Autonomous County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The Uygur ethnic minority

Almost all the Uygurs are found in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region which covers more than 1,709,400 square kilometers or approximately one sixth of China´s total landmass, and is by far the biggest of the country´s regions and provinces. It occupies much of the sparsely-populated Northwest.