Chinese Ethnic Groups：鄂温克族（è wēn kè zú ）The Ewenki ethnic minority
In 1635, the Kemunikans came under the domination of Manchu rulers after their conquest of the Lake Baikal area, to be followed around the years from 1639 to 1640 by their control of the Sulongs living to the east…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：土家族（Tǔjiā zú ）The Tujia ethnic minority
About 20,000-30,000 people living in remote areas such as Longshan speak Tujia, a language which is similar to that spoken by the Yis and belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：塔吉克族（Tǎjíkè zú ）The Tajik ethnic minority
Taxkorgan is perched at the highest part of the Pamirs. The world’s second highest peak, Mount Qogir, towers in the south, and in the north stands Mount Muztagata, “the…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：佤族（Wǎ zú ）The Va ethnic minority
The Va language belongs to the Austroasiatic family. Before the founding of the People¡¯s Republic of China in 1949, except for some parts of the area where an alphabetic…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：满族（Mǎn zú ）The Manchu ethnic minority
An ethnic group originally living in forests and mountains in northeast China, the Manchus excelled in archery and horsemanship. Children were taught the art of swan-hunting with wooden bows…
