Subgroups of Han Chinese

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Sub groups of Han Chinese are based on linguistics, culture and region within mainland China. The terminology used in Mandarin to describe the groups is: "minxi" (Simplified Chinese: 民系, ethnic lineages) or "zuqun" (Simplified Chinese: 族群, ethnic groups).

These two terms are used in mainland China and Taiwan, respectively, refers to subgroups of the Han Chinese population, whose mother tongue are languages of the Sinitic linguistic family and does not belong to one of People's Republic of China's 56 official minority ethnic groups of China.

[edit] Han Chinese subgroups

• Northeastern
• Zhongyuan - Central Plain
• Shaanxi-Shanxi - Shaanxi and Shanxi
• Jiangxi (Gan)
• Southwestern - Southwest China
• Huai-Yangtze
• Wu-Yue
• Hunan
• Ou-Yue
• Northern Min
• Eastern Min
• Southern Min
• Hakka
• Teochew
• Cantonese
• Hainan
• Hong Kong Chinese
• Taiwanese people

• Other minor subgroups include speakers of the Ping dialect, Danjia (Tanka), Peranakans, Sichuan people and Chuanqing people of Guizhou who are in the process of being assimilated by their more dominant neighbors.

[edit] See also

• Overseas Chinese

[edit] References

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