There are 56 ethnic groups in China. The largest group, the Han, numbers about 1.1 billion and makes up 93.3 percent of the country's population. They live all over China but are concentrated in Huanghe, Changjiang and Zhujiang and the Shonghua-Liaohe Plain in the northeast.
Smaller ethnic groups make up the remaining 6.7 percent and number around 160 millions. They live mainly in the border regions and inhabit 60 percent of the China's total area. Of all the minority groups, 15 have well over a million people; 13 over 100,000 each; 7 over 50,000 each; and 20 groups have few over 50,000 people each.
All ethnic groups in China are represented equally, as stipulated by the Chinese Constitution. Each group partakes in the governing process without regards to its population or land size. Every minority nationality is represented in the National People's Congress, which is the main of state power of the People of the Republic of China.
Regional autonomy is practiced in areas where minority groups live in compact communities. There are 75 autonomous regions/counties, one for each group. Local governments established within the regions give ethnic groups control over their own affairs. However, their economies are not as developed as the more established Han. Over the past three decades, the Chinese Government has adopted many policies, including the provision manpower, and the financial and technical support, to help strengthen the minority groups' economies.
Smaller ethnic groups make up the remaining 6.7 percent and number around 160 millions. They live mainly in the border regions and inhabit 60 percent of the China's total area. Of all the minority groups, 15 have well over a million people; 13 over 100,000 each; 7 over 50,000 each; and 20 groups have few over 50,000 people each.
All ethnic groups in China are represented equally, as stipulated by the Chinese Constitution. Each group partakes in the governing process without regards to its population or land size. Every minority nationality is represented in the National People's Congress, which is the main of state power of the People of the Republic of China.
Regional autonomy is practiced in areas where minority groups live in compact communities. There are 75 autonomous regions/counties, one for each group. Local governments established within the regions give ethnic groups control over their own affairs. However, their economies are not as developed as the more established Han. Over the past three decades, the Chinese Government has adopted many policies, including the provision manpower, and the financial and technical support, to help strengthen the minority groups' economies.
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