Xiang (Xiāng 湘)|Xiāng 湘 (Xiang)
OOI Giok Ling Xiang is the name of the people and local sublanguage of the central southeastern province of Hunan.
Leadership—Ethnic Minority (Shǎoshù mínzú gànbù 少数民族干部)|Shǎoshù mínzú gànbù 少数民族干部 (Leadership—Ethnic Minority)
Cheng LI Chinese leaders recognize the value of ethnic minority integration, but have maintained power by appointing ethnic Han to
Uygurs (Wéiwú’ěrzú 维吾尔族)|Wéiwú’ěrzú 维吾尔族 (Uygurs)
Juten ODA Uygur couple on donkey cart head to market with produce in baskets. Turfan, Xinjiang. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD
Indigenous Peoples—Taiwan (Táiwān yuánzhùmínzú 台湾原住民族)|Táiwān yuánzhùmínzú 台湾原住民族 (Indigenous Peoples—Taiwan)
Michael STAINTON A village chief of the Rukai, one of Taiwan’s smaller indigenous tribes, visiting the Department of Anthropology at
Miao (Miáozú 苗族)|Miáozú 苗族 (Miao)
Chuan-kang SHIH A young girl dressed in traditional Miao (Hmong) clothing and jewelry. The Miao are famous for the craftsmanship
Hakka (Kèjiārén 客家人)|Kèjiārén 客家人 (Hakka)
OOI Giok Ling The Hakka are an ethnolinguistic minority group. About 40 million live in China, mostly in the south,
Hmong (Miáozú 苗族)|Miáozú 苗族 (Hmong)
Nicholas TAPP Hmong (Miao) girls in silver headdresses. COURTESY OF PAUL AND BERNICE NOLL. The Hmong, whose own name for
Manchu (Manzú 满族)|Manzú 满族 (Manchu)
Robert John PERRINS Group of Manchu men, Peking [Beijing], China, 13 March 1901. UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD COLLECTION, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Moso (Mósuō 摩梭)|Mósuō 摩梭 (Moso)
Chuan-kang SHIH A woman of the Moso people, a matrilineal society. The Moso is a minority ethnic group in southwest
Tujia (Tǔjiāzú 土家族)|Tǔjiāzú 土家族 (Tujia)
Chuan-kang SHIH The Tujia are accomplished in textile arts including embroidery, knitting and weaving. PHOTO BY PAUL AND BERNICE NOLL.