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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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.