China

Han Chinese, Mandarin 910,904,000 hab.

R o p3

103686

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group on earth, and Mandarin is the world's most widely spoken language. More than 780 million Chinese speak Mandarin - known as Putonghua meaning "the common speech" - as their mother tongue. Mandarin-speaking Chinese are found all over China but are mostly concentrated in the northern and eastern provinces. Beijing is the unofficial "home" of Mandarin, and the Beijing dialect is the standard used for media and education. Millions of Mandarin speakers are also found in numerous countries around the world.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Mandarin

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

53

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12051.jpg

Photo credits

Jakob Montrasio - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

42

Longitude

106.279426

Latitude

25.935636

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.900

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Mandarin Chinese

Percent christian p g a c

9.907

Percent evangelical

8.300

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.267

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

27

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

923069400

Frontier

N

Map address

m12051.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12051.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12051.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12051/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12051.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_model_smiling_at_the_camera_in_office_environment_%286759452607%29.jpg

Bible year

1874-2018

Han Chinese, Wu 80,857,000 hab.

R o p3

102143

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1987 China Language Atlas listed 70.1 million speakers of the Wu Chinese language. Wu is spoken over a widespread area of 137,500 square kilometers (53,600 sq. mi.) in six provinces of eastern China. The majority are located in Zhejiang Province (43 million by the year 2000), southern Jiangsu Province (19.3 million), and the city of Shanghai (13.9 million). Smaller numbers are also located in Jiangxi, northern Fujian, and southern Anhui provinces.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Wu

Category

3

R o l3

wuu

Primary language name

Chinese, Wu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1868-1908

Portions year

1847-1908

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

28

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11345.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

8

Longitude

119.682460

Latitude

29.862090

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

13.400

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Wu Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Woo

Percent christian p g a c

13.396

Percent evangelical

10.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.996

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

39

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

80985400

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11345/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11345.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1908-1914

Han Chinese, Cantonese 67,239,000 hab.

R o p3

103701

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 60 million Cantonese-speaking Chinese live in southern China. The majority are concentrated in Guangdong Province, radiating out from the capital city of Guangzhou (Canton). More than five and a half million Cantonese also live in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions. Others are located in the southern part of Guangxi and on Hainan Island. In addition, large Cantonese communities are found in many countries around the world.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Cantonese

Category

2

R o l3

yue

Primary language name

Chinese, Yue

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1877

Portions year

1862-1903

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

35

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12057.jpg

Photo credits

Karolien Taverniers - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

32

Longitude

111.133852

Latitude

22.311551

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.600

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Cantonese Chinese

Natural pronunciation

can-tun-EEZ

Percent christian p g a c

9.718

Percent evangelical

7.900

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.642

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

25

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

80002900

Frontier

N

Map address

m12057_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12057_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12057/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12057.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/emotionblogster/13815999/

Bible year

1894-1997

Han Chinese, Jin 46,614,000 hab.

R o p3

114083

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 50 million speakers of the Jin Chinese language, called Jinyu, inhabit parts of five provinces in northern China: Shanxi (22.3 million speakers by the year 2000), Hebei (10.6 million), areas north of the Yellow River in Henan (9.4 million), Inner Mongolia (8.2 million), and the northern part of Shaanxi (3.2 million). Jin is spoken in a total of 175 cities and counties throughout northern China.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Jin

Category

1

R o l3

cjy

Primary language name

Chinese, Jinyu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

49

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18477.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.533460

Latitude

38.788120

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.500

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Jin Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Jin

Percent christian p g a c

9.500

Percent evangelical

7.600

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.600

P c buddhism

11

P c ethnic religions

31

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

46614000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18477/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18477.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Han Chinese, Hakka 36,026,000 hab.

R o p3

103691

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 30 million Hakka are located in over 200 cities and counties spread throughout seven provinces and administrative areas of China. An additional two million Hakka live in Taiwan. The Hakka are concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian, Hong Kong, and Hunan provinces. There are also small numbers in Sichuan and Hunan provinces. In addition, Hakka communities are scattered throughout many nations around the world.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Hakka

Category

3

R o l3

hak

Primary language name

Chinese, Hakka

Primary language dialect

Hakka

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1883-1993

Portions year

1860-1995

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

35

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12054.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

19

Longitude

116.115465

Latitude

24.330802

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.100

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Hakka Chinese

Natural pronunciation

HAH-kah

Percent christian p g a c

8.878

Percent evangelical

7.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.057

P c buddhism

9

P c ethnic religions

47

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

43858100

Frontier

N

Map address

m12054_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12054_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12054_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12054/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12054.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Summary

Rev. T. H. Hamburg and Rudolf Lechler were the first missionaries sent out by the Basel Mission. They arrived in China in 1846 to commence work among the Hakka. They experienced great success, and by 1922 Hakka Christians numbered 30,000. Since the advent of Communism most Hakka could accurately be described as nonreligious. Aspects of animism and shamanism are found among some of the more remote Hakka locations. In the past, many Hakka mothers killed their female babies. "Sooner than sell their daughters into slavery or concubinage, Hakka mothers prefer to kill them soon after birth."

Obstacles

The Hakka are described as largely non-religious. Pray for spiritual hunger.

How reach

Pray that Han Chinese Christians will be faithful to carry the Gospel to the Hakka.

Pray for church

There are a substantial number of Christian believers among the Hakka. Pray they will grow to become mature in the faith, and also grow in numbers. Pray they in all things will grow up into him who is the Head, Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Hakka to increasingly be open to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, desiring to learn more. Pray for messengers.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1916-2012

Han Chinese, Xiang 35,328,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114092

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 35 million speakers of Xiang Chinese - or Hunanese - live in China. The majority are located in Hunan Province. Others inhabit 20 counties of western Sichuan and parts of northern Guangxi and northern Guangdong provinces.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Xiang

Category

2

R o l3

hsn

Primary language name

Chinese, Xiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2001

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

34

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

Y

Photo address

p18484.jpg

Photo credits

Didit Art - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

111.471120

Latitude

27.668470

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Xiang Chinese

Natural pronunciation

shahng

Percent christian p g a c

3.014

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.003

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

43

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

35450000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18484_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18484_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18484_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18484/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18484.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Did you know there is a people group in China that has a writing system only understood by their women? They call themselves the Xiang, one of the Han Chinese peoples. The Xiang follow a mix of Chinese folk religion and traditional Asian religious beliefs.

Obstacles

The Xiang take great pride in their fighting abilities. They are independent to the point of rejecting outside ideas, including those coming from Christ followers.

How reach

Martial artists who know Jesus might be able to establish contact with this people group. Ask the Lord to raise up the right people to go to them.

Pray for church

Pray that a strong community of followers of Christ would be established among the Xiang.

Pray for p g

Pray for a movement to Christ among this people group who are precious in God's sight. Ask God to show them that Jesus Christ is the sovereign, risen Savior - the only one who is truly worthy of worship. Pray for spiritual openness and a hunger for true righteousness, especially among their leaders.

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-asian-asian-girl-young-female-3456978/

Han Chinese, Min Nan 22,446,000 hab.

R o p3

102140

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Min Nan language - also called Hokkien - is spoken by approximately 30 million people along China's eastern and southern coasts. The majority of Min Nan speakers live in Fujian Province where they inhabit 53 cities and counties. Others are located in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Min Nan

Category

2

R o l3

nan

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Nan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1896-1974

Portions year

1875-1916

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11344.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

17

Longitude

117.042290

Latitude

24.547246

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Min Nan Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Min-Nahn

Percent christian p g a c

10.794

Percent evangelical

8.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.841

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

43450600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11344/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11344.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1884-2001

Han Chinese, Gan 21,971,000 hab.

R o p3

114080

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 35 million speakers of Gan Chinese live in Jiangxi Province and the southeastern corner of Hubei Province, including Dachi, Xianning, Jiayu, and Chongyang counties. The Gan account for approximately 3% of all Chinese in China. The greatest concentrations live along the Fuhe River, the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River, and around Poyang Lake. Small numbers of Gan speakers also live in eastern and southwestern Hunan, southern Anhui, and the northwestern part of Fujian Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Gan

Category

1

R o l3

gan

Primary language name

Chinese, Gan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1940

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

24

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18474.jpg

Photo credits

Create International

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

115.068540

Latitude

28.275800

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

8.500

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Gan Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Gahn

Percent christian p g a c

8.500

Percent evangelical

6.500

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.500

P c buddhism

15

P c ethnic religions

53

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

21971000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18474/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18474.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.createinternational.com

Hui 13,615,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103896

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Hui are the third largest minority group in China. Approximately 10.6 million Hui live scattered throughout almost every part of China. Remarkably, Hui reportedly live in 2,310 of the 2,369 counties and municipalities in China. More than 200,000 Hui also live in the surrounding countries of Myanmar, Taiwan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Mongolia, and Thailand. In these countries they are known by different names, including Dungan, Panthay, and Khotan. The majority of Hui in China inhabit the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a barren wasteland established in 1958 in north central China.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

162

R o p2

C0066

People cluster

Chinese Muslim

Peop name across countries

Hui, Muslim Chinese

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Primary language dialect

Hui

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

95.993000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

Y

Photo address

p12140.jpg

Photo credits

Leslie D. Montano

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

8

Longitude

106.248134

Latitude

37.097818

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.007

Percent christian p c

0.007

Natural name

Hui

Natural pronunciation

hway

Percent christian p g a c

0.006

Percent evangelical

0.006

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.006

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13871100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12140_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12140_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12140_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12140/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12140.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

20

Religion subdivision

Sunni

Bible year

1874-2018

Uyghur 11,748,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110469

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than ten million Uygurs live in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. In 1876 Eastern Turkestan was invaded by the ruling Manchu army, and its name changed to Xinjiang, which means "new dominion." Since the 1950s millions of Chinese have migrated into Xinjiang and, by their sheer numbers, have put an end to the Uygur's hope for an independent homeland. Two thousand Uygur live in Hunan Province. In addition, approximately 20,000 Uygur have recently migrated to Guangzhou in southern China.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

313

R o p2

C0225

People cluster

Uyghur

Peop name across countries

Uyghur

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.992000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

Y

Photo address

p15755.jpg

Photo credits

J4J2025

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

10

Longitude

75.990751

Latitude

39.463430

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.008

Percent christian p c

0.009

Natural name

Uyghur

Natural pronunciation

WEE-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.009

Percent evangelical

0.005

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.006

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12232700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m15755_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15755_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15755_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15755/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15755.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

20

Religion subdivision

Sunni

Bible year

1950-2022

Han Chinese, Min Dong 10,143,000 hab.

R o p3

114085

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than eight million Han Chinese in Fujian Province speak the Min Dong - or Eastern Min - language. It is spoken by people living in 19 cities and counties of Fujian, ranging from the town of Fu'an in northeastern Fujian to the large city of Fuzhou on the coast. Min Dong speakers are also scattered throughout Southeast Asia.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Min Dong

Category

2

R o l3

cdo

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Dong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1856

Portions year

1852

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

38

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18478.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

119.058916

Latitude

26.425972

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Min Dong Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Min-Dong

Percent christian p g a c

9.897

Percent evangelical

9.100

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.858

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

22

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

10546300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18478/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18478.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1884-1912

Tujia 9,566,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114336

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 5.7 million members of the Tujia nationality were reported in the 1990 census. They live at the juncture of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces. The population given for the Tujia doubled between 1982 - when they numbered 2.8 million - and 1990. This was due more to the redefinition of minority status by the Chinese authorities than to biological growth.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Tujia

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

Y

Photo address

p18702.jpg

Photo credits

Terry Feuerborn - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.992697

Latitude

29.116679

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Tujia

Natural pronunciation

TOO-zhee-ah

Percent christian p g a c

1.100

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

79

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9566000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18702_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18702_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18702_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18702/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18702.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Tujia or "The People," are an unreached people group; but they consider themselves, "the aboriginal people." Yet this "original people," has significantly assimilated into the surrounding peoples since the 16th century, so that today only a few actually speak Tujia. They believe in an original "First Couple," Fuxi and Nuna, whose spirits they invoke in exorcism.

Obstacles

The biggest obstacle is their lack of faith in the God who gave them life. Instead, their faith is in other spirit beings. They consider it unacceptable for their people to embrace a God outside their traditions.

How reach

It will be necessary to reach them via Mandarin or a nearby tribal language. Materials need to be presented as songs and skits in such a way that they do not appear foreign. Music has a way of etching itself into one's soul.

Pray for church

Pray that a strong community of believers would be established among the Tujia.

Pray for p g

Pray that they would be overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit and yield to Jesus Christ. Pray for the church to flourish among them this decade.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/travfotos/3128263319

Bible year

1874-2018

Han Chinese, Min Bei 8,198,000 hab.

R o p3

102138

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 study listed a population of 2,191,000 Min Bei speakers in China. Other publications have listed a much higher figure of 10.29 million Min Bei, but this figure includes the Min Dong group who have been profiled separately. The Min Bei live in eight cities and counties in the northwestern part of Fujian Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Min Bei

Category

1

R o l3

mnp

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Bei

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1934

Portions year

1934

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

40

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11343.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

6

Longitude

118.105530

Latitude

27.213960

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Min Bei Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Min-Bay

Percent christian p g a c

9.876

Percent evangelical

8.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.547

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8759000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11343/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11343.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Han Chinese, Hainanese 5,701,000 hab.

R o p3

103690

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Five million Hainanese Chinese are concentrated in the northeastern parts of China's Hainan (South Sea) Island. They are located along the coast in a clockwise direction, from the northeast all the way to the west of the island.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Hainanese

Category

1

R o l3

hnm

Primary language name

Hainanese

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

36

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12053.jpg

Photo credits

Teaelixer - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

117.047514

Latitude

24.544993

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Hainanese Chinese

Natural pronunciation

HYE-nahn-EEZ

Percent christian p g a c

8.933

Percent evangelical

8.900

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.534

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

35

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6370400

Frontier

N

Map address

m12053_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12053_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12053/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12053.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/teaelixer/207082446/

Mongolian, Peripheral 5,533,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106758

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Almost six million Mongols are scattered across a wide area of northern China. Approximately three times as many Mongols live in China as in the nation of Mongolia. The population of Mongols living in Inner Mongolia fell from 450,000 to 300,000 in the 173 years between 1772 and 1945. Although their numbers have since grown again, they are now swamped by the multitude of Han who have migrated into their homeland. In 1982, 1,863 of China's 2,369 counties and municipalities contained members of the Mongolian nationality.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongolian, Peripheral

Category

2

R o l3

mvf

Primary language name

Mongolian, Peripheral

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1952-2003

Portions year

1994-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

24

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18603.jpg

Photo credits

Montesclelia - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.673120

Latitude

42.281290

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.040

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Peripheral Mongolian

Natural pronunciation

mahng-GOAL-ee-un

Percent christian p g a c

0.040

Percent evangelical

0.019

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.019

P c buddhism

56

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5533000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18603_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18603_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18603_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18603/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18603.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/mongolia-travel-nomadic-gobi-desert-1747399/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

2019

Han Chinese, Huizhou 5,296,000 hab.

R o p3

114082

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 study listed 3.12 million speakers of the Huizhou Chinese language. The majority are located in the southern part of Anhui Province - in an area previously known as Huizhou Prefecture - on the banks of the Xi'nan River. Since 1912 the city of Huizhou has been known as Shexian. In addition, 800,000 Huizhou live in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, especially in Wuyuan, Yuanling, and Dexing counties. Small numbers also live in Chun'an County of Zhejiang Province. The Huizhou region was badly hit by the Taiping Rebellion and lost as much as half of its population.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Huizhou

Category

1

R o l3

czh

Primary language name

Chinese, Huizhou

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

35

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18476.jpg

Photo credits

Pray for Baoji

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

118.156690

Latitude

29.624260

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Huizhou Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Hway-joe

Percent christian p g a c

9.000

Percent evangelical

7.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.000

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

36

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5296000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18476/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18476.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Han Chinese, Dan 4,953,000 hab.

R o p3

114079

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1972 study listed a population of about three million Dan people, historically known as the "Boat People," living along the coasts of southern China including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan Island, and Macau. An additional 150,000 lived on boats in Hong Kong at the time. By the 1980s the number in Hong Kong had diminished to about 50,000. In addition, Dan people have migrated to several countries in Southeast Asia, where they are known by various names, including the official Ngai minority in Vietnam.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Dan

Category

2

R o l3

yue

Primary language name

Chinese, Yue

Primary language dialect

Yuehai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1877

Portions year

1862-1903

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

25

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18473.jpg

Photo credits

Shankar S - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.132180

Latitude

22.307147

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

8.800

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Dan Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Dan

Percent christian p g a c

8.800

Percent evangelical

6.700

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.700

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

61

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4953000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18473.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18473.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18473.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18473/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18473.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanka_men_on_a_boat.jpg

Bible year

1894-1997

Deaf 4,699,000 hab.

R o p3

116642

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

26

R o p1

A017

Affinity bloc

Deaf

People i d2

328

R o p2

C0252

People cluster

Deaf

Peop name across countries

Deaf

Category

3

R o l3

csl

Primary language name

Chinese Sign Language

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

3

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

3

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

9

R l g3 p c

9

R l g3 p g a c

9

Primary religion

Unknown

Primary religion p c

Unknown

Primary religion p g a c

Unknown

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

94

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19007_ch.jpg

Photo credits

David Bennett

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

164

Longitude

121.568750

Latitude

30.906310

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.000

Percent christian p c

3.723

Natural name

Deaf

Natural pronunciation

def

Percent christian p g a c

3.723

Percent evangelical

3.000

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.796

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

27763250

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19007/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19007_ch.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.swmi.org

Han Chinese, Leizhou 3,991,000 hab.

R o p3

119618

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangdong province: Leizhou city, Zhanjiang counties; Maoming county, Dianbai district.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Leizhou

Category

1

R o l3

luh

Primary language name

Chinese, Leizhou

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

41

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.000000

Latitude

21.546000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Han Chinese, Leizhou

Percent christian p g a c

9.000

Percent evangelical

8.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.000

P c buddhism

15

P c ethnic religions

35

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3991000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/22651/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Han Chinese, Min Zhong 3,569,000 hab.

R o p3

114087

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Min Zhong (or Central Min) numbered 683,000 speakers in 1987, making them one of the smallest of the Chinese language groups in the country. Min Zhong is spoken in the central part of Fujian Province, especially around the towns of Yong'an, Sanming, and Shaxian.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Min Zhong

Category

1

R o l3

czo

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Zhong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

36

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18479.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

117.350380

Latitude

26.075540

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Min Zhong Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Min-Jong

Percent christian p g a c

7.000

Percent evangelical

5.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.800

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

32

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3569000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18479/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18479.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bouyei 3,569,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114016

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Bouyei inhabit the rolling hills in the southern part of Guizhou Province. Bouyei villages are often located near streams and rivers.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

150

R o p2

C0054

People cluster

Bouyei

Peop name across countries

Bouyei

Category

1

R o l3

pcc

Primary language name

Bouyei

Primary language dialect

Qianzhong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1904-2021

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18421.jpg

Photo credits

Yves Picq - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

105.736669

Latitude

25.050209

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

0.688

Natural name

Bouyei

Natural pronunciation

boo-YEE

Percent christian p g a c

0.694

Percent evangelical

0.168

Percent evangelical p c

0.163

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.164

P c buddhism

15

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3648000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18421_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18421_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18421_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18421/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18421.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bouyei are a Thai-speaking people who have lived in China for about 1,000 years. They worship many gods and spirits. Both Catholics and Protestants have worked among them. Due to persecution, some have moved to Vietnam. Despite having their own language, education today is in Mandarin, the standard language of China. Only portions of the Bible exist in their language.

Obstacles

Only a few have a high school education. Most are resistant to the gospel. They live under a government that despises Christian work.

How reach

Storying, radio, television and the JESUS Film may be useful to overcome a lack of interest in Christ.

Pray for church

Pray that the Chinese Church would make a major effort to begin a movement to Christ among the Bouyei people this decade.

Pray for p g

Pray for dreams and visions of Christ, leading to abundant life among the Bouyei people. Pray for a spiritual hunger that would draw the Bouyei people to embrace the King of kings. Pray for intercessors who would never give up on praying for the Bouyei people.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnie_buyi_0274a.jpg

Han Chinese, Putian 3,036,000 hab.

R o p3

114089

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately two and a half million Puxian Chinese densely inhabit a relatively small area in eastern Fujian Province. The Puxian take their name from nicknames of the two counties they primarily inhabit: Putian and neighboring Xianyou. Xianyou is also under the jurisdiction of Putian City. The Puxian language is spoken in an oval valley about 55 kilometers (34 mi.) wide and 100 kilometers (62 mi.) long.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Putian

Category

1

R o l3

cpx

Primary language name

Chinese, Pu-Xian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1900

Portions year

1892

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

34

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18481.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

118.859470

Latitude

25.452560

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

8.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Putian Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Pu-shee-un

Percent christian p g a c

8.041

Percent evangelical

5.500

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.496

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

33

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3098000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18481/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18481.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1912

Subei 2,984,000 hab.

R o p3

114312

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The present population of the Subei people in Shanghai is almost impossible to measure, as the Chinese authorities do not count them as a separate people. The most recent population for the Subei was by Chinese scholar Xie Junmei who estimated 1,500,000 - or about one-fifth of Shanghai's population in 1949 - were Subei people. They were originally located in the central areas of the city, but were pushed out by the Wuspeaking Chinese during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Subei

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

62

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18685.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.278173

Latitude

25.933687

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.500

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Subei

Natural pronunciation

Soo-bay

Percent christian p g a c

6.500

Percent evangelical

6.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

22

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2984000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18685/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18685.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Pinghua, Southern 2,336,000 hab.

R o p3

114088

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than two million speakers of Pinghua Chinese inhabit the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. They live primarily along the major traffic routes between Lingchuan (north of Guilin) and Nanning in the south, especially those following the railway line. "A northern subgroup (Guibei) can be found extending from Guilin, through Yangshuo and Pingle, to Fuchuan, Zhongshan and Hexian."

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Pinghua, Southern

Category

3

R o l3

csp

Primary language name

Pinghua, Southern

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

37

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18480.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.278207

Latitude

25.935341

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Southern Pinghua

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

3.600

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.600

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

33

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2336000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18480.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18480.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18480.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18480/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18480.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zhuang, Yongbei 2,155,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115001

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Yongbei

Category

1

R o l3

zyb

Primary language name

Zhuang, Yongbei

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

1904

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19801.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.513150

Latitude

23.130060

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Yongbei Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

YONG-bay zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2155000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19801_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19801_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19801_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19801/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19801.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

A newly married Yongbei Zhuang woman stays with her parents until after the birth of the first child. Only then does she go to live with her husband in his village. Their homes are usually built on stilts.

Obstacles

Yongbei Zhuang people are careful not to offend spirits of water, forest, mountain and villages surrounding them. Strongholds of fear must be torn down before these people for whom Lord Jesus laid down his life will understand their gift of eternal life with almighty God.

How reach

There are audio Bible resources and videos in the spoken language of the Yongbei Zhuang people that can be distributed by willing people.

Pray for church

We know very little about the existing church among these people. Pray for seeds to be planted that will grow steady and strong.

Pray for p g

Pray for almighty God's victory over the hearts of Yongbei Zhuang elders and family heads. Pray that the Lord Jesus would raise up entire Yongbei Zhuang families and communities until their culture is transformed to fully glorify God on earth.

N t online

Y

Hmu, Northern 2,076,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114110

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1.6 million Northern Hmu are concentrated in eastern Guizhou Province and areas of northern Guangxi. The main center for the Northern Hmu is the city of Kaili. Others are located in southeast Guizhou. Scattered pockets are also found in southwest Guizhou and in Longlin County in northwest Guangxi.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmu, Northern

Category

2

R o l3

hea

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Qiandong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1934-2018

Portions year

1928-1937

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18499.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.195489

Latitude

26.680469

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Northern Hmu

Natural pronunciation

hmoo

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.250

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.250

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2076000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18499_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18499_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18499_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18499/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18499.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Chinese people have despised the Hmu people for centuries and called them "men-dogs." When a Hmu person dies, a shaman "opens the road" by giving directions to enable the soul of the deceased to reach heaven after a long journey. In 1898, missionary W. S. Fleming and the first Hmu convert, Pan Xiushan, were murdered and Christian inquirers were beheaded. Today the main center for the Northern Hmu people is Kaili City.

Obstacles

Northern Hmu have strongly resisted the good news of Christ and this resistance may linger today. Ethnic religious practices, ruled by fear, legends and superstition are strongholds that must be pulled down before truth of the gospel can take hold.

How reach

The Hmu New Testament was completed in 2018 and audio Bible resources are available in their language.

Pray for church

Pray that the followers of Jesus among the Northern Hmu people would be nourished by the Holy Spirit and would fellowship together. Pray they would have nothing to do with the deeds of darkness, living as children of light. Pray that these disciples would make disciples who will plant churches among Hmu people, spreading and growing deep roots.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to work powerfully through those ministering to Hmu people. Pray they would be given spiritual understanding.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zhuang, Yongnan 2,031,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115006

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately four million speakers of the Zhuang languages live in the southwestern part of Guangxi and the adjoining areas of southeastern Yunnan Province, of which 770,000 live in Wenshan Prefecture. Technically, there are also speakers of Zhuang varieties in Vietnam and Laos, but they are known by different names in different places. The Chinese officially classify several groups as Zhuang, which include the Giay, Tho, Nung, Cao Lan, and Buyang.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Yongnan

Category

1

R o l3

zyn

Primary language name

Zhuang, Yongnan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18740.jpg

Photo credits

Bengchye Loo - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

108.086200

Latitude

22.447860

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Yongnan Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2044000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18740_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18740_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18740_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18740/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18740.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Because they are primarily engaged in agriculture, the Zhuang are also locally known as the T 'u or "People of the Soil." Their homes are usually built on stilts. A newly married woman stays with her parents until after the birth of the first child. Only then does she go to live with her husband in his village. The Zhuang are a highly animistc people. They are careful not to offend the spirit world that surrounds them. They believe in the spirits of the water, forest, mountain, village, etc.

Obstacles

The Yongnan are said to fear offending the spirits. To follow Christ means almost certainly to offend the spirits.

How reach

Christians need to be genuinely concerned for the material needs of the Yongnan people, as well as for their spiritual needs.

Pray for church

Pray that the few followers of Jesus among the Yongnan people will have resources made available to help them grow in Christ. They need teachers, and they need films, recordings, and scriptural story tellers.

Pray for p g

Pray that Christian workers will be sent to the Yongnan people, to teach them the ways of Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/bengchye_loo/417268171/

Pinghua, Northern 1,734,000 hab.

R o p3

118455

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: outskirts of Guilin city; Hunan province: Tongdao Dong autonomous county.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Pinghua, Northern

Category

3

R o l3

cnp

Primary language name

Pinghua, Northern

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

37

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p21839.jpg

Photo credits

DanishMiki - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.300000

Latitude

25.290000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Northern Pinghua

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

3.600

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.600

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

33

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1734000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21839/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p21839.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/fisherman-nature-guilin-river-1863914/

Zhuang, Zuojiang 1,700,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115007

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Zuojiang

Category

1

R o l3

zzj

Primary language name

Zhuang, Zuojiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19687.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

107.156580

Latitude

22.545090

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Zuojiang Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

HUAH-shang zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2145000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19687_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19687_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19687_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19687/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19687.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Zhuang are a collection of related Central Tai language groups, which have been combined to form China's official Zhuang nationality. There are many subtribes and clans among the Zhuang, and one of them is the Zuojiang. Religiously, the Zhuang worship nature spirits. They are animists, and all Zhuang groups are unreached. They live a rural or semi-urban life, where housing is built on stilts. They have been open to outsiders since at least the 1860s. By the early 20th century, the Southern Baptists and Christian and Missionary Alliance had churches in Zhuang areas, although most attendees were Han Chinese.

Obstacles

Difficulties include government opposition to ministry and a lack of Zhuang believers.

How reach

Power evangelism (prayer for healing and miracles) and Bible translation into the various Zhuang languages may open the Zuojiang Zhuang people to the gospel.

Pray for church

There are so few believers among the Zuojiang that they will need to depend on the Han Chinese to reach out to them.

Pray for p g

Pray for revival among Han and Zuojiang believers that would lead them to reaching each Zhuang group. Pray that the Zuojiang Zhuang would see that the Lord is sovereign and worthy of all their praise.

Korean 1,699,000 hab.

R o p3

105225

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than two million Koreans live in the northeastern part of China, especially in the provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning. Unofficial sources state there are at least three million Koreans in China. More than 74 million Koreans are found worldwide.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

205

R o p2

C0111

People cluster

Korean

Peop name across countries

Korean

Category

1

R o l3

kor

Primary language name

Korean

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1887-1983

Portions year

1882-1961

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

15

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12795.jpg

Photo credits

Tycho Atsma - Unsplash

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

40

Longitude

128.986750

Latitude

44.706910

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

30.000

Percent christian p c

22.048

Natural name

Korean

Natural pronunciation

kor-EE-un

Percent christian p g a c

22.048

Percent evangelical

14.000

Percent evangelical p c

12.266

Percent evangelical p g a c

12.267

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

80283600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12795/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12795.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://unsplash.com/photos/2A4CxA33aA8

Bible year

1911-2005

Zhuang, Liujiang 1,698,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114999

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Liujiang

Category

1

R o l3

zlj

Primary language name

Zhuang, Liujiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

3

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19807.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.009790

Latitude

23.900990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Liujiang Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

loo-CHAHNG zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1698000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19807_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19807_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19807_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19807/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19807.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

China's Guangxi Province is made up mostly of people from the Zhuang people groups. They live similar lives and each subgroup, including the Liujiang, is unreached with the gospel.

Obstacles

The Zhuang are careful not to offend the spirit world that surrounds them. They believe in the spirits of the water, forest, mountain, village, etc. Fear of retaliation might be one of the reasons why they remain unreached.

How reach

On the other hand, people with traditional religion are often the first to embrace Christ once they know that he can overcome all opposition of the spirit world. Han Chinese believers can also take Christ to their Zhuang neighbors.

Pray for church

There are a small number of Liujiang Zhuang people who bow their knees to Jesus Christ rather than local spirits. Pray that they would demonstrate Christ's victory over the spirit world and win others to him in the process.

Pray for p g

Pray for Christ to show himself, powerful and righteous before the Liujiang Zhuang people. Pray for a movement to Christ that will bless all Zhuang peoples in China.

Zhuang, Guibei 1,633,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114994

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Guibei

Category

1

R o l3

zgb

Primary language name

Zhuang, Guibei

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

3

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19805.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.111220

Latitude

24.965940

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Guibei Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

GWAY-bay zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1633000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19805_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19805_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19805_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19805/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19805.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

During the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), half a million Han convicts were exiled by Emperor Qin Shihuang to the Lingnan region in southern China (now Guangxi and Guangdong). There they intermingled with the various branches of the Bai Yue nationality. The Zhuang today are thought to be the descendants of the Bai Yue.

Obstacles

Anyone who wishes to share Christ with the Guibei Zhuang would probably have to move to Guangxi Province in China. There are also the usual obstacles of spiritual dullness and deceit that are common to all peoples.

How reach

After much prayer and fasting, believers can go to Guibei Zhuang communities and pray for the sick and injured. Healing will open doors to the gospel.

Pray for church

Pray for boldness tempered by love for Guibei Zhuang believers as they attempt to take their precious Savior to their family members and communities.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to show himself to the Guibei Zhuang, so they will know that he is the only God they should fear. Pray that this would be the decade where hundreds of Guibei Zhuang people embrace Jesus and take him to the lost in western China.

Photo credit u r l

https://peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=22132

Khampa Eastern 1,583,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114136

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1.2 million Khampa Tibetans speak the Eastern Khampa language. They inhabit a vast area but are primarily concentrated in western Sichuan Province as far east as Kangding, a large portion of eastern Tibet, and parts of southern Qinghai Province. The Eastern Khampa town of Litang lies 4,700 meters (15,400 ft.) above sea level. Chamdo is another important town - at an altitude of 3,200 meters (10,500 ft.). The Chamdo Monastery was built in 1473 and now houses 2,500 monks. Other main towns include Bayi, where a massive textile and carpet factory employs 1,300 workers, and Batang, which is 2,700 meters (8,856 ft.) above sea level.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Khampa Eastern

Category

3

R o l3

khg

Primary language name

Tibetan, Khams

Primary language dialect

Eastern Khams

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18522.jpg

Photo credits

Dawa Drolma - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.001589

Latitude

31.623868

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Eastern Khampa

Natural pronunciation

Kum-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1583000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18522_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18522_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18522_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18522/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18522.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Khampa have a fearsome reputation as the most aggressive of Tibetans. They are traditional warriors who had survived in a harsh land. The Khampa have a long history of conflict with the Chinese. In 1959 the Khampa in Lhasa organized a revolt against Chinese rule, the last group to resist the Chinese takeover. Catholic work among the Khampa commenced in the mid-1800s. The Catholic mission at Batang Township was demolished in 1873 and 1905 - after two priests had been killed and converts who would not deny their faith were shot.

Obstacles

The worldview of Buddhism often makes it difficult for people to see their need for forgiveness of sin. Please pray the Spirit of Christ will give the Khampa the gift of conviction of sin.

How reach

Much prayer is needed to prepare the hearts of the Khampa to understand and believe the good news about Jesus.

Pray for church

Pray for the few followers of Jesus among the Eastern Khampa to be united around the truth of Scripture. Pray they will live holy lives, in the power of the Lord's Spirit. Pray they will consistently display the fruit of Christ's Spirit, and will be faithful witnesses to the goodness of Christ to family and friends.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord will give Khampa families understanding and responsive hearts as they hear about the love of Christ. Pray the Khampa people will turn fully from their chaotic past, desiring to know the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. Pray they will live in peace with their neighbors.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tibetan_Female_Headdress_in_Kham_Derge_Mesho_11.jpg

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Kazakh 1,559,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

104791

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1.1 million Kazaks were counted in the 1990 Chinese census. They are centered primarily in the Ili Prefecture in northern Xinjiang. After dark the streets of Yining are full of drunk Kazaks and Uzbeks who often use knives and other weapons to settle quarrels. A smaller number of Kazaks live in the northwest part of Gansu Province. In addition, about nine million Kazaks are scattered throughout Central Asia, Russia, and as far away as Turkey and Germany.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

202

R o p2

C0108

People cluster

Kazakh

Peop name across countries

Kazakh

Category

2

R o l3

kaz

Primary language name

Kazakh

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1820-2008

Portions year

1818-1989

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

96.988000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12599.jpg

Photo credits

Petar Milošević - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

16

Longitude

83.270891

Latitude

43.429761

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.012

Percent christian p c

0.419

Natural name

Kazakh

Natural pronunciation

KAH-zahk

Percent christian p g a c

0.425

Percent evangelical

0.012

Percent evangelical p c

0.159

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.150

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

3

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18109000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12599_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists, Service or Trade

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12599_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12599_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12599/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12599.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Do traditionally nomadic Kazakh horsemen still dominate vast grasslands where they live, including in China? To the contrary, many thousands of oppressed Kazakh people fled both Russia and then China in the past century. However, today many Kazakhs still live in northwestern China as an official minority group. They reside mainly in Xinjiang Province, comprising the second largest Turkic-speaking community native to Xinjiang.

Obstacles

China's Kazakhs have strongly resisted Christianity. Few have turned to Christ in this overwhelmingly Muslim group. Also, though they've practiced Sunni Islam for centuries, the Kazakhs have put their faith in elements of spiritism, animism and ancestor worship.

How reach

The Kazakh language includes the complete Bible, the JESUS Film, audio recordings, and Christian radio broadcasts. Someone could distribute these resources to leaders and families of Kazakhs throughout northern China.

Pray for p g

Pray for freedom in Christ from all dark spiritual forces for multitudes of Kazakhs. Pray for God's intervention to protect Kazakhs in China's "re-education" camps. Ask that Chinese believers intercede for Kazakhs and come alongside them in their suffering. Pray that the few Kazakh believers would be discipled, multiplied in number and used to start Disciple Making Movements that bring great blessing to Kazakh communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Kazakh_woman.jpg

R l g4

20

Religion subdivision

Sunni

Bible year

1993-2014

Ghao-Xong, Western 1,383,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108339

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Most Western Ghao-xong live in six counties of northwestern Hunan Province. Others are scattered far and wide, from Hubei Province in the north, to Guizhou and Sichuan in the west, and to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Ghao-Xong, Western

Category

1

R o l3

mmr

Primary language name

Miao, Western Xiangxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2009-2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18466.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.403000

Latitude

28.614000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Western Ghao-Xong

Natural pronunciation

gao-SHONG

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1383000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18466_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Field Missionary. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18466_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18466_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18466/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18466.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Western Ghao-Xong people's high mountain lifestyle shows their longstanding values of perseverance and freedom. Fierce warriors, they fought long for their tribe's independence. They avoided defeat by their inaccessibility and fortitude.

Obstacles

The Western Ghao-Xong remain resistant to outside ideas due to years of oppression, living in inaccessible mountains and speaking a language not well known by missionaries. They also worship many spirits which separate them from the Lord.

How reach

The myth of their venerated ancestors Yayi and Yanu idealizes one's blood sacrifice for the people and the other's leadership of the people into safety. They should be taught that Jesus not only did both, but that he led them into eternal spiritual freedom as well.

Pray for church

Pray for the believers to persevere in spiritual battle for the freedom of their unbelieving neighbors from unclean spiritual forces.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Western Ghao-Xong to recognize Jesus as their true battle hero, and to gather in ceremonies of praise to him. Pray that the gospel would be quickly translated into the Ghao-Xong mother tongue, and the hope of Jesus's victory would spread into a movement of Christ-worshippers.

Pingdi 1,328,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114275

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than one million speakers of the Pingdi language live in the mountainous area where Hunan, Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces meet. The geographical center of the Pingdi is Lipu Township in northern Guangxi. The Pingdi live at the summits of high, remote mountains, which are divided by numerous streams and river valleys. "It is recorded in history that this distressful people, subject to endless bullying and humiliation, unable to settle down on the plains, had to bury themselves in the remotest mountains."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Pingdi

Category

2

R o l3

hsn

Primary language name

Chinese, Xiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2001

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18653.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.572439

Latitude

25.189024

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Pingdi

Natural pronunciation

PING-dee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.035

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.035

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1328000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18653_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18653_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18653_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18653/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18653.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Nosu, Shengzha 1,316,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114262

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than one million speakers of Shengzha Nosu live in southern Sichuan Province. Their primary locations are in Xide, Yuexi, Zhaojue, Ganluo, and Jinyang counties. Other significant communities are in Puge, Leibo, Xichang, Dechang, Mianning, Yanyuan, and Yanbian counties; while small numbers can be found in Muli, Shimian, Jiulong, and Luding counties. A few Shengzha Nosu spill over into northeast Yunnan and into southeastern areas of Tibet.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Shengzha

Category

3

R o l3

iii

Primary language name

Nuosu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1948-2009

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18641.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.252624

Latitude

28.296009

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Shengzha Nosu

Natural pronunciation

SHUNG-jah NOR-soo

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.400

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.400

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1316000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18641_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18641_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18641_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18641/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18641.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Shengzha Nosu people of Sichuan Province in China have a history of violence. They used to capture slaves in neighboring areas to do their manual labor. When the Chinese Communist Party took over south Sichuan in the early 1950s, it ended this practice.

Obstacles

The Shengzha live in isolated rural areas and often view strangers with suspicion. Chinese believers will need to make an effort to build relationships with them. The large majority of the Shengzha have practiced folk religion and polytheism for hundreds of years, so their faith is in other spirit beings.

How reach

The New Testament is available in the Nosuo language, so there is a need for people to actively distribute it. Believers can help meet the medical and educational needs of this people group.

Pray for church

In the past three decades, over 12,000 Shengzha Nosu have made a profession of faith, so pray that these believers would allow the Holy Spirit to help them grow and share the gospel with their friends and families.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord would get his word into the hands of the right people. Pray the Lord would send workers to tell them about Jesus. Pray that every Shengzha Nosu would have the opportunity to hear the good news. Pray that whole Nosu villages would come to Christ.

N t online

Y

Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe 1,306,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114997

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe

Category

1

R o l3

zeh

Primary language name

Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

2

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19803.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.798220

Latitude

23.443790

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

hung-shway-HUH Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1306000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19803_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19803_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19803_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19803/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19803.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=47060

Iu Mien 1,279,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

104117

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 980,000 Iu Mien live scattered across four provinces (and approximately 150 counties) of southern China. The majority are located in Guangxi, where the Iu Mien comprise 50% (615,000 people) of the total Yao population. Others are scattered in parts of Yunnan, Guizhou and Jiangxi provinces. An additional 400,000 Iu Mien live in Southeast Asia, especially in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Iu Mien refugee communities are also found in several Western nations.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Iu Mien

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12289.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

6

Longitude

110.315420

Latitude

24.424130

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.699

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Iu Mien

Natural pronunciation

yoo mee-EN

Percent christian p g a c

2.336

Percent evangelical

0.152

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.029

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1677500

Frontier

N

Map address

m12289_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12289_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12289_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12289/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12289.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Iu Mien form part of the Yao nationality. They farm terraced rice paddies that hang off the sides of steep cliffs. The family unit is very important to the Yao. The Yao religion is a combination of ancestor worship and exorcism of ghosts. They are polytheists, meaning they have many gods.

Obstacles

They live in gross spiritual darkness and worship a host of gods who can neither hear nor help them. The geography makes access somewhat difficult. More importantly, their worldview is different from the scriptural worldview.

How reach

Han Chinese believers can be Christ-bearers to the Iu Mien people. Power encounter should be employed to show Jesus is greater than ghosts and unclean spirits.

Pray for church

The Yao are a large people group and there are some Christian believers among them. Pray for these believers to faithfully fellowship together and come to an accurate understanding of the gospel of grace. Pray they would be zealous to learn of Christ and follow him. Pray they would share their faith.

Pray for p g

Pray that the Yao people would be set free from the spiritual bondage they have been in for generations. Pray for the light of the gospel to deeply penetrate the darkness.

N t online

Y

Bible year

2007-2008

Dong, Southern 1,240,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114043

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Southern Dong are the larger of the two Dong language groups in China. Almost 1.5 million speakers of Southern Dong were counted in the 1990 language census, from a total of 2.5 million people in the Dong nationality. The Southern Dong live primarily in the Rongjiang, Jinping, Liping, Zhenyang, and Congjiang counties in Guizhou Province; Longsheng, Sanjiang, and Rongshui counties in northeastern Guangxi; and Tongdao County in Hunan Province. Two villages of Dong are also located in northern Vietnam, although only one individual in Vietnam is still able to speak Dong.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Dong, Southern

Category

3

R o l3

kmc

Primary language name

Dong, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2006

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18443.jpg

Photo credits

Arian Zwegers - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.394957

Latitude

25.980430

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Southern Dong

Natural pronunciation

Dong

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.400

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.400

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1240000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18443_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18443_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18443_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18443/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18443.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Dong love to stage bullfights. Every Dong village raises its own bull. "As the bulls lock horns and clash and strain to topple each other, the Dong cheer on their favorite beasts and toast them in fiery mao tai [whisky]." The Dong are a highly animistic people who worship a host of demons and gods. They make annual offerings to the spirits of their village, homes, and crops. Ancestral altars are also found in the main room of most homes.

Obstacles

Knowing and resting in Christ requires faith, and may be especially difficult for people long bound by fear of spirits.

How reach

Pray for the Lord to raise up a strong disciple making movement to saturate the hearts and minds of this people group.

Pray for church

The China Inland Mission commenced work among the Dong around 1910. In the 1930s missionaries from Liuzhou in Guangxi traveled to northern Guangxi and won 80 Southern Dong to Christ near Fuluh Township. In 1998 one ministry led several of this group to Christ. They returned to their village and started a house fellowship of 40 people. Pray for the growth of these believers, in maturity and in numbers.

Pray for p g

Pray the Southern Dong will be delivered from the fear of spirits.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/azwegers/27758670138

Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe 1,176,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114996

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe

Category

1

R o l3

zch

Primary language name

Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2015-2017

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

3

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18739.jpg

Photo credits

Create International

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.447810

Latitude

23.762310

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Central Hongshuihe Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

hung-shway-HUH zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1176000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18739_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18739_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18739_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18739/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18739.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Zhuang are China's largest ethnic minority group. They are, for the most part, plains dwellers practicing wet rice farming side by side with the Chinese. Their traditional religion is polytheism. They believe in many spirits, often malicious, who control the events of their lives and must be appeased. Despite this, the Zhuang are very open and ready to receive the Gospel.

Obstacles

Living in fear of spirits for many years may not be quickly overcome.

How reach

The Zhuang fields are ripe for harvest, workers are needed to help disciple the new believers.

Pray for church

Pray for the growing numbers of Christian believers among this large people group, that they will grow in the knowledge and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, learning to live in the power of His Spirit.

Pray for p g

Although China's government is making strides towards modernizing the country, the Zhuang are being left out of the industrialization programs. For this reason, they are lagging behind both economically and educationally. They need to improve their agricultural practices, and have opportunities to educate their people.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.createinternational.com

Zhuang, Guibian 1,088,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114995

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Guibian

Category

1

R o l3

zgn

Primary language name

Zhuang, Guibian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19808.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.745950

Latitude

24.298440

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Guibian Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

gee-byahn Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1088000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19808.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19808.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19808.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19808/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19808.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Chuanqing 995,000 hab.

R o p3

114028

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Most are concentrated in Zhijin and Nayong counties, with others in Dafang, Shuicheng, Guanling, Qingzhen, Puding and Luzhi counties.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Chuanqing

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18431.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.794239

Latitude

26.753913

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.500

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Chuanqing

Natural pronunciation

Chooan-ching

Percent christian p g a c

7.500

Percent evangelical

6.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.800

P c buddhism

51

P c ethnic religions

32

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

995000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18431/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18431.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

12

Religion subdivision

Mahayana

Bible year

1874-2018

Zhuang, Youjiang 986,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115002

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Youjiang

Category

1

R o l3

zyj

Primary language name

Zhuang, Youjiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2021

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19804.jpg

Photo credits

Lienyuan Lee - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.756910

Latitude

23.826570

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Youjiang Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

yoo-jeeahng zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

986000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19804_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19804_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19804_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19804/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19804.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Youjiang are one of several people groups under the Zhuang designation. Aside from having shared linguistic roots, they are all thought to be descendants of the same intermingling between the Bai Yue and the Han convicts exiled during the Qin Dynasty. The Youjiang Zhuang practice a form of animism. The Youjiang people revere the spirits of water, forest, mountain, village, etc., and they take great care not to offend the surrounding spirits. In 1895, the Christian Missionary Alliance began a work in Guangxi that established 65 churches over the next 50 years. Han Chinese attended most of these churches, but a small number of Zhuang also attended.

Obstacles

The Youjiang are an ancient people with deeply rooted traditions. Offering them a new tradition to replace the old may be difficult for them to accept. In addition, it may be difficult to persuade them to release their fear of the spirits and trust solely in one God.

How reach

On the other hand, perhaps the Youjiang would appreciate following a God who is more powerful than any spirit, and able to protect and bless them with authority. Proclamations of truth with demonstrations of the Spirit's power may be the best route.

Pray for p g

Pray that there would be a sweeping spiritual awakening among the Youjiang and a sound movement of discipleship and training for God's kingdom.

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhuang_Singers..%E5%A3%AF%E6%97%8F%E6%AD%8C%E8%80%85_-_panoramio.jpg

Tibetan, Central 931,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110033

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 740,000 speakers of Central Tibetan live in the city of Lhasa and surrounding counties in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Tourists to Lhasa often find the city falls short of the mystique they desire, although it has certainly improved since Thomas Manning's description in the early 1800s: "There is nothing striking, nothing pleasing in its appearance. The habitations are begrimed with smut and dirt. The avenues are full of dogs, some growling and gnawing bits of hide which lie about in profusion, and emit a charnel-house smell; others limping and looking livid; others ulcerated; others starving and dying, and pecked at by the ravens; some dead and preyed upon. In short, everything seems mean and gloomy."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan

Category

3

R o l3

bod

Primary language name

Tibetan, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1885-1973

Portions year

1862-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15468.jpg

Photo credits

szyj351 - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

10

Longitude

91.132179

Latitude

29.650276

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.040

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Central Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

0.061

Percent evangelical

0.030

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.039

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1106600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m15468_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15468_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15468_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15468/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15468.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/china-sichuan-blackwater-tibetan-4438928/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

1948-2023

Han Chinese, Shaojiang 904,000 hab.

R o p3

114090

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Fujian province: Nanping prefecture, Guangze, Shaowu, and the western part of Shunchang counties; Sanming prefecture, Jiangle county.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Shaojiang

Category

1

R o l3

sjc

Primary language name

Chinese, Shaojiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

41

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18482.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.279693

Latitude

25.936811

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.300

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Shaojiang Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Shaow-jung

Percent christian p g a c

4.300

Percent evangelical

3.700

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.700

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

904000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18482/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18482.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bai, Central 861,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100776

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guizhou province: small enclave; Yunnan province: Eryuan, Heqing, Jianchuan, Lanping, and Yunlong.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bai, Central

Category

1

R o l3

bca

Primary language name

Bai, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2005

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p21528.jpg

Photo credits

David Stanley - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.952517

Latitude

26.115022

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.082

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Central Bai

Percent christian p g a c

0.082

Percent evangelical

0.082

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.082

P c buddhism

33

P c ethnic religions

67

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

861000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m21528_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m21528_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m21528_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21528/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p21528.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/48424646887

Hmu, Southern 841,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114378

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Southern Hmu - one of the groups labeled Black Miao by early missionaries - numbered 500,000 people in 1990. They inhabit parts of the Qiandongnan Prefecture in eastern Guizhou Province and adjacent parts of the Guangxi Autonomous Region. The Southern Hmu live in one of the poorest and most remote regions of China. Many villages are located more than a mile above sea level. Temperature variation over a vertical mile is equal to temperature variation over a land distance of up to 2,500 kilometers (1,560 mi.) horizontally. One Hmu woman commented, "We buy our land not with money like you, we buy it with our tears."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Hmu, Southern

Category

1

R o l3

hms

Primary language name

Miao, Southern Qiandong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18742.jpg

Photo credits

Gigiextremeno - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.714700

Latitude

25.580060

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Hmu

Natural pronunciation

hmoo

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.062

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.062

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

841000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18742_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18742_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18742_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18742/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18742.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

China is made up of many small people groups who speak their own languages and follow their own customs. One of these groups is the Southern Hmu of the northern part of Guangxi Province. The Southern Hmu annually observe the Worship of the Door Festival. At sunset, they close the door and sacrifice a young female pig and pour her blood into a hole under the door jam. Then, the family observes a long period of silence. The father and oldest son stay up all night and, just before daybreak, they solemnly recite: "We worship thee, O door. Keep away sickness, keep away disease, keep away slander and all that is injurious."

Obstacles

Many Southern Hmu would consider Christianity a Western religion. Their customs and worship are thousands of years old and are part of their culture.

How reach

Evangelists can point out that the Hmu are indeed correct in realizing that the shedding of blood is necessary, but God provided a much better blood sacrifice when he allowed his son Jesus to die and shed his blood for all peoples.

Pray for church

Pray for the Church to continue to grow, focusing on winning souls for Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the availability of the New Testament in their language. Pray this would lead to a many more following Jesus.

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Miao_Girl_(42495736).jpeg

Zhuang, Yang 819,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115003

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Yang

Category

2

R o l3

zyg

Primary language name

Zhuang, Yang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19686.jpg

Photo credits

Rex Pe - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

106.347950

Latitude

23.252670

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Yang Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

yahng zhoo-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

819000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19686_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19686_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19686_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19686/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19686.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

How do you get rid of a half a million convicts? You exile them! During the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), that is exactly what Chinese Emperor Qin Shihuang did. He sent them to the Lingnan region in southern China, now called Guangxi and Guangdong. They intermingled with the various branches of the Bai Yue people group and today they are called Zhuang. They live in houses built on stilts. The Zhuang try very hard not to offend the spirits. Mission work began in 1862, but today little work is being done.

Obstacles

Spirit worship will be a major obstacle to convince the Yang Zhuang that there is only one true God. They are used to having to appease their many gods in many ways.

How reach

Relational evangelism may be the best way to connect with the Yang Zhuang. Ministries that have something to offer them, such as digging water wells and improving their daily living may find them welcoming.

Pray for church

Pray for the Church to grow and multiply among the Zhuang groups.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to break the hold that spirits have over the Yang Zhuang and to open their hearts to respond to Jesus Christ who died to save them.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/goldendragon613/298677919

Tai Lue 797,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114183

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 600,000 Tai Lu live in Xishuangbanna Prefecture in the extreme southwestern corner of China. Researchers vary on the population of the Tai Lu, with estimates ranging from 250,000 to 770,000. Because Tai Lu varieties are spoken in a diverse area, population estimates are especially precarious. Xishuangbanna is a transliteration of the Tai name, Sip-Song-Pan-Na, which means "twelve thousand rice fields." The Tai Lu are also located throughout Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. Massive deforestation and a rapid population growth have virtually destroyed the ecology of Xishuangbanna.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Lue

Category

3

R o l3

khb

Primary language name

Lu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1933

Portions year

1921-1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18566.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

6

Longitude

101.442002

Latitude

21.849979

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Lue

Natural pronunciation

tie LOO

Percent christian p g a c

0.432

Percent evangelical

0.325

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.268

P c buddhism

88

P c ethnic religions

8

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1107900

Frontier

N

Map address

m18566_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18566_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18566_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18566/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18566.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tai Lue people live in four countries as well as China! They are part of a people that had their own kingdom in the twelfth century.

Obstacles

Each year the Tai Lue Buddhists celebrate the Songkran Festival when people splash water over each other, symbolizing the cleansing of sin from the previous year and a fresh start for the new year. This is very common for all Southeast Asian Buddhists, and it provides them with a false sense of cleansing from sin.

How reach

Believers from similar people groups can develop culturally appropriate songs and skits to spread the name of Jesus Christ in Tai Lue villages.

Pray for church

In the early 1920s, persecution against new believers forced them to construct their own village, Bannalee, which remains Christian today. The Tai Lue New Testament was first translated in 1933 and reprinted in 1992 and 1996 for Tai Lue believers in China and Myanmar.

Pray for p g

Pray for an abundance of evangelists to help the Tai Lue people to begin their own movement to Christ. Pray that thousands would soon line up along the Mekong River having their sins washed away and their lives refreshed by Christ for eternity. Pray that the Scripture portions that are in their dialect would be spread far and wide in Tai Lue communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Miao, Hua 780,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114112

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 600,000 Hua Miao are scattered over a wide area of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces in southern China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Hua

Category

2

R o l3

cqd

Primary language name

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18501.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

106.682240

Latitude

26.723770

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hua Miao

Natural pronunciation

hwa mee-OW

Percent christian p g a c

0.210

Percent evangelical

0.167

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.172

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

784500

Frontier

N

Map address

m18501.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18501.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18501.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18501/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18501.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Yes, there will be some Hua Miao at the throne of Jesus in eternity! Reports show that there are 1,000 scattered Hua Miao Christians, yet there is a vast number that need to be reached for Christ. Their present geographical scattering is due mostly to migrations during the Qing Dynasty, which were fueled by persecutions and other social unrest.

Obstacles

They are widely scattered and their only chance of hearing the gospel comes if they live near one of the few evangelized Miao communities. They have significant cultural barriers and age-old prejudices combine to prohibit the gospel from spreading from one Miao group to another.

How reach

There are Christian believers among the Miao. Personal testimonies by Miao believers of how Jesus Christ has changed their lives would go a long way in convincing the Hua Miao to put their faith in the risen Savior.

Pray for church

Pray for the tiny Christian Hua Miao community to trust in the Holy Spirit's leadership to grow in Christ and to reach out to their yet unsaved Miao communities.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to send dreams and visions to unsaved Miao communities about someone bringing them good news.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2024

Dongxiang 773,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114044

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority of the more than 480,000 Dongxiang live in one long, spread-out valley in the southwestern part of Gansu Province. The Dongxiang region is a desolate, arid place with a moon-like landscape, even though it is bordered by the Tao River to the east, the Daxia River to the west, and the Yellow River to the north. Approximately 55,000 Dongxiang also live in the Ili Prefecture in Xinjiang and in parts of Qinghai and Ningxia.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

162

R o p2

C0066

People cluster

Chinese Muslim

Peop name across countries

Dongxiang

Category

1

R o l3

sce

Primary language name

Dongxiang

Primary language dialect

Wangjiaji

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2024

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.947000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18444.jpg

Photo credits

Peter Morgan - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.554310

Latitude

35.630900

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.003

Percent christian p c

0.007

Natural name

Dongxiang

Natural pronunciation

dong-shee-UNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.003

Percent evangelical

0.003

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.003

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

773000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18444_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18444_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18444_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18444/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18444.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Dongxiang region is a desolate, arid place with a moon-like landscape. Other Muslims in China do not consider the Dongxiang to be a part of the Islamic faith because of their involvement in drug and prostitution rackets. Not long after the Dongxiang first arrived in China, they were converted to Islam. By 1949, when the Communists took over China, there was one mosque for every 30 Dongxiang homes and one paid Muslim worker for every nine families. The majority of Dongxiang belong to the Old Sect, which emphasizes worshiping at the tombs of Muslim saints. "The remainder belongs to the New Sect, a fundamentalist and reformist group." There were numerous brutal wars between the two Dongxiang sects in the last century.

Obstacles

No scripture is reported as available in the language of the Dongxiang, but Gospel recordings are available.

How reach

Perhaps Han Chinese Christians will be led to pray much for the Dongxiang people. Pray the Lord will lead them to do this, and not give up.

Pray for church

There has never been a single known church or Christian among the Dongxiang. The nearest church to the Dongxiang is a Han Chinese fellowship in Linxia. The Christians there, however, believe "it is impossible to reach the Dongxiang."

Pray for p g

Please pray the Lord will soften the hearts of the Dongxiang toward the person of Jesus Christ. Only God's Spirit will be able to overcome generations of resistance to the God who loves them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streets_of_Dongxiang_Man_04.jpg

Lisu 761,000 hab.

R o p3

105802

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 700,000 Lisu live among the massive mountains and deep valleys of the Nujiang, Salween, and Yangtze river basins in southwest China. The majority of Lisu live in Yunnan Province. An additional 15,000 live in Sichuan, and a small number can also be found in southern Tibet. Thousands of Lisu migrated from their original homeland during the last century. Many now live in faraway Myanmar, Thailand, and northeast India.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

212

R o p2

C0118

People cluster

Lisu

Peop name across countries

Lisu

Category

3

R o l3

lis

Primary language name

Lisu

Primary language dialect

NuJiang

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1938-2009

Portions year

1921-1950

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13076.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

98.848970

Latitude

25.964620

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

80.000

Percent christian p c

79.412

Natural name

Lisu

Natural pronunciation

LEE-soo

Percent christian p g a c

79.707

Percent evangelical

45.000

Percent evangelical p c

45.632

Percent evangelical p g a c

45.765

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

18

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1154200

Frontier

N

Map address

m13076_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13076_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13076_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13076/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13076.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1968-1990

Tibetan Gtsang 752,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114330

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Almost 600,000 Tibetans belong to the Gtsang Tibetan dialect group. They are located in a wide geographical area, stretching east to west over roughly the entire length of the Tibet-Nepal border. Gtsang is spoken in the cities of Xigaze and Gyantse, the second and fourth largest cities in Tibet. The main attraction of Gyantse is the immense pagoda, or Kumbun, built by Rapten Kunsang Phapa (1389-1442).

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

402

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Buddhist

Peop name across countries

Tibetan Gtsang

Category

3

R o l3

bod

Primary language name

Tibetan, Central

Primary language dialect

Gtsang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1885-1973

Portions year

1862-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18698.jpg

Photo credits

Claudio Zaccherini - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

88.871824

Latitude

29.272577

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.020

Percent christian p c

6.325

Natural name

Gtsang Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

git-ZUNG ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

0.020

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

1.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

752000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18698_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18698_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18698_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18698/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18698.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

1948-2023

Hani 752,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103712

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 600,000 Hani live across a wide stretch of land between the Ailao and Wuliang mountain ranges in southern Yunnan. The Hani population is expected to surpass 750,000 by 2010.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Hani

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12062.jpg

Photo credits

Takeaway - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

102.786670

Latitude

22.982350

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Hani

Natural pronunciation

HA-nee

Percent christian p g a c

0.306

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.291

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

779000

Frontier

N

Map address

m12062_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12062_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12062_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12062/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12062.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hani are a needy and poverty-stricken people. The central government ranked them lowest of China's official minorities in a quality of life index. They have three major religious clergymen. The Zuima directs all religious activities. The Beima perform magic rites and exorcisms. Male and female Nima make predictions and administer medicinal herbs. Traditionally the Hani were one of the most gospel-neglected of China's minorities. The few efforts to evangelize them have been met with resistance.

Obstacles

There are few resources (Scripture, gospel films, etc.) available to help communicate the good news of Christ to the Hani people.

How reach

Christians can minister to the physical and material needs of the Hani, while also recounting stories from Scripture.

Pray for church

Pray for the few Hani believers to become effective and fruitful in sowing God's Word among their own families and communities to fuel a movement of God's blessings spreading from household to household. Pray they would be accurately taught the truths of Scripture and would be zealous to grow in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Hani to be able to improve their living conditions, for employment and for schooling for the children. Pray that there would be a movement of the Hani towards Christ Jesus as Savior and king.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuanyang_hani_farmer.jpg

She 745,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108927

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1990 China census listed 630,378 members of the She nationality. The majority (461,000) live in the mountainous areas of Fujian Province. She communities are located throughout more than 120 counties and townships in eastern China, including Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces, while "a few tiny communities" are also found in Jiangxi and Anhui provinces.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

She

Category

3

R o l3

shx

Primary language name

She

Number languages spoken

3

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14901.jpg

Photo credits

Lishuilynn - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

118.534852

Latitude

27.270486

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

She

Natural pronunciation

shuh

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.122

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.122

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

745000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14901_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14901_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14901_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14901/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14901.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Music is important to the She (pronounced 'shuh'): They sing while working in the fields or while celebrating festivals. When a guest comes to a village, the She request songs. Most She spend their days tending to rice fields on their hilly land, which also yields cotton, tea and grain. The main religious adherence among the She is Daoism, which they mix with ancestor worship. The She share the Yao belief in Pan Hu, the dog-king they believe was the forefather of their race. Although there are scattered Christian communities among the Chinese who live near them, the gospel has never taken root among the She.

Obstacles

The She may have observed the practice of Christianity in neighboring peoples and found it unattractive. Nominal Christianity has that effect.

How reach

Perhaps workers will be sent to the She people who can communicate the gospel using oral means since they have a tradition of valuing oral communication.

Pray for church

Pray that the few She believers would hunger to share Christ as Lord over life itself.

Pray for p g

Pray the She would be discontent with a religion that does not provide forgiveness of sin and access to the creator God. Pray this would be the decade of an enormous spiritual harvest among the She people.

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:She_ethnic_minority_performers.jpg

Amdo, Hbrogpa 736,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113985

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 550,000 speakers of the Hbrogpa Amdo language live in a vast, sparsely populated area. The majority are located in eastern Qinghai Province, as far north as the Qinghai-Gansu border. Significant numbers also live in southwest Gansu Province and in adjacent parts of northern Sichuan. The Hbrogpa region ranges from Qinghai Lake in the north - which at 4,000 square kilometers (1,560 sq. mi.) is the largest lake in China - to the town of Songpan in Sichuan in the south. Songpan, encircled by a wall built in 1379, once housed 10,000 families. The Amdo region was incorporated into the Chinese empire in the early 1700s.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Amdo, Hbrogpa

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Primary language dialect

Hbrogpa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18392.jpg

Photo credits

Jiji Lee

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.242471

Latitude

34.479699

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Hbrogpa Amdo

Natural pronunciation

DRUK-pah AHM-doe

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.050

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.050

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

736000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18392_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18392_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18392_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18392/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18392.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Eurasian 727,000 hab.

R o p3

102965

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Widespread north of Changjiang River, a belt south of the Changjiang from Qiujiang (Jiangxi) to Zhenjiang (Jiangsu), Hubei, except southeast corner, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, northwest Guangxi, and northwest corner of Hunan

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

260

R o p2

C0171

People cluster

Southeast Asian, other

Peop name across countries

Eurasian

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

25

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11164.jpg

Photo credits

MySabah.com

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

12

Longitude

106.277154

Latitude

25.930110

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

37.191

Natural name

Eurasian

Percent christian p g a c

37.699

Percent evangelical

9.711

Percent evangelical p c

6.197

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.497

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

55

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1758700

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11164/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11164.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/

Bible year

1874-2018

Li, Ha 696,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114167

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 540,000 speakers of Ha Li are located in the western part of Hainan Island. The Ha Li live primarily in Ledong, Yaxian, and Dongfang counties, although they can also be found on the fringes of four other neighboring counties. Hainan was a hunter's paradise until recently, and even now a large number of wild animals can still be found in the more mountainous regions. In 1938 one visitor reported, "Hainan's wild-life includes two species of deer… porcupines, foxes, flying squirrels, monkeys, and pythons… there are also boars… leopards, black gibbons, and numerous birds such as parrots, pheasants, mynas, pigeons and doves."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Li, Ha

Category

2

R o l3

lic

Primary language name

Hlai

Primary language dialect

Ha

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2015-2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18550.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.357121

Latitude

18.623800

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Ha Li

Natural pronunciation

ha lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.111

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.111

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

696000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18550_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18550_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18550_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18550/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18550.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Ha are the largest of the groups under the official Li nationality. In the past, Ha Li women wore 56 huge earrings during festivals. According to one description, "[Their ears] were weighted down with silver and brass, and their ankles were circled with silver and gold bands. The men were tall - many six feet - and wore their hair in big knots extending out about four inches from their foreheads. They carried great knives at their backs." The Ha Li believe in a traditional deity, Pa-Thung, a good god whose agents are devils who watch the villages. Paid priests or witch doctors complain to Pa-Thung when local devils spitefully send thunder, lightning and rain, or bring famine or sickness.

Obstacles

A small number of Ha Li Christian believers live in the community, but they lack familiarity with the Bible. Churches teach heresies and practice cultic activities. This keeps them from reaching those who don't understand the gospel.

How reach

Christian believers can teach from the Bible in an interesting and compelling way.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to open the eyes of the Ha Li, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Pray for Ha Li Christian believers to receive Bible study tools and grow in the knowledge of Jesus.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lingao 680,000 hab.

R o p3

114173

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 640,000 speakers of Lingao inhabit four counties in the northern part of Hainan Island, including the provincial capital Haikou, and as far west as Bolian Township.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Lingao

Category

1

R o l3

onb

Primary language name

Lingao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2019

Portions year

2015

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

12

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18556.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.892220

Latitude

19.828900

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.200

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Lingao

Natural pronunciation

Lin-gaw

Percent christian p g a c

4.200

Percent evangelical

4.000

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

84

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

680000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18556.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18556.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18556.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18556/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18556.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Laluo, Mishaba 680,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114155

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 575,000 Mishaba Laluo people are distributed throughout 16 counties of north central Yunnan Province. They are concentrated in the counties of southern Dali Prefecture, northern Lincang Prefecture, and eastern Baoshan Prefecture. Jingdong County in northern Simao Prefecture is also represented by a large number of Mishaba Laluo.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Laluo, Mishaba

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18538.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.234459

Latitude

25.046670

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mishaba Laluo

Natural pronunciation

mee-SHA-bah LAH-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.100

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

680000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18538_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18538_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18538_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18538/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18538.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Mishaba Laluo live in Yunnan, China's most ethnically diverse province. Like most ethnic groups in this region, they are a rural people.

Obstacles

The Laluo celebrate the Festival of the Tree King, where the entire community gathers around a large tree that stands outside the village. They sacrifice a black piglet and the pig's front teeth are offered to the spirit of the tree. The rest of the pig is cooked and eaten by the people, who sing a song in praise of the power of the tree god. Such traditions keep them together as a people and accepting outside spiritual beliefs is seen as a betrayal of their people.

How reach

There are a small number of Mishaba Laluo believers who can take Christ to their people by using the art forms they embrace as their own.

Pray for church

Pray for Mishaba Laluo believers to be filled with the fruit and the power of the Holy Spirit, so they can be ready and able to take Christ to their community.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to move among the Mishaba Laluo in such a way that they realize their need for a sin-free Savior. Pray for many believers among the Mishaba Laluo this decade.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Enshi 674,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114198

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 500,000 Miao people - living in the southeastern part of Sichuan Province and in and around Enshi County in Hubei Province - speak Mandarin as their first language. More than 300,000 Chinese-speaking Miao live in eastern Sichuan Province alone. Because they have lost the use of their original tongue, this group has not been included in linguistic studies of Miao language groups in China. The Enshi Miao are the northernmost Miao group in China. Many Tujia people also live in the Enshi area.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Enshi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18579.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.346420

Latitude

30.192729

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Enshi Miao

Natural pronunciation

En-shee Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.058

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.058

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

674000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18579_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18579_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18579_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18579/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18579.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

After centuries of contact with the Han Chinese, the Enshi Miao lost the use of their mother tongue and absorbed the Chinese language. The Enshi Miao have also absorbed Chinese culture and customs. The main distinguishing feature of the Enshi Miao is their official classification as part of the Miao nationality, which is based in historic origins. The Enshi Miao have lost all or most of their culture. They no longer celebrate Miao festivals, although in recent years they have started a movement to rediscover their roots as Miao people.

Obstacles

Most Enshi Miao under the age of 40 have no interest in religion. Many have never heard of the gospel. Both of those things would have to change for any movement to take root in their communities.

How reach

The way Jesus is presented is crucial to the impression the Miao have of him. It is important that they are educated regarding his messages of love and acceptance.

Pray for church

Pray that the Miao can connect to both Jesus and their cultural roots. Pray that they find peace and that they feel spiritually fulfilled.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Bai, Southern 665,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116833

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1.5 million Bai were counted in the 1990 Chinese census. Yunnan was devastated by the plague, which began in Dali and lasted from 1812 to 1903. The population of Yunnan was reduced from eight million to three million, and the population of the Bai was severely cut. The Bai live primarily in the Dali Prefecture in central Yunnan. Dali has been continuously inhabited for 3,000 years. More than 120,000 Bai are located in Guizhou Province. Smaller numbers of Bai also live in Sichuan and Hunan provinces.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bai, Southern

Category

1

R o l3

bfs

Primary language name

Bai, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

17

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10573.jpg

Photo credits

Luca Casartelli - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.417670

Latitude

25.563730

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.128

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Bai

Natural pronunciation

bye

Percent christian p g a c

0.128

Percent evangelical

0.128

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.128

P c buddhism

73

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

665000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10573_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10573_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10573_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10573/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10573.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Some Bai people deny that they are Han Chinese and their ethnic label was unknown to them until 1958. They aren't fully Chinese either. They are known for their use of white marble.

Obstacles

The Bai are followers of Mahayana Buddhism. Most Bai have yet to receive an intelligible gospel witness in their language.

How reach

The Bai people need the gospel presented in their own language. Christian believers can take them Bible portions. They would especially be interested in hearing of Christ's power over unclean spirits, which torment them regularly.

Pray for church

There are few Bai believers. Pray for those believers to build Christian community and to lock arms in unity for the harvesting of the fields.

Pray for p g

Pray the Bai would see they do not have to live in slavery to spirits if they put their trust in Jesus Christ. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to him and blessing them abundantly. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lccasartelli/21200714911/

R l g4

12

Religion subdivision

Mahayana

Han Chinese, Shaozhou 664,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114379

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 930,000 speakers of Shaozhou Tuhua - or "Shaozhou native speech" - live in northern Guangdong Province, and possibly in the adjacent areas of Hunan and Jiangxi. The Shaozhou are spread across eight counties of northern Guangdong: Lianxian, Liannan, Lechang, Ruyuan, Qujiang, Shaoguan, Renhua, and Nanxiong.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Shaozhou

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

39

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18743.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

117.047191

Latitude

24.548140

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Shaozhou Chinese

Natural pronunciation

SHAOW-zhoh

Percent christian p g a c

1.247

Percent evangelical

1.050

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.099

P c buddhism

25

P c ethnic religions

35

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

670600

Frontier

N

Map address

m18743_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18743_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18743_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18743/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18743.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

For centuries, the northern part of Guangdong Province has been a crossroad for migrating peoples. This has caused a wide range of influences on the local Shaozhou Han Chinese population, especially in regard to their language. Though this language in printed form is identical to other Han languages, its spoken form is far different. In general, Han Chinese peoples like the Shaozhou consider themselves culturally superior to the minority groups in China. Many of these nearly one million people live in Guangzhou City, the primary trade route to mainland China. It is located on the Pearl River, and very close to Hong Kong, traditionally one of China's key locations for trade.

Obstacles

Shaozhou people have a strong need to retain their distinct identity. This identity is wrapped in communist leaders and their traditional way of doing things. It is very difficult for outsiders to convince people like this that they lack the Savior.

How reach

There are other Han Chinese peoples who have many Christ followers. They might be able to get through to the Shaozhou people.

Pray for p g

Pray for a Disciple Making Movement to spread far and wide among them this decade. Pray for a spiritual hunger that would lead the Shaozhou people to the only Savior. Pray for intercessors and workers among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nosu, Yinuo 662,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114266

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Chinese scholar Shi Songshan listed a 1989 population of 400,000 Yinuo Nosu people, living in remote northern areas of the Daliangshan (Big Cold Mountains) in southern Sichuan Province. The main concentration of Yinuo Nosu live in Meigu, Mabian, Leibo, and Ebian counties, and in parts of Ganluo County. Smaller numbers of Yinuo Nosu live in Yuexi, Zhaojue, and Jinyang counties of Sichuan; and in Yongshan and Qiaojia counties of northeast Yunnan.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Yinuo

Category

3

R o l3

iii

Primary language name

Nuosu

Primary language dialect

Yynuo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1948-2009

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18645.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.444270

Latitude

28.043782

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Yinuo Nosu

Natural pronunciation

YEE-nuoh NOR-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.002

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.002

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

662000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18645_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18645_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18645_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18645/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18645.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Hmu, Eastern 589,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114109

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 450,000 Eastern Hmu speakers inhabit Jinping, Jianhe, and Liping counties in the fareastern corner of Guizhou Province, as well as Jingxian, Tongdao, and Huitong counties of neighboring Hunan Province. The Qinghsui River, which flows through the region, contains a breed of giant salamanders, each weighing up to 39 kilograms (66 lb.).

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmu, Eastern

Category

1

R o l3

hmq

Primary language name

Miao, Eastern Qiandong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18498.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.996860

Latitude

26.570680

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Eastern Hmu

Natural pronunciation

H-moo

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

0.221

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.221

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

589000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00310.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Anonymous

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00310.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18498/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18498.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Approximately 550,000 Eastern Hmu speakers inhabit Jinping, Jianhe, and Liping counties in the far eastern corner of Guizhou Province, as well as Jingxian, Tongdao, and Huitong counties of neighboring Hunan Province. The Eastern Hmu have a 1,000 line poem that tells how the heavens and the earth were created by a heavenly king named Vang-vai and his son Zie-ne. Today the Eastern Hmu know little about any Creator. Most are trapped in slavery to evil spirits. Of the few Christians among the Eastern Hmu, most are members of Catholic churches. The vast majority of the Eastern Hmu have never heard the gospel. Protestant work began in Guizhou in 1877, but it was not until 1896 that an effort was made to focus on the Hmu.

Obstacles

Scripture portions are available in the language of these people, but the New Testament is not yet available.

How reach

Pray for evangelistic and church planting teams to be sent in the Lord's timing to the Eastern Hmu.

Pray for church

Pray for the Christians among the Eastern Hmu to become zealous disciples of Jesus, living holy lives in the power of God's Spirit, resting fully on the finished work of Christ on the cross.

Pray for p g

Please pray each individual in this people group will soon hear clearly and accurately how they can know Jesus Christ as their Savior and lord.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Dong, Northern 583,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114042

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than one million speakers of the Northern Dong language live in the area of southern China where the provinces of Guizhou and Hunan meet. In addition, a small number live far to the north in Enshi County in southwestern Hubei. In 1990 the Northern Dong amounted to 36% of the total Dong population of 2.54 million.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Dong, Northern

Category

3

R o l3

doc

Primary language name

Dong, Northern

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

8

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18442.jpg

Photo credits

Axel Quack - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.203840

Latitude

26.994430

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.400

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Northern Dong

Natural pronunciation

Dong

Percent christian p g a c

0.400

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

583000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18442.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18442.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18442.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18442/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18442.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Northern and Southern Dong speak different languages but have been combined to form the official Dong “nationality.” The Northern Dong are more assimilated into Chinese culture. A visually striking aspect of a Dong community is the Drum Tower. The rallying point of the community, the drum tower is where the village gathers for emergencies and celebrates weddings.

Obstacles

The Dong believe in many gods and revere nonhuman objects. Some Dong in remote areas practice black magic. Although they are relatively open to the gospel, the Dong remain one of the most neglected minority groups in China with a low percentage of Christi

How reach

As a Roman script is being produced for the Dong, mission workers can use the teaching of literacy to bring God's word to the people.

Pray for church

Pray for the Lord to intervene in Dong families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/guttertec/212640015/

Gelao 577,000 hab.

R o p3

103287

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 Chinese census recorded 53,800 Gelao people in China, but by 1990 that figure had dramatically jumped more than eight-fold to 438,000. There are several reasons for this peculiarity. The Gelao are widely scattered across 40 counties in six provinces of southern China. The majority live in western Guizhou Province. Other communities are in Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Jiangxi provinces. Approximately 7,000 Gelao are also located in northern Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Gelao

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11857.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.333465

Latitude

27.699670

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.200

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Gelao

Natural pronunciation

Ger-laow

Percent christian p g a c

4.200

Percent evangelical

2.600

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.600

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

91

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

577000

Frontier

N

Map address

m11857_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11857_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11857_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11857/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11857.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Summary

The Gelao are one of the least known of China's official ethnic minorities. Today, most Gelao are culturally indistinguishable from the Chinese. The Gelao were once head-hunters and cannibals. Among the Yaya (Tooth) Gelao, the custom of breaking the front tooth of a bride was observed until recently. The Gelao are primarily ancestor worshipers. They also worship the gods of giant trees, of mountains, of sky and earth, cows, etc.

Obstacles

Communicating the Gospel clearly to people with an animistic worldview is difficult, but far from impossible.

How reach

Christian workers need to minister to the physical and material needs of the Gelao community, building bridges of friendship.

Pray for church

Pray the followers of Christ among the Gelao people will hunger to search the Scriptures and learn of the Lord and his ways. Pray they will be joyful always, praying continually, and giving thanks in all circumstances.

Pray for p g

Pray the Gelao will be set free from the bondage of serving created things, instead of the Creator.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Zhuang, Nong 541,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115005

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Nong

Category

1

R o l3

zhn

Primary language name

Zhuang, Nong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2023

Portions year

2022

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19685.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.758710

Latitude

23.686990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Nong Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

Nung Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

541000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19685_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19685_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19685_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19685/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19685.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Nosu, Xiaoliangshan 541,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114265

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 439,000 people belonging to the Xiaoliangshan Nosu group inhabit twelve widespread counties in the northwest and northeastern parts of Yunnan Province, including Lijiang, Dali, Zhongdian, Deqen, Weixi, Huaping, Yongsheng, Ninglang, and Yuanmou. In some locations the Xiaoliangshan Nosu live alongside the Bai, Naxi, Pumi, and Tibetans. The Xiaoliangshan Nosu also spill across into areas of southern Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Xiaoliangshan

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18644.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.863065

Latitude

27.242754

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Xiaoliangshan Nosu

Natural pronunciation

SHAOW-loong-shahn NOR-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.050

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.050

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

541000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18644_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18644_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18644_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18644/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18644.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Tai Nua 485,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

109720

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

There is a great deal of confusion regarding the names used to classify the various Dai/Tai groups in China. Many publications call the Tai in the Dehong Prefecture Tai Nua, a name meaning "northern Tai." The Tai in Dehong are profiled in Operation China under the name Tai Mao, according to the classification of linguist David Bradley. "The Tai Nua or 'Northern Tai' live in southwestern Yunnan along river valleys; they number about 100,000."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Nua

Category

2

R o l3

tdd

Primary language name

Tai Nua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1931-1948

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15193.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

101.005967

Latitude

24.198585

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.190

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Nua

Natural pronunciation

tie NOO-ah

Percent christian p g a c

0.303

Percent evangelical

0.170

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.214

P c buddhism

52

P c ethnic religions

46

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

718000

Frontier

N

Map address

m15193_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15193_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15193_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15193/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15193.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tai Nua are historically part of the great Tai cluster of peoples, which dispersed during the past millennia and now inhabit parts of China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Thailand. Although they are nominally Buddhists, the Tai Nua have many aspects of animism and polytheism mixed into their beliefs.

Obstacles

Buddhists typically have little awareness of their own sin and their need for forgiveness. The Tai Nua do not realize their need for a Savior.

How reach

Pray for Han Chinese Christians to tell the Tai Nua about Jesus Christ. Pray they would commit to seeing real disciples of Christ produced.

Pray for church

There may be a few believers among the Tai Nua. Pray for them to learn to live lives of thanksgiving and praise and be faithful in prayer.

Pray for p g

Pray the Buddhist and animist Tai Nua would be given a growing conviction of their sin and God's gift of salvation.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Luoluopo, Central 454,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114184

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 350,000 Central Luoluopo live in the central and north central parts of Yunnan Province. The great majority are located in Chuxiong Prefecture. In a 1957 study, Chuxiong reportedly contained 140,000 Luoluopo.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Luoluopo, Central

Category

2

R o l3

ycl

Primary language name

Lolopo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

9

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18567.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.283013

Latitude

25.488942

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Central Luoluopo

Natural pronunciation

Luoh-luoh-po

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.056

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.056

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

454000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18567_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18567_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18567_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18567/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18567.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Central Luoluopo have been in their present location for many centuries. Over time the best land on the plains was taken by the Han. The Central Luoluopo were forced to migrate into the isolated mountains. In Dayao County, the Central Luoluopo celebrate the Open Street Festival every February. It affords the chance for Luoluopo from different locations to meet and trade. Luoluopo youth dress in their finest clothes and take the opportunity to meet prospective partners. Luoluopo men and women have the habit of smoking long pipes. Central Luoluopo youth are expected to be sexually active before marriage. All villages have a "flower house" where young people are allowed to come together after dark. Fidelity in marriage is stressed only after the first baby is born.

Obstacles

There are very few gospel materials in their language, and they live in China's least reached province.

How reach

They can download these few gospel materials from their own homes.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

A-Hmao 448,000 hab.

R o p3

113981

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

They live in the mountains of northwest Guizhou Province and adjacent areas of northeast Yunnan. A group of A-Hmao live in Wuding and Luquan counties in northern Yunnan Province, having migrated there in the 1830s. A small number also live in the Panzhihua area in southern Sichuan.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

A-Hmao

Category

2

R o l3

hmd

Primary language name

Miao, Large Flowery

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1917-1936

Portions year

1907-2009

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18388.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.060380

Latitude

27.868190

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

80.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

A-Hmao

Natural pronunciation

Ah-Maow

Percent christian p g a c

80.000

Percent evangelical

75.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

75.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

15

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

448000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18388_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18388_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18388_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18388/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18388.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

2009

Bunu 424,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114019

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 439,000 Bunu people, scattered throughout Guangxi and Yunnan provinces, were counted in the 1982 Chinese census. Since that time, new information has confirmed that 11 subgroups of the Bunu are distinct ethnolinguistic groups. After subtracting the populations of these 11 groups, there are still more than 300,000 Bunu unaccounted for in China today. This Profile treats those who can no longer speak their mother tongue and those Bunu groups who have yet to be assigned to a subgroup by the Chinese. Bunu villages are customarily built in out-ofthe- way places; this results in little contact with the outside world.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Bunu

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18424.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.791792

Latitude

24.378610

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Bunu

Natural pronunciation

BOO-noo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

424000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18424_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18424_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18424_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18424/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18424.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Bunu women rule over their families. If a Bunu couple do not get along well, the husband may go back to his own home and the wife may find another man. The husband has no right to claim any property belonging to the wife's family. In such a marriage arrangement, it is the husband who takes orders from his wife.

Obstacles

The Bunu are one of the largest people groups in China without a single known church. There are believed to be only a small number of scattered Bunu believers. The Bunu's complex ethnolinguistic diversity has kept them from hearing the gospel.

Pray for p g

There are hundreds of strong Christ followers within 100 miles of where the Bunu live who can take them the gospel. Pray for many to be called and sent. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among the Bunu. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zhuang, Liuqian 406,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115009

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Liuqian

Category

1

R o l3

zlq

Primary language name

Zhuang, Liuqian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

3

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19802.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.612710

Latitude

24.594300

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Liuqian Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

lyoo-key-en Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

406000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19802_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19802_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19802_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19802/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19802.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=47061

Chuanlan 392,000 hab.

R o p3

114027

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 330,000 Chuanlan people are concentrated within Anshun Prefecture in southern China's Guizhou Province. They inhabit Anshun, Pingba and Zhenning counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Chuanlan

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18430.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.902136

Latitude

26.452996

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Chuanlan

Natural pronunciation

Chooan-lahn

Percent christian p g a c

7.500

Percent evangelical

6.800

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.800

P c buddhism

59

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

392000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18430/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18430.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

12

Religion subdivision

Mahayana

Bible year

1874-2018

Wa Parauk 379,000 hab.

R o p3

110476

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 300,000 Wa live in the mountains of Yunnan Province. The majority are located in Cangyuan, Ximeng, Lancang, Gengma, Menglian, Yongde, Shuangjiang, and Zhenkang counties. An additional 558,000 Wa live in Myanmar.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Wa Parauk

Category

1

R o l3

prk

Primary language name

Wa, Parauk

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1938-2019

Portions year

1934-1935

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15759.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

99.707270

Latitude

23.110410

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

19.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Wa Parauk

Natural pronunciation

Wa

Percent christian p g a c

25.091

Percent evangelical

8.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

11.876

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

850100

Frontier

N

Map address

m15759.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15759.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15759.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15759/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15759.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2006-2012

Nasu, Panxian 372,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114247

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 290,000 Nasu people speaking a distinct language live in western Guizhou Province and in adjoining parts of eastern Yunnan Province. In Yunnan, where 86,000 are located, the Panxian Nasu live in Fuyuan, Luoping, and Qujing counties. In Guizhou their villages are distributed in Panxian, Shuicheng, Xingren, Xingyi, Pu'an, and Qinglong counties. The Panxian Nasu are also found in Longlin County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They are the largest group of the 6,000 Yi people in Guangxi.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nasu, Panxian

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18627.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.651377

Latitude

25.732086

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Panxian Nasu

Natural pronunciation

Pan-sheeun Nah-soo

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.723

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.723

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

91

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

372000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18627.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18627.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18627.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18627/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18627.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Panxian Nasu have lived centuries where they are. Their name comes from their county of origin; however, their dress, language, and religion have been increasingly Sinicized (i.e., like the Chinese). Ancestor worship is replacing spirit worship. But since the 1980s, there have been some Christians among them. These believers are held in high esteem among their neighbors.

Obstacles

One obstacle is political, the Chinese government's antipathy toward evangelism. Another is the division between traditional and Sinicized Panxian Nasu, requiring different approaches of evangelization. And a Panxian Nasu Bible may also be lacking; althou

How reach

Bible translation may be needed. Power encounter may be effective among the traditional Panxian Nasu, while traditional evangelistic methods may work among the Sinicized.

Pray for church

Pray Chinese churches will learn of and adopt these people. Pray that power encounter will draw them to the Lord. Pray that the local churches will evangelize their neighbors. Pray for a complete and accurate Bible translation.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Han Chinese, Waxiang 368,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114091

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 320,000 speakers of the Waxiang language live scattered throughout an area of more than 6,000 square kilometers (2,340 sq. mi.) in western Hunan Province. The majority are located in the Wuling Mountains, including parts of Yuanling, Chunxi, Jishou, Guzhang, and Dayong counties.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Waxiang

Category

1

R o l3

wxa

Primary language name

Waxianghua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

29

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18483.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.366500

Latitude

28.673150

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Waxiang Chinese

Natural pronunciation

wa-shee-UNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.220

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.220

P c buddhism

1

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

368000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18483_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18483_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18483_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18483/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18483.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Waxiang live scattered throughout the beautiful Hunan Province. Though they are a mixture of several ethnic groups, officially the Waxiang are considered to be part of the majority Han Chinese Nationality.

Obstacles

This people group believes in ghosts and spirits. Many are also Daoists. Pray for the Holy Spirit to move in their communities.

How reach

The Waxiang Han Chinese take pride in their unique language which is related to the Miao cluster of languages. Perhaps there is an open door for linguists who know Christ to establish a beach head among them and translate for them.

Pray for church

There are few followers of Christ among the Waxiang Han Chinese. Pray that the few Waxiang believers would be empowered by the Holy Spirit to take Christ to every Waxiang community.

Pray for p g

Pray that they would develop a hunger for the true Savior, Jesus Christ. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Hmong Shua, Sinicized 350,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114107

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 260,000 Hmong Shuad live in southern China. They primarily occupy parts of Zhijin and Anshun counties in the western part of Guizhou Province. Small communities are also found in southeastern Yunnan, and southward into Vietnam where about 2,000 Hmong Shuad live.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Shua, Sinicized

Category

1

R o l3

hmz

Primary language name

Sinicized Miao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2005

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18496.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the World Foundation

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

105.355310

Latitude

25.774960

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.500

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Sinicized Hmong Shua

Natural pronunciation

mohng SHOO-ah

Percent christian p g a c

2.628

Percent evangelical

1.800

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.896

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

352600

Frontier

N

Map address

m18496_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18496_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18496_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18496/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18496.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hmong Shua speak a different language from all other Miao languages. Hmong Shua means "Sinicized Miao," and some claim their ancestors were soldiers sent from Jiangxi. The soldiers settled down and married Miao women. As a result, today many Hmong Shua do not even claim Miao ethnicity. Other Miao groups call them "Chinese Hmong."

Obstacles

The majority of Hmong Shua are animists. They also worship their ancestors, a practice that probably stems from their Chinese origins. These ancient religions bring spiritual strongholds that the Sinicized Hmong Shua have to overcome.

How reach

Power encounters and stories about creation may be effective approaches to reach the Hmong Shua. Gospel genealogies of Jesus may be a useful entry for Hmong evangelism because they show Jesus' ancestry. Ancestry is important in Hmong Shua culture.

Pray for church

A number of Hmong Shua attend Han Chinese churches in the region. Pray that they would be used by God to take Christ to all Hmong groups in China.

Pray for p g

Pray that the Hmong Shua would come to realize that they should worship the Creator rather than the creation, and Jesus rather than ancestors.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/

Naxi 334,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114251

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 270,000 Naxi are located in northern Yunnan Province, especially in Lijiang County, at the foot of the sacred and majestic Jade Dragon Mountain. The perennially snowcapped mountain towers 5,596 meters (18,350 ft.) above the Lijiang plain. Small numbers of Naxi live in Sichuan Province1 and possibly in Myanmar.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naxi

Category

2

R o l3

nxq

Primary language name

Naxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18630.jpg

Photo credits

Lee Snider - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.077238

Latitude

26.910820

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.800

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naxi

Natural pronunciation

Na-shee

Percent christian p g a c

0.800

Percent evangelical

0.073

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.073

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

334000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18630_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18630_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18630_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18630/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18630.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Since migrating from Tibet, the Naxi have been combined with several smaller groups to form one of China's official minorities. The name Naxi means "respectable people." One of the most distinctive aspects of Naxi culture is their ancient pictographic script. Naxi society is traditionally known for its matriarchal practices. Property and assets were passed down through the woman's side of the family, but this no longer holds true.

Obstacles

The Naxi people are descended from priests teaching religion "characterized by a fascination with power and wonder-working, and belief in a multitude of gods and demons who are manipulated with magic." While there have been several known believers since t

How reach

Knowing the Naxi tradition of a matriarchal society as well as the history of lives lost as that tradition evolved, missionaries can touch the Naxi with the guarantee of a rich inheritance in Christ, regardless of whether they are male or female.

Pray for church

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead the Naxi from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders and a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Kim Mun 332,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105005

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 250,000 speakers of the Kim Mun language live in China. The majority are located in the Jinping area of southeastern Yunnan Province, in addition to parts of Guangxi. Approximately 50,000 people living on Hainan Island are officially included as part of the Miao nationality, but they speak the same language as the Kim Mun on the Mainland who are included as part of the Yao nationality. More than 8,500 Kim Mun live in two subgroups within northern Laos, and an unspecified number live in Vietnam. In Laos the Kim Mun population is decreasing because of rampant drug addiction.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Kim Mun

Category

1

R o l3

mji

Primary language name

Kim Mun

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12688.jpg

Photo credits

Jean Francois Perigois

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

108.984920

Latitude

25.658570

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Kim Mun

Natural pronunciation

KEEM moon

Percent christian p g a c

0.678

Percent evangelical

0.116

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.206

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

561700

Frontier

N

Map address

m12688_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12688_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12688_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12688/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12688.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Kim Mun are famous for their many ingenious customs and inventions, including the tradition of making paper from roots and leaves. Until recently, a young Kim Mun man taking a wife had to pay a price. Betrothal was a negotiation of the bride price, which was divided into five different grades, depending on such natural qualities as the girl's beauty and health. The girl's parents would not let the man take their daughter away until the price had been paid in full." During courtship, Kim Mun youth sing romantic songs to each other. If a girl falls in love with a boy, she bites his arm as a token of her love for him.

Obstacles

The Kim Mun live in some of the least reached provinces of China.

How reach

There are vibrant Han Chinese Christian believers who can go to the Kim Mun people.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers to go to the Kim Mun people. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://oeildumekong.free.fr

Shui 327,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114309

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 430,000 members of the Shui minority live in southern Guizhou Province, primarily in Duyun, Sandu, and Libo counties. In addition, small numbers of Shui are located in northern Guangxi. The descendants of eight Shui families who migrated out of China about 50 years ago live in northern Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Shui

Category

1

R o l3

swi

Primary language name

Sui

Primary language dialect

Shui

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2003

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

8

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18682.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.968159

Latitude

25.803697

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.280

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Shui

Natural pronunciation

Shway

Percent christian p g a c

0.280

Percent evangelical

0.250

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.250

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

327000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18682_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18682_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18682_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18682/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18682.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Shui are proud of their history, which dates back as far as 200 BC in Chinese records. The Shui live in villages that are arranged according to family clans. All Shui worship their ancestors. This is considered their main religion. It keeps them in bondage to the past and prevents them from receiving Christ, because to do so would be considered an insult to their ancestors.

Obstacles

As already noted, the Shui live in fear of insulting their ancestors.

How reach

Jesus needs to be presented to the Shui people as One who came from God, giving his life for their sins, offering forgiveness and power to live this life.

Pray for church

Pray for Scripture and other resources to be made available to Shui believers, and that they will utilize them diligently. Pray they will have nothing to do with the deeds of darkness, living as children of light.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord will release the Shui from bondage to ancestral worship, leading to freedom in Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Hmong Leng 323,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114105

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 250,000 Hmong Leng live in southern and southeastern Yunnan Province - including 30,000 in Jinping County alone. Others are scattered in Pingbian County, parts of Wenshan Prefecture, and as far north as Kaiyuan County. In addition, large numbers of Hmong Leng live outside of China in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and as refugees in various Western nations, particularly the United States. The total world population for the Hmong Leng exceeds 500,000, the majority found in Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Leng

Category

3

R o l3

mww

Primary language name

Hmong Daw

Primary language dialect

Mong Leng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1984

Portions year

1922-1984

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18494.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.764132

Latitude

23.049124

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Leng

Natural pronunciation

mung leng

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

323000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18494.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18494.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18494.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18494/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18494.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hmong Leng are among the most economically progressive minority groups in south China. Hmong Leng youth frequently travel to cities and towns in search of employment and have a reputation for being good businessmen. Hmong Leng women wear dresses made from hemp cloth. They also wear a flat, round turban consisting of black and white cloth. In Jinping the clothing style includes a black or blue shirt and a flap of red cloth with sharply pointed corners at the back of the neck.

Obstacles

Their homeland, Guizhou Province, has few Christian believers.

How reach

There are other Hmong people who have accepted the gospel who can proclaim it to the Hmong Leng. Those who live in urban centers might be more open to Christ than those in rural areas.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Hmong Leng people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1997-2011

Nasu, Wusa 320,000 hab.

R o p3

114250

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 250,000 Wusa Nasu people live in seven counties of northwest Guizhou Province and in three counties of northeast Yunnan Province in southern China. The Wusa Nasu are the dominant Yi group in this region of China. The highest concentrations are found in Weining, Shuicheng, Hezhang, and Nayong counties of Guizhou; and in Xuanwei County of Yunnan where 58,000 reportedly live.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nasu, Wusa

Category

2

R o l3

ywu

Primary language name

Nasu, Wumeng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18629.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.291428

Latitude

26.862221

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

30.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Nasu, Wusa

Natural pronunciation

Nah-soo, Woo-sa

Percent christian p g a c

30.000

Percent evangelical

24.144

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

24.144

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

63

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

320000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18629/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18629.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Li, Qi 318,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114170

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Qi Li are the second largest Li group on Hainan Island. Although numbering 178,000 speakers in 1987, there are many more ethnic Qi Li who now can speak only Chinese. This people group is located in the central sections of Hainan Island, especially concentrated in Baoting and Qiongzhong counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Li, Qi

Category

2

R o l3

lic

Primary language name

Hlai

Primary language dialect

Qi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2015-2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18553.jpg

Photo credits

Create International

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.921284

Latitude

19.009023

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Qi Li

Natural pronunciation

chee lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

318000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18553.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18553.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18553.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18553/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18553.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Qi Li are one of five distinct tribes of the official Li nationality. The women used to wear silver ornaments and a turban or a tasseled handkerchief. With a long history of being bullied by Chinese landowners, many Qi Li chose to live in the mountains beyond the reach of their oppressors. Those who remained in the valleys were gradually assimilated to Chinese culture and language. Until recently, divorce was prohibited among the Qi Li.

Obstacles

Few Qi Li have ever been approached with the gospel. Today, there are possibly several hundred believers among the Qi Li; however, the few churches are weak and nominal.

How reach

Mission workers can tell the Qi Li about the creator of mountains and waterfalls, a creator who offers a personal relationship and wants them to be his sons and daughters.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in Qi Li families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.createinternational.com

Lahu 311,000 hab.

R o p3

105576

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 475,000 Lahu inhabit seven counties in the western part of Yunnan Province. Their villages are often situated on mountains at least 1,500 meters (4,920 ft.) above sea level. In addition, significant numbers of Lahu are located in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lahu

Category

3

R o l3

lhu

Primary language name

Lahu

Primary language dialect

Shehleh

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1932-1962

Portions year

1924-1962

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12949.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

6

Longitude

99.922489

Latitude

22.571082

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

55.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lahu

Natural pronunciation

LAH-hoo

Percent christian p g a c

61.896

Percent evangelical

33.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

35.513

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

589800

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12949/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12949.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1989-2014

Dongnu 306,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

102706

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Chinese census of 1982 listed 153,589 speakers of the Dongnu language in southern China. This makes Dongnu the largest language group among the Bunu people, who totaled 439,000 in 1982. The Dongnu inhabit a geographically widespread area across 15 counties in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and as far west as Funing County in southeastern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Dongnu

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Primary language dialect

Dongnu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11606.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.711370

Latitude

24.102460

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Dongnu

Natural pronunciation

dong-NOO

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

306000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11606_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11606_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11606_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11606/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11606.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Hmong Daw 303,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103844

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist Michael Johnson lists a figure of 220,000 speakers of Hmong Daw in China, of which more than 200,000 live in Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan Province. In addition, approximately 230,000 Hmong Daw live in Vietnam, 169,800 in Laos, 70,000 in the United States (primarily in Minnesota and California), 60,000 in Thailand, and 10,000 in France. In China most Hmong Daw are located along the China- Vietnam border in Yunnan, in the western part of Guangxi, and in southwesten Guizhou.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Daw

Category

3

R o l3

mww

Primary language name

Hmong Daw

Primary language dialect

Petchabun Miao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1984

Portions year

1922-1984

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12112.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

6

Longitude

105.016695

Latitude

27.045771

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.800

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Daw

Natural pronunciation

mung doh

Percent christian p g a c

32.661

Percent evangelical

1.200

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

11.804

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

88

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2190000

Frontier

N

Map address

m12112_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12112_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12112/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12112.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hmong Daw (called "White Miao" by the Chinese) take their name from the traditional color of their women's skirts. However, "In many locations in China the Hmong Daw have adopted the dialect and clothing styles of other Hmong groups. Hmong Daw women are skilled embroiderers. Mothers teach their daughters these skills at an early age.

Obstacles

The Hmong Daw live in Guizhou Province where the gospel is weaker than it is in most of China.

How reach

There are tribal groups in their general area who have come to Christ by the thousands. They can show this tribe the way to the cross.

Pray for p g

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Hmong Daw people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

N t online

Y

Bible year

1997-2011

Nosu, Shuixi 303,000 hab.

R o p3

114263

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 230,000 Shuixi Nosu live in the mountains of southern China. The majority are found in northern Guizhou Province, especially Bijie, Qianxi, Jinsha, Dafang, Zhijin, Nayong, and Qingzhen counties. An additional 20,900 Shuixi Nosu live in Zhenxiong County of Yunnan Province, while a small number spill across the border into Gulin County of Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Shuixi

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18642.jpg

Photo credits

International Mission Board-SBC

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.480151

Latitude

27.631935

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Nosu, Shuixi

Natural pronunciation

Nor-soo, Shway-shee

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.400

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.400

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

303000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18642/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18642.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=22213

Bible year

Yes

Laba 298,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105552

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 200,000 people belonging to the Laba ethnic group live in Guizhou Province in southern China. The population of the Laba in 1982 was given at 150,000 by a Chinese official publication. The Laba predominantly live in Qinglong, Shuicheng, Pu'an, and Panxian counties in southwest Guizhou. There are also reports of Laba people in parts of Jiangxi, Hunan, and Sichuan provinces.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Laba

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12935.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.844780

Latitude

26.234184

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Laba

Natural pronunciation

LAH-bah

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.219

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.219

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

298000

Frontier

N

Map address

m12935_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12935_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12935_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12935/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12935.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Laba are also widely known as the Huguang, or Huguangren. Laba is the name they call themselves. The Laba were probably originally a garrison of Han Chinese soldiers who were sent to Guizhou to fight the Miao. After hostilities ceased, the soldiers stayed behind, married local women, and gradually developed a separate ethnicity until they forgot their roots as Han people. The customs and celebrations of the Laba reflect both Miao and Han influences. For many years the main cultural connection between the Laba and Miao was the fact that they prepared and ate the same kind of food, which is significant in China. Ancestor worship and animism are the primary religious systems practiced by the Laba. In the past, a cow was sacrificed to the spirits of the Laba's ancestors every three years.

Obstacles

The Laba have been animists for generations. Change is difficult and painful.

How reach

Please pray for workers to take the good news of Jesus Christ to the Laba people. There are many resources available that will help with this in Mandarin Chinese.

Pray for church

There are a number of Laba who identify themselves as Christians. Pray they will live holy lives, zealous to know and serve the Lord. Pray they provide an excellent testimony to family and friends.

Pray for p g

"The gospel has never taken root among this group as it has among other peoples in the area." Please pray this situation will change soon.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Aoka 296,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113992

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1991 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Linguistics lists 200,000 Aoka people who speak the Maojia language, also known as Qingyi Miao. They are located in the mountains of Chengbu County in southwestern Hunan Province; and also in the Ziyun District of Longsheng County in the northeastern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Aoka

Category

2

R o l3

hsn

Primary language name

Chinese, Xiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2001

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18398.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.300647

Latitude

26.335634

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Aoka

Natural pronunciation

Aow-kha

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.700

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.700

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

296000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18398_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18398_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18398_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18398/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18398.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Aoka communities work together to design and build homes for each other. In many villages, the Aoka believe the stove is the center of their home and they are afraid to offend the "spirit of the stove." They are forbidden from placing their feet or shoes on the stove, and at night they must remove all pots and pans from it. Failure to do so will bring a curse to the family.

Obstacles

Today the majority of Aoka believe in animism and practice ancestor worship. Few Aoka are literate enough to read the Chinese Bible or other evangelistic literature. More than three-quarters of Aoka people have yet to hear the gospel for the first time. N

How reach

Since homes and families are important to the Aoka, missionaries can underscore the concept of the family of God and his promise of a glorious home.

Pray for church

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Nasu, Eastern 272,000 hab.

R o p3

114245

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 400,000 Eastern Nasu live in northern Yunnan Province, especially in Wuding, Luquan, Xundian, and Dongchuan counties. They also spill across into Huili and Huidong counties in the southern part of Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nasu, Eastern

Category

2

R o l3

ywq

Primary language name

Yi, Wuding-Luquan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1948

Portions year

1923

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18625.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.418510

Latitude

26.073760

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

35.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Eastern Nasu

Natural pronunciation

Nah-soo

Percent christian p g a c

35.000

Percent evangelical

29.020

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

29.020

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

63

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

272000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18625_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18625_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18625/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18625.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2016

Nosu, Butuo 272,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114260

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to Professor James Matisoff, who heads up the Department of Tibeto- Burman Linguistic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, there are "about 200,000 speakers" of the Butuo Nosu language in southern Sichuan Province. Their name comes from their primary location, Butuo County. Others are found across parts of Puge, Ningnan, Huidong, and Huili counties. The Butuo Nosu live at the southern end of the Daliangshan (Big Cold Mountains).

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Butuo

Category

3

R o l3

iii

Primary language name

Nuosu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1948-2009

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18639.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.875186

Latitude

27.604529

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Butuo Nosu

Natural pronunciation

BOO-twoh NOR-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.050

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.050

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

272000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18639_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18639_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18639_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18639/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18639.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the early days of the Chinese Republic, the Nosu were "troublesome" to Chinese troops, largely because of their habit of enslaving members of other people groups. With their heritage of aggression and violence, the Butuo Nosu lived in homes and villages protected by high fences to protect themselves from other tribes. The violence was never-ending until the Chinese took control.

Obstacles

The Butuo Nosu believe in many gods. They worship various mountain deities and spirits of war, harvests and rivers. They revere and worship their ancestors. It is unclear whether there are gospel materials in the language of this people group.

How reach

A largely unreached people group, the Butuo Nosu have reported a few hundred elderly Catholics among them. Farther north, 12,000 believers live among the Nosu (the larger ethnic group of which the Butuo Nosu are a distinct language group), but it is not apparent if they have had any impact on the Butuo Nosu.

Pray for p g

Pray for faithful, Holy Spirit-empowered harvesters from other people groups to go the the Butuo Nosu. Pray for the Butuo Nosu to hunger for the spiritual peace that only God offers and to surrender to the ways of Christ. Pray for a movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Khampa, Western 265,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114138

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 220,000 Tibetans living in the massive Nghari Prefecture in central and northern Tibet speak the Western Khampa language. A small number of Western Khampa live across parts of northern India, predominately in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Khampa, Western

Category

3

R o l3

khg

Primary language name

Tibetan, Khams

Primary language dialect

Western Khams

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18524.jpg

Photo credits

SierraLemon - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

91.711443

Latitude

31.937464

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Western Khampa

Natural pronunciation

KUM-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

265000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18524_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18524_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18524_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18524/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18524.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The language of the Western Khampa of China cannot be understood by speakers of the Central Tibetan languages or the Amdo Tibetan. Despite living in a huge area approximately the size of England, only two dialects are reported within the Western Khampa language. For centuries the Khampa terrorized other Tibetans. The Khampa men traditionally wear long-sleeved coats tied up with a belt, which conceals a large knife or sword. They travel by horseback and are never without a weapon. Many wear lucky charms, magical strings or amulet boxes around their neck. Polyandry (the practice of brothers sharing the same wife) still occurs in some places. Life expectancy for Khampa living in the harsh plateau environment averages only about 45 years.

Obstacles

The Western Khampa are the epitome of an unreached people group. Efforts to reach them in the past have seen little or no results.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to reveal himself to Western Khampa families, calling people into relationship. Pray for loving, anointed workers. Pray for the hearts of the Western Khampa to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities. Pray for the Western Khampa to encounter the JESUS Film and other gospel materials in their language.

N t online

Y

Nisu, Yuanyang 264,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114259

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 200,000 Yuanyang Nisu live in southern Yunnan. Some 135,000 inhabit areas south of the Honghe River in Yuanyang, Honghe, Jinping, Yuanjiang, and Luchun counties. Others live in Mojiang, Jiangcheng, Pu'er, and Simao counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nisu, Yuanyang

Category

2

R o l3

nsd

Primary language name

Nisu, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2006

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18638.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.694363

Latitude

23.991231

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Yuanyang Nisu

Natural pronunciation

Yoo-ahn-yung Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

1.500

Percent evangelical

0.720

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.720

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

264000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18638.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18638.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18638.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18638/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18638.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Yuanyang Nisu are believed to have migrated into their present areas from locations to the north, such as Yuanjiang, Shiping, and Jianshui, during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Because of their geographic dispersion, their dialect and customs gradually evolved so that today this group should be considered distinct from other Nisu groups. The Yuanyang Nisu are different from the other Nisu groups because of dialect differences and cultural variation. Unmarried Yuanyang Nisu girls wear cockscomb headdresses. Each hat contains as many as 1,200 silver beads. Even after marriage, Yuanyang Nisu women take pride in their clothing. Their headdresses are richly embroidered with laces that flow down onto the back.

Obstacles

Yunnan Province is home to the Yuanyang Nisu people. This is perhaps China's least reached provinces, and it is home to the highest number of their unreached people groups.

How reach

There are both Catholic and Protestant believers among the Yuanyang Nisu in Yuanyang County and surrounding areas. Missionaries translated Scripture portions into Yanyuang Nisu in 1913 and the entire New Testament in 1948, but the script used is now obsolete. Still, there is a good foundation for the gospel to go forth.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving, Holy Spirit anointed workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tu 257,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110227

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Most live in north-west China, especially in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province. Others are scattered throughout other parts of Qinghai, as well as in neighboring areas of Gansu Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Tu

Category

3

R o l3

mjg

Primary language name

Tu

Primary language dialect

Mongghul

Number languages spoken

3

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2012-2019

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15603.jpg

Photo credits

Create Thailand, YWAM

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.183697

Latitude

36.856156

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Tu

Natural pronunciation

too

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

257000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m15603_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: WLMS and IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15603_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15603_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15603/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15603.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tu were first recorded in 1227, when a Mongol garrison was dispatched to control the area that the Tu still inhabit today. The troops remained there and later married women from local tribes. Until recently, Tu girls were expected to be married by the age of 15. After that age, the girl was considered “married to heaven.” Unmarried Tu women wear a single ponytail to advertise their status to prospective partners. The Tu are ardent followers of Tibetan Buddhism. Their main religious center is the Youning Monastery, founded in 1604. Shamans and mediums are also active among the Tu. The annual Nadun Festival focuses around the fala, a Tu medium who “impales himself with as many as 12 iron nails and is possessed by the spirit of the Erlang god.”

Obstacles

Spiritual opposition will surely be encountered when Jesus is presented to the Tu. Workers need to be prepared for this but not intimidated.

Pray for p g

Pray the Tu would be given the gift of conviction of sin, that they may know they need the savior. Pray the Lord would be preparing them for the gospel message when it comes. Although there are no known Christians among the Tu today, there are Han Chinese believers living in the mountains 25 kilometers from Huzhu. They interact with the Tu and even speak the Tu language. Pray these Han believers would be given a desire to share Christ with the Tu.

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Akha 257,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100185

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 400,000 Akha are scattered throughout Asia. About 150,000 of these are located in southern China's Yunnan Province. Today the majority of Akha live in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. In China the Akha primarily inhabit Xishuangbanna Prefecture, which has a lazy, slow-paced feel. The prefecture is home to approximately 30 ethnic groups, of which the Akha are one of the most visible.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Akha

Category

1

R o l3

ahk

Primary language name

Akha

Primary language dialect

Asong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1968-1987

Portions year

1939-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10223.jpg

Photo credits

Arian Zwegers - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

100.093090

Latitude

21.952000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.350

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Akha

Natural pronunciation

AH-kah

Percent christian p g a c

19.952

Percent evangelical

0.309

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.789

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

627000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10223_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10223_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10223_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10223/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10223.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Long recitations, committed to memory and handed down from parents to children, are essential for continuing the Akha culture. Among the Akha it is important for a man to be able to memorize his complete genealogy right back to the first man, Sm Mi O. To be unable to do so is considered a disgrace. Despite being some of the poorest people in southern China, Akha women have a striking appearance. They wear heavily decorated headdresses and skirts. The Akha's religious philosophy, Akhazang (Akha-way), permeates every aspect of their lives and social structure. They believe in a supreme deity named Apoe Miyeh.

Obstacles

The Akha's commitment to follow the deity Apoe Miyeh must be redirected towards the Creator God.

How reach

Perhaps the Christians in the Akha communities of Myanmar and Thailand will find ways to minister to the Akha of China. Pray for this desire to arise at the proper time.

Pray for church

In Myanmar and Thailand the Akha have responded in large numbers to the Gospel, with as many as 60,000 Akha Christians reported in Myanmar alone. In China, however, only 500 to 600 Akha have believed. Pray for the Akha believers in China to grow in numbers, and in spiritual maturity.

Pray for p g

Pray the entire Akha community will increasingly be drawn to the Savior, Jesus Christ, as their distant relatives in Myanmar have experienced to an extent.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/azwegers/44114403332/

Bible year

2001-2018

Nisu, Xinping 255,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114258

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 190,000 speakers of Xinping Nisu live in Xinping, Yuxi, Eshan, Yuanjiang, Jiangchuan, and Yimen counties of Yuxi Prefecture (143,400); Anning and Jinning Counties of Kunming Municipality (18,000); and Shiping County in Honghe Prefecture (31,000). These locations are all within China's Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nisu, Xinping

Category

2

R o l3

yiv

Primary language name

Nisu, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18637.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.845220

Latitude

24.164340

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xinping Nisu

Natural pronunciation

Shin-ping Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.506

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.506

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

255000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18637_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18637_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18637_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18637/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18637.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

This people group lives in southwest China, in Yunnan province. Roosters are held in great reverence and are even worshiped by the Xinping Nisu. They also believe the spirits of dragons and the ox can protect them. A study done in 1989 indicates there are a few hundred Christians among them.

Obstacles

The Xinping community worship created things rather than the creator God.

How reach

Focused prayer is needed to help the Xinping learn of the creator God who loves them, and to come to the place of placing their faith in His provision.

Pray for church

Pray for the followers of Christ among the Xinping, that they will grow into the likeness of Christ, living consistently in the power of His Spirit.

Pray for p g

Pray for God's blessing, strengthening and healing of families and communities within the Xinping Nisu people through the abundant life Jesus offers to all who call on His name. Pray the Lord will cause the Xinping community to become increasingly aware of their need for a Savior, and that workers will be sent to tell them that Jesus has come to be their Deliverer.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Luoluopo, Southern 249,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114186

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to researcher Jamin Pelkey, 188,500 Western Luoluopo live in six counties of northern and central Simao Prefecture in Yunnan Province. In descending order, the Western Luoluopo are found in Jingdong County (57,000), followed by Jinggu (47,000), Lancang (31,500), Zhenyuan (28,000), Simao (14,500), and Pu'er (10,000).

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Luoluopo, Southern

Category

1

R o l3

ysp

Primary language name

Lolopo, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18569.jpg

Photo credits

Go Yi

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.770290

Latitude

23.863540

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Luoluopo

Natural pronunciation

Luoh-luoh-po

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.051

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.051

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

249000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18569_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18569_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18569_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18569/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18569.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The southern Luoluopo language group originated farther north than where they live today. They moved to their present location to avoid the many wars that existed among the Yi tribal peoples. These wars ended through mediation and diplomacy. They are animists, placating spirit beings.

Obstacles

Rugged terrain, tribal warfare, and lack of Christian resources hinder evangelization. The Chinese government hinders the expansion of the gospel to the best of their ability.

How reach

More extensive use of gospel recordings in their language can be a good way to reach them. They need a Bible translation. Power encounters can potentially help them see the power the Lord has over the wicked spirits they now serve.

Pray for church

Pray for gospel resources to be available and well used among the Southern Luoluopo people. Pray that Christ will bind the demonic. Pray for power encounters with evil spirits. Pray that the few Southern Luoluopo who are Christian will reach out to these their kinsmen.

Baihong 247,000 hab.

R o p3

114003

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Baihong "have a larger population" among the various Hani subgroups in China. The Baihong live over a widespread area between Mojiang and Yuanjiang counties in southern Yunnan Province. Almost 200,000 Baihong live in villages that are "situated halfway up the mountain, shrouded by clouds and mists. Their houses are made of earthen walls and thatched roofs sloping down on four sides."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Baihong

Category

2

R o l3

how

Primary language name

Honi

Primary language dialect

Baihong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18409.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.886300

Latitude

23.207390

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.800

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Baihong

Natural pronunciation

Bai-hong

Percent christian p g a c

2.800

Percent evangelical

2.700

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.700

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

247000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18409_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18409_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18409/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18409.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Suodi 243,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114313

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 190,000 ethnic Suodi people live in the high mountains of southern China, including some 170,000 in Huili, Dechang, Miyi, and Puge counties of southern Sichuan Province, and 14,500 in Yuanmou, Luquan, and Yongren counties of northern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Suodi

Category

3

R o l3

iii

Primary language name

Nuosu

Primary language dialect

Suodi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1948-2009

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18686.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.376292

Latitude

26.865702

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Suodi

Natural pronunciation

Swohr-dee

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.105

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.105

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

243000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18686_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18686_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18686_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18686/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18686.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

For centuries the Suodi have been caught up in violence, slavery, and warfare with their Nosu neighbors and between respective clans of Suodi. The Suodi are engaged in a wide variety of occupations, including trading, farming, and animal husbandry. In the past many Suodi were opium addicts - a vice that is slowly resurfacing among Suodi youth. A complex form of polytheism is practiced by the Suodi. They worship a host of deities and spirits, hoping their devotion will prevent disaster coming upon their families and villages. They also believe in Yasomu, an all-powerful deity, and they keep ancestral tablets.

Obstacles

The Suodi people have a long history of violence and darkness.

How reach

Workers are needed to carry the good news of Christ to the Suodi people. Pray for workers who can communicate well in the language of the Suodi.

Pray for church

Pray for those who follow Jesus within the Suodi community, that they will clearly understand the message of grace that Jesus offers. Pray they will understand that an upright life is a proper response to the grace of Jesus.

Pray for p g

Pray for Suodi families and communities to discover and embrace the free gift of life found by trusting Christ and his finished work.Today there are no more than a few hundred Catholic believers among the Suodi. Most members of this group have yet to hear the Gospel for the first time. Pray for the availability of the unadulterated message of Christ to each individual in the Suodi community.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Xibe 233,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114355

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 180,000 members of the Xibe nationality inhabit more than 25 counties within Liaoning Province in northeast China. This figure does not include the 32,900 Western Xibe who live in Xinjiang on the opposite side of the country. They have been profiled separately.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Xibe

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

55

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18720.jpg

Photo credits

Epel - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

123.708418

Latitude

41.449715

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Xibe

Natural pronunciation

Shee-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.221

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.221

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

45

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

233000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18720_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18720_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18720_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18720/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18720.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1874-2018

Nisu, Jianshui 229,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114257

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 370,000 Jianshui Nisu people are located in southern Yunnan Province, primarily in Shiping, Jianshui, Gejiu, and Mengzi counties in Honghe Prefecture. About 13,000 live in Tonghai and Eshan counties of Yuxi Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nisu, Jianshui

Category

2

R o l3

nos

Primary language name

Nisu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18636.jpg

Photo credits

ArtWell - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.533330

Latitude

23.550000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jianshui Nisu

Natural pronunciation

Jee-uhn-shway Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

229000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18636_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18636_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18636_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18636/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18636.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Jianshui Nisu are part of the Yi cluster in China. Chinese records mention two designations of Nisu in this part of the country: Hua Yao (Flowery Belt) and San Dao Hong (Three Stripes of Red). Women of the latter group wear three tightly wound stripes of red yarn in their hair, often partially covered by a red or white headdress. In Shiping County, "the family of the bride is to make a new costume to present to the bride on her wedding day. She is to keep this set of garments until the day she dies.”

Obstacles

The Jianshui Nisu worship numerous spirits, some of whom are considered benevolent and others evil. The challenge in reaching this people group is to release them from their traditional beliefs or, on the other hand, from apathy towards the unseen.

How reach

In 1958 there were still 50 believers in Shiping County. Today a small number of Nisu Christians live in Tonghai County. Missionaries can stir up the curiosity of the younger generation by reminding them of parents and grandparents who embraced Christ.

Pray for church

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side to make disciples. Pray for loving workers. Pray for hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Mulao 225,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114234

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 159,000 Mulao were counted in the 1990 Chinese census. The majority live in the Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A few villages of Mulao are located in central Guizhou Province. The people there refer to themselves as Mu. Guangxi contains some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The landscape is dotted with many jagged limestone peaks that stretch hundreds of feet in the air, resembling sharp knives.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Mulao

Category

1

R o l3

mlm

Primary language name

Mulam

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18614.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.928020

Latitude

24.815150

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.800

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Mulao

Natural pronunciation

Moo-laow

Percent christian p g a c

0.800

Percent evangelical

0.778

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.778

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

225000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18614_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18614_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18614/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18614.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Mulao are one of China's officially recognized minority groups. For centuries the Mulao have struggled to prevent their ethnic identity from being swallowed up by the dominant Han Chinese, Zhuang, Miao and Dong groups. They are known by many for their variety of food. Mouthwatering dishes that appear on local menus include snake-vile soup, bamboo rat, mutjac-horned pheasant, short-tailed monkey brain, gem-faced civet, ants, fruit-eating fox, and last but not least, armadillo face.

Obstacles

The Mulao used to be polytheists, but now religion does not play a large part in their everyday lives. Because of this, they may be not as open to letting it be a bigger part of their lives, which could be difficult to get past.

How reach

Spreading awareness and knowledge about Jesus could be an important first step to find new believers. It is important that people have the resources to get their questions about faith answered.

Pray for church

Pray for a movement to grow among them that enriches their communities and lives. Pray that they can find the comfort in Jesus that they need. Pray for strong educational systems and for good, empathetic leaders.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Iu Mien, Hunan 221,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114117

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

An official government study in 1995 listed 130,000 speakers of the Iu Mien language living in southern Hunan Province. They inhabit at least 17 different counties within Hunan, including Yongzhou, Shuangpai, Xintian, Changning, Daoxian, Lanshan, Lingxian, Ningyuan, Jianghua, Jiangyong, Dong'an, Linwu, Guiyang, Xinning, and Yizhang. In many locations the Iu Mien live alongside Ghao-Xong and Han Chinese. There are no speakers of the Hunan variety of Iu Mien reportedly living outside of China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Iu Mien, Hunan

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18505.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.321325

Latitude

24.431074

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Hunan Iu Mien

Natural pronunciation

HOO-nahn YOO-mee-en

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

221000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18505_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18505_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18505_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18505/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18505.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2007-2008

Zhuang, Qiubei 219,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115000

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Qiubei

Category

1

R o l3

zqe

Primary language name

Zhuang, Qiubei

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19806.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.418440

Latitude

24.334420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Qiubei Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

choo-bay Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

219000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19806_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19806_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19806_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19806/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19806.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Ami 214,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100294

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Ami are the largest of the tribes in Taiwan, with a population of more than 130,000. In Mainland China, approximately 1,500 Ami live in small villages in southern Fujian Province. Many have settled in Beijing and Shanghai municipalities.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

298

R o p2

C0210

People cluster

Taiwan Indigenous

Peop name across countries

Ami

Category

1

R o l3

ami

Primary language name

Amis

Primary language dialect

Tavalong-vataan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1972-1991

Portions year

1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10295.jpg

Photo credits

Larry Koester - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

117.023251

Latitude

23.981006

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

53.745

Natural name

Ami

Natural pronunciation

AH-mee

Percent christian p g a c

36.771

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

8.825

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.941

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

420000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10295_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10295_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10295_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10295/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10295.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Ami, who "seem to be composed of several more-or-less unrelated ethnic elements," say their ancestors came from an overseas island called Sanasai or Vasai. Some scholars have speculated these islands are today's Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Many Ami villages have a matrilineal clan system, with the grandmother acting as the head of the household. Some Ami believe men should only eat male fish and women should only eat female fish. The Ami in Fujian are polytheists. They are an unreached group in China, despite the presence of a strong Ami church in Taiwan. As many as half of the Ami in Taiwan claim to be Christians.

Obstacles

Polytheistic beliefs in gods and goddesses, coupled with beliefs brought in by men who went to fight in time of war may have confused the Ami and left them suspicious of other beliefs.

How reach

Teams of Ami missionaries from Taiwan have been sent to a few countries, including China. Pray some of these Ami believers will be sent to their own tribe living in mainland China.

Pray for church

Pray for those the Lord will call to himself from among the Ami of China, and that the Lord is even now preparing teachers and pastors to help them. Pray they will experience the unity Jesus described in John 17.

Pray for p g

Pray the Ami will increasingly understand there is one creator God who transcends his creation, and will pay homage to him.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/larrywkoester/24006675486

Bible year

1997

Jiarong, Situ 204,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114123

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1993 study listed a total of 139,000 Situ Jiarong people in Sichuan Province. They are the dominant Jiarong group in China. The Situ, also known as the Eastern Jiarong, inhabit parts of Li, Wenchuan, and Xiaojin counties in central Sichuan, as well as sections of Barkam (Ma'erkang) and Jinchuan counties. Many Situ Jiarong live in a Vshaped valley between the Zagunao River - which originates in the Zhegu Mountains - and the upper section of the Min River.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Jiarong, Situ

Category

2

R o l3

jya

Primary language name

Jiarong

Primary language dialect

Situ

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18511.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.295402

Latitude

31.849207

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.029

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Situ Jiarong

Natural pronunciation

SEE-too jee-ah-RONG

Percent christian p g a c

0.029

Percent evangelical

0.029

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.029

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

204000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18511_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18511_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18511_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18511/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18511.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Kyrgyz 204,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105550

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 140,000 Kirgiz were counted in the 1990 Chinese census. In addition, 2.23 million Kirgiz live in their new homeland, Kyrgyzstan. Others live in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and in a small refugee community in Turkey. In China, 80% of the Kirgiz are located in more than 20 counties within the Kizilsuu Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

204

R o p2

C0110

People cluster

Kyrgyz

Peop name across countries

Kyrgyz

Category

1

R o l3

kir

Primary language name

Kyrgyz

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1991-2005

Portions year

1982-2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

94.810000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12933.jpg

Photo credits

Theklan - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

10

Longitude

74.475310

Latitude

39.120780

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.229

Natural name

Kyrgyz

Natural pronunciation

KUR-gheez

Percent christian p g a c

0.230

Percent evangelical

0.180

Percent evangelical p c

0.084

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.084

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6473100

Frontier

N

Map address

m12933_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12933_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12933_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12933/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12933.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Kyrgyz in China called that land home since the first century. Maintaining unique cultural tribal identities, many exist in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang, where minority tribal members "disappear" by the Chinese Communist Party. The Kyrgyz famous epic tale, the Manas, describes their past, customs, habits, philosophies and struggle for independence. Some Kyrgyz who can recite their famous epic tale and who know their history and traditions have suffered in "re-education" camps.

Obstacles

The greatest ministry obstacle to reaching the Kyrgyz points to the Chinese government, which stands against the spread of the gospel. Another ministry obstacle is their long-held allegiance to Islam and their belief in black magic.

How reach

Because the Kyrgyz respect demonstrations of signs and wonders, believers who call on God for the demonstration of his power and healing would be effective.

Pray for church

Today few follow Christ, but with China's draconian detention of religious believers, nobody knows how many. Pray that those who know the Lord would trust in his strength and the power of his Holy Spirit to guide their steps. Pray for a movement to Christ among China's Kyrgyz.

Pray for p g

Pray Kyrgyz people would resist the oppressive forces that seek to indoctrinate and spiritually destroy them. Pray for the power of the Holy Spirit to cause a massive movement to Christ among the Kyrgyz.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kyrgyz_women_offering_butter_and_salt.jpg

R l g4

20

Religion subdivision

Sunni

Bible year

1995-2011

Miao, Chuan 199,000 hab.

R o p3

114197

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Chuan (River) Miao inhabit five counties in the southern part of Sichuan Province. They are located primarily in Xuyong, Gong, Gao, Junlian, and Gulin counties. In 1990 there were 117,000 Chuan Miao in China - an increase from 1949 when they reportedly numbered between 60,000 and 70,000. In addition, 10,000 Chuan Miao also live in Myanmar. They migrated there in the mid-1800s to avoid Chinese oppression.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Chuan

Category

3

R o l3

mww

Primary language name

Hmong Daw

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1984

Portions year

1922-1984

J p scale

2

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

2

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18578.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.895312

Latitude

26.997401

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.500

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Chuan Miao

Natural pronunciation

Chwun Meow

Percent christian p g a c

5.500

Percent evangelical

1.500

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

199000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18578.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18578.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18578.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18578/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18578.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Minimally Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-2.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1997-2011

Kado 196,000 hab.

R o p3

114129

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 122,000 Kado live in communities scattered throughout the southern part of Yunnan Province. Although most are concentrated in Mojiang County in Honghe Prefecture, Kado can be found as far southwest as Jinghong County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. In 1983, 128,500 Kado were also reported living in Myanmar. An additional small group of 200 Kado lives in northern Laos.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Kado

Category

1

R o l3

ktp

Primary language name

Kaduo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18516.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.745120

Latitude

24.496920

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

35.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Kado

Percent christian p g a c

34.075

Percent evangelical

32.546

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

31.675

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

64

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

201500

Frontier

N

Map address

m18516_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18516_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18516/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18516.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa 185,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113987

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 linguistic survey of China listed 112,800 speakers of the Rongmahbrogpa Tibetan language. The main center of the Rongmahbrogpa is the picturesque town of Xiahe in southwest Gansu Province. The language is also spoken in and around Tongren County in neighboring eastern Qinghai Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Primary language dialect

Rongmahbrogpa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18394.jpg

Photo credits

Jacques Beaulieu - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.488681

Latitude

34.523345

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Rongmahbrogpa Amdo

Natural pronunciation

RUNG-ma-DRUK-pah AHM-doe

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.050

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.050

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

185000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18394_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18394_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18394_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18394/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18394.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The name Rongmahbrogpa is a combination of the Tibetan words Rongba (villager or farmer) and Brogpa (nomad or herder). Although ethnically and culturally the Rongmahbrogpa belong to the Tibetan nationality, they speak a language that is distinct from other Tibetan varieties. Rongmahbrogpa contains two or more dialects. Although they may not understand each other's speech, all Tibetans use the same written script. Tibetans from different areas can often be seen exchanging notes to communicate. The Tibetan prayer wheel, or manichorkor, can be turned by hot air, hand, wind or water. As it spins, the scroll contained in the cylinder is believed to release prayers to the heavens. There are several audio and visual gospel resources in their language that can be prayerfully distributed.

Obstacles

Tibetan Buddhism, especially with the extra layer of bon shamanism, is a major spiritual deterrent to the gospel. Tibetan peoples have historically proven to be difficult groups to reach with the gospel.

Pray for p g

Pray for them to understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Rongmahbrogpa Amdo people would have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacques2beaulieu/49282855381

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Lipo, Western 183,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114176

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 146,000 Western Lipo live in an impoverished area of northern Yunnan Province. They inhabit six counties in Yunnan - Dayao, Yongren, Yuanmou, Binchuan, Yao'an, and Yongsheng. A small number of Western Lipo spill across the border into the Renhe District of Panzhihua County in Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lipo, Western

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18559.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.859850

Latitude

26.643590

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Western Lipo

Natural pronunciation

Lee-po

Percent christian p g a c

1.500

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

183000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18559.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18559.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18559.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18559/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18559.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

There is a large distinction between the two Lipo groups. The Eastern Lipo are known as a Christian tribe while the Western Lipo have few Christians. Lipo means "insiders." They refer to the Han Chinese as Xipo, or "outsiders." The Western Lipo claim to have originated in Nanjing or Jiangxi in eastern China. Today, though many of the folk tales and legends are dying, ethnic music, song, and dance are still flourishing.

Obstacles

Although the Eastern Lipo are a thoroughly Christian group, few Western Lipo have been evangelized. The Eastern Lipo, as a similar group, can take Christ to their animistic cousins.

How reach

Focusing on the existing church and majority beliefs of the Eastern Lipo could benefit outreach efforts. Distribution of biblical materials could also help this people group.

Pray for church

Pray for the workers among the Western Lipo to be pillars in their communities and to help each other. Pray for the Lipo church to shine the light of Christ to the Western Lipo.

Han Chinese, Hui'an 180,000 hab.

R o p3

114081

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority of the 150,000 Hui'an Chinese live on China's east coast, near the town of Chongwu in Hui'an County. Others are located farther along the Fujian coastline of the Taiwan Strait. One visitor reported, "In the town of Hui'an itself, which is some way inland, one can certainly see these women, but they are more widely scattered. We therefore headed for the Xiaozuo and Dazuo Peninsulas, as here they can be seen in greater concentrations and, as these places are more remote, there is less deviation from the traditional style of dress." Hui'an Chinese are found in larger numbers outside of China. Hui'an Associations exist in the nations of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Myanmar, and Canada.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Hui'an

Category

2

R o l3

cdo

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Dong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1856

Portions year

1852

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

35

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18475.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

119.059450

Latitude

26.423105

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Hui'an Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Hway-ahn

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

4.200

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.200

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

180000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18475.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18475.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18475.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18475/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18475.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1884-1912

Zhuang, Minz 180,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115010

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Dejing area, Debao, Jingxi, and Napo counties; Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Funing county, Langheng district, Tianbeng township, Anha, Bagan, Gecai, Getao, Gezao, Longnong, Na’en, Sankeshu, Shangmabu, Tianfang, and Xionggu villages.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Minz

Category

1

R o l3

zgm

Primary language name

Zhuang, Minz

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p20323.jpg

Photo credits

Ekaterina Khudina - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.456130

Latitude

23.557200

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Minz Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

mins Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

180000

Frontier

N

Map address

m20323_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20323_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20323_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20323/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p20323.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Choni 168,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110035

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 100,000 speakers of the Jone Tibetan language inhabit Jone County in the southwestern part of Gansu Province. A small number live in the adjacent parts of northern Sichuan. Some publications have incorrectly given their location as the "Yunnan-Tibet border." Their name was previously spelled Choni, and they still appear in many publications by that name. The To River flows through Jone County. One traveler described the location: "Nowhere else [in Gansu] are there such forests, and the scenery is unsurpassed."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Choni

Category

3

R o l3

cda

Primary language name

Choni

Primary language dialect

Hbrugchu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15469.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.048784

Latitude

34.415318

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Choni

Natural pronunciation

Joe-nee

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.100

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

168000

Frontier

N

Map address

m15469_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15469_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15469_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15469/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15469.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Jone county in Gansu province is the home of most of these people, and they have their own language and ethnic identity. Their name is sometimes spelled "Choni". The existence of these people has not been well-known. Jone was the site of an independent kingdom until 1928, when a Chinese general confiscated the land of the Jone prince.

Obstacles

The identity of the Jone is tied to Tibetan Buddhism, making it especially difficult to embrace a different worldview.

How reach

Han Chinese believers may be able to carry the Gospel message to the Jone. Pray that some be given a heart for this mission.

Pray for church

There are a few Christian believers among the Jone. Pray they will grow to become mature in the Lord, and will be faithful witnesses to their family and friends.

Pray for p g

Pray these Buddhist people will be given the knowledge of sin, and will increasingly know the need for the forgiveness found through faith in the completed work of Christ on the cross.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Buriat, Chinese 166,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115058

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Hulun-Buyr district, near Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) borders.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Buriat, Chinese

Category

1

R o l3

bxu

Primary language name

Buriat, China

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19319.jpg

Photo credits

Telaneo - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

118.018840

Latitude

48.919840

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Chinese Buriat

Natural pronunciation

BOO-rree-aht

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

69

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

166000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19319_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists

Photo c c version text

CC0 1.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19319_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19319_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19319/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19319.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Buriat in China are relatively recent arrivals, having migrated from Siberia to Inner Mongolia in 1917. They inhabit grasslands in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This remote area is located where China, Russia and Mongolia meet. Most Buriat live in mud and wood houses, although some are still nomads.

Obstacles

Shamanism has deep roots in Buriat culture. Buddhism and a new religion called Burkanism provide other spiritual obstacles for gospel acceptance.

How reach

A few of the Buriat in China have recently become Christians, resulting from Chinese house church efforts originating in a revival in Heilongjiang Province. They took responsibility for evangelizing westward into Inner Mongolia, boldly preaching the gospel and seeing thousands of people come to Christ.

Pray for church

Pray for adequate Scriptures and discipleship resources in their language. Pray for Buriat disciples to make more disciples.

Pray for p g

Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead Chinese Buriats to the cross and the empty grave. Pray for signs and wonders among them and for a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me_and_a_Buryat.jpg

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Golog 165,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114071

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The February 1982 National Geographic listed a figure of between 80,000 and 90,000 Gologs, living in six counties of the remote Golog Tibetan Prefecture in Qinghai Province. A total of 100,343 people lived in the prefecture in 1953, but by 1964 the population had diminished to only 56,071. Thousands of Golog migrated from the area. Thousands more were either killed in battle or starved to death by the Chinese army. The Golog region is virtually still outside Chinese control. Its extreme isolation was described by a visitor in the late 1920s: "A miserable land it is, of poverty and incredible filth; a land cut off from the modern world, a region which, for uncounted centuries, has had its own forms of government, of religion and social customs; yet a region which knows no railway, no motor car, no radio, or aught of all that science and invention have given the world since Marco Polo's day."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Golog

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Primary language dialect

Golog

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18467.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.618849

Latitude

33.473170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.020

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Golog

Natural pronunciation

GOR-lok

Percent christian p g a c

0.020

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

96

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

165000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18467_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18467_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18467_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18467/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18467.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Salar 165,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108543

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 113,000 Salar live in north central China. More than 70% are located in Xunhua County in southeast Qinghai Province. Other Salar live in towns spread 50 kilometers (31 mi.) east to west and 40 kilometers (25 mi.) north to south. Additional communities are located in neighboring Gansu Province, while 1,447 Salar live in Yining County of Xinjiang - a vast distance from the main body of Salar. Most Salar live in poor, mudbaked shacks.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

310

R o p2

C0222

People cluster

Turkmen

Peop name across countries

Salar

Category

1

R o l3

slr

Primary language name

Salar

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.990000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14658.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.504060

Latitude

35.878850

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.102

Natural name

Salar

Natural pronunciation

SAH-lar

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.008

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.008

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

165000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14658_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14658_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14658_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14658/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14658.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Nanjingren 162,000 hab.

R o p3

114242

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 120,000 people who call themselves Nanjingren (Nanjing People) live in Bijie, Dafang, Lupanshui, Qianxi, Weining, Jinsha, Nayong, Anshun, Qingzhen, and Zhijin counties in western Guizhou Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nanjingren

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18622.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.516975

Latitude

27.336346

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Nanjingren

Natural pronunciation

Nahn-jing-ren

Percent christian p g a c

7.500

Percent evangelical

6.800

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.800

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

87

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

162000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18622/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18622.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Amdo, Rongba 160,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113986

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 report listed 97,600 speakers of the Rongba Amdo language living in eastern Qinghai Province. In many locations in the region the towns are inhabited by Han Chinese and Muslims, while the Rongba Amdo lead nomadic lives in the countryside. The Rongba Amdo primarily live in Hualong, which is an autonomous county of the Hui Muslims; and in Xunhua County, partly administered by members of the Salar minority.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Amdo, Rongba

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Primary language dialect

Rongba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18393.jpg

Photo credits

Jared Kachurak

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.490832

Latitude

34.524750

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Rongba Amdo

Natural pronunciation

RONG-wah AHM-doe

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

160000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18393_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18393_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18393_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18393/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18393.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Rongba Amdo are part of the Tibetan nationality. The name Rongba means “farmer” in Tibetan. The Rongba Amdo language has two dialects and contains more Chinese loanwords than any other Tibetan language in China. Rongba is only partially intelligible with the three other Amdo languages; however, all Tibetans use the same written script. The Rongba Amdo are largely unconcerned about the outside world. They celebrate the Tibetan New Year in February, according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. In the past, celebrations commenced the moment the peach tree blossomed. It is a time for relatives to get together and celebrate the past year's events.

Obstacles

Their disinterest in the outside world as well as the spiritual power used in shamanism has kept the Rongba Amdo from seeking spiritual power that faith in Christ offers.

Pray for p g

Pray for power encounters between Christ and shamanism that will prove who the people should follow. Pray that as the peach tree blossoms, symbolizing new life that provides more life, the Rongba Amdo eyes would open to see the Father's loving provision and protection. There are several audio and visual gospel resources in their language. Pray for wide distribution and heartfelt acceptance of them. Pray for a movement to Christ among them that will see the Rongba Amdo concern themselves with the rest of China and bring that lifesaving message to them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://weag.org/seek/PIX-sounds-music/Tibet/index.html

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Biyo 156,000 hab.

R o p3

101505

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist Jan-Olof Svantesson listed a 1990 population of 100,000 Biyo in Yunnan Province. This figure is expected to grow to more than 120,000 by the year 2000. Scattered over a wide area of central and southern Yunnan, the Biyo range as far south as Jinghong County. The majority are located in Mojiang, Jiangcheng, Zhenyuan, and Jingdong counties. All of these areas have recently opened to foreign travelers. A few Biyo are also reported in Laos.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Biyo

Category

2

R o l3

byo

Primary language name

Biyo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

11.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10886.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.659739

Latitude

22.514751

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

9.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Biyo

Natural pronunciation

Bee-o

Percent christian p g a c

9.000

Percent evangelical

9.000

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

156000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10886_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10886_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10886/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10886.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Haoni 156,000 hab.

R o p3

114097

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1990 an estimated 100,000 Haoni were located in Mojiang County and surrounding areas of the Yuxi and Honghe prefectures. Honghe (Red River) Prefecture is located in the southern part of Yunnan Province. One village of Haoni people is located in Wuding County in northern Yunnan.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Haoni

Category

2

R o l3

how

Primary language name

Honi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18488.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.886300

Latitude

23.207390

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

8.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Haoni

Natural pronunciation

How-nee

Percent christian p g a c

8.000

Percent evangelical

5.000

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

89

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

156000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18488/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18488.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Khampa, Northern 149,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114137

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 linguistic study listed 91,000 speakers of the Northern Khampa Tibetan language. They occupy the large, sparsely populated Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southern Qinghai Province. Northern Khampa is spoken as far north as the 5,214-meter-high (17,100 ft.) Mount Yagradagze. In addition, a small number of Northern Khampa spill over the border into northeast Tibet. The nomadic Northern Khampa live on a high plateau where they herd sheep, goats, and yaks.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Khampa, Northern

Category

3

R o l3

khg

Primary language name

Tibetan, Khams

Primary language dialect

Northern Khams

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18523.jpg

Photo credits

Jared Kachurak

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

91.707361

Latitude

31.940402

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.020

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Northern Khampa

Natural pronunciation

KUM-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.020

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

149000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18523_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18523_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18523_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18523/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18523.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Northern Khampa are part of the Tibetan nationality in China. Northern Khampa is one of three Khampa groups, “each speaking its own language and living in different areas. Due to the migration ofs and the many political developments, Tibet has become very ethnically complex.” Khampa men are easily identifiable by the red and black tassels braided into their hair. They say they wear this to protect their scalps during knife fights. Khampa superstition says a man without an earring will be reincarnated as a donkey. Turquoise, red coral, bone and silver ornaments decorate nomad Khampa women's hair.

Obstacles

The Northern Khampa are separated by geographic, linguistic, cultural and religious barriers. There has never been any kind of church or Christian witness in the extremely isolated and practically impenetrable Yushu Prefecture. With almost no Christians and a Tibetan Buddhist background, it will be hard to penetrate this culture with the gospel.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Khampa would have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://weag.org/seek/PIX-sounds-music/Tibet/index.html

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Manchu 148,000 hab.

R o p3

106218

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority of the Manchu are concentrated in China's northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang - all of which were formerly part of Manchuria. For centuries the Manchu separated themselves from the Chinese and even erected a wooden stockade to keep them out. In 1859 the Chinese were finally allowed to migrate into Manchuria. The Chinese entered in such massive numbers that today the Manchu are a minority in their homeland. Small numbers of Manchu may also live in Siberia and North Korea.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Manchu

Category

1

R o l3

mnc

Primary language name

Manchu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1835-1929

Portions year

1822

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

43

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13481.jpg

Photo credits

Šolon - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

122.320000

Latitude

42.200000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.800

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Manchu

Natural pronunciation

MAN-choo

Percent christian p g a c

6.800

Percent evangelical

5.500

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.500

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

148000

Frontier

N

Map address

m13481_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Map credits

People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13481_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13481_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13481/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13481.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Summary

The majority of the Manchu are concentrated in China's northeastern provinces. For centuries the Manchu separated themselves from the Chinese and even erected a wooden stockade to keep them out. In 1859 the Chinese were finally allowed to migrate into Manchuria. The Chinese entered in such massive numbers that today the Manchu are a minority in their homeland. Many of the Manchu practice Buddhism and Confucianism, but modern Manchu tend to rely less on religion and more on logic.

Obstacles

The Manchu may be slow to receive the gospel from the Chinese, given the history of antagonism with the Chinese. Outsiders may be needed.

How reach

Christian workers need to minister to the physical and material needs of the Manchu, being genuinely interested in their welfare.

Pray for church

There are followers of Christ among the Manchu. Please pray they will trust fully in Christ and His finished work on the cross, and will bear a strong witness to their families and friends.

Pray for p g

Pray for these people who are often despised by the Chinese to live in peace with the Chinese, and eventually be valued by them.

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Manchu_young_man_dressed_in_traditional_clothes.jpg

Gha-Mu 142,000 hab.

R o p3

103323

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1995 study listed a 1990 population of 84,000 Gha-Mu in China. They are located in Shuicheng, Nayong, Zhenning, Guanling, and Hezhang counties in the western part of Guizhou Province. The main center for the Gha-Mu is Nayong County. The area is cold in the winter, with frequent snowfall and frosts.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Gha-Mu

Category

3

R o l3

sfm

Primary language name

Miao, Small Flowery

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11877.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.283061

Latitude

26.755544

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

80.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Gha-Mu

Natural pronunciation

Ghah-Moo

Percent christian p g a c

80.000

Percent evangelical

50.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

50.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

17

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

142000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11877/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11877.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Guiyang Northern 142,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114199

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Eighty-four thousand speakers of the Northern Guiyang Miao language were reported in 1990. They occupy the western part of Guiyang Municipality and are also found in eight counties of Guizhou Province: Pingba, Qianxi, Jinsha, Qingzhen, Kaiyang, Xifeng, Xiumen, and Guiding.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Guiyang Northern

Category

2

R o l3

huj

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Guiyang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18580.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.691839

Latitude

26.728523

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Northern Guiyang Miao

Natural pronunciation

Gway-yung Meow

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

142000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18580_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18580_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18580/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18580.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

A part of the official Miao nationality in China, Northern Guiyang Miao is one of four distinct Guiyang Miao languages. There are said to be more than 70 tribes of Miao in China, each one with a distinctive costume. A Miao mother is not allowed to help her daughter during the delivery of a baby. The mother's sister-in-law is not even allowed to enter the delivery room, for if they do, Miao superstition dictates, the new mother will have no milk. When visitors come to see the new baby, often they will remark how ugly or dirty the baby is, so the demons will be tricked into thinking the baby is not worth their trouble and will leave the child alone.

Obstacles

There are few gospel materials translated into their language.

How reach

Culturally appropriate music can teach them lessons from the Bible and about the life of Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Woni 139,000 hab.

R o p3

114346

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 110,000 Woni live in Mojiang, Pu'er, and Simao counties in the southern part of Yunnan Province. The Woni plant crops and have rice paddies in places that others would consider an impossibility. Many Woni villages are situated at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters (4,800 ft.) above sea level.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Woni

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18711.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

97.745120

Latitude

24.496920

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Woni

Natural pronunciation

Woe-nee

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

3.626

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.626

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

89

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

139000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18711/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18711.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sani 137,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114304

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 105,000 Sani live in the central and eastern parts of Yunnan Province. The majority live in Shilin (formerly Lunan) County, especially around the famous Stone Forest. The Stone Forest, about 120 kilometers (75 mi.) southeast of Kunming, is a massive collection of limestone forms that stand up to 30 meters (98 ft.) high. Sani legend says the gods created the Stone Forest in order to help young lovers, who can find privacy among the towering pillars - which cover an area of 400 hectares (990 acres). In addition to 54,134 living in Shilin County, the Sani are located in nearby Mile, Yiliang, Qiubei, and Luxi counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Sani

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18678.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.759000

Latitude

24.278000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sani

Natural pronunciation

Sah-nee

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

0.150

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.150

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

137000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18678_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18678_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18678_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18678/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18678.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nasu, Southern 136,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114248

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 100,000 Southern Nasu live in five counties of central and southern Yunnan Province. The majority (42,900) live in Eshan County, followed by Xinping County (33,300), while Yimen County contains 17,000 Southern Nasu. In addition, about 9,000 Southern Nasu live in the southern part of Anning County and the southwestern part of Jinning County in the Kunming Municipality.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nasu, Southern

Category

2

R o l3

yiv

Primary language name

Nisu, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18628.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.699640

Latitude

23.990432

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.120

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Nasu

Natural pronunciation

Nah-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.120

Percent evangelical

0.095

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.095

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

136000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18628_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18628_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18628_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18628/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18628.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Southern Nasu probably originated in southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan many centuries ago. The name Nasu means "black people." The color black is revered by the Nasu. They are polytheists who attempt to placate a wide array of spirits and deities. Some spirits are considered helpful while others are evil and cause death, sickness, and destruction.

Obstacles

Today most Southern Nasu have no knowledge of Christianity. Much is needed in the way of models of Christian behavior as well as in formal instruction.

How reach

Christians need to build bridges of friendship and trust with these people.

Pray for church

There may be 100 followers of Christ among this people group. Pray they will be adequately instructed in the faith, and will increasingly trust Christ for their lives, as well as for their salvation.

Pray for p g

Pray these people will be rescued from the control of evil forces, and will find full freedom in Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ge 135,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114061

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1984 National Geographic article listed a population for the Ge of 70,000. The majority are located in the mountains surrounding Chong'an Township in the central part of Guizhou Province. The largest single community of Ge is in Fengxiang (Maple Fragrance) Village, which contains more than 400 households. Small numbers of Ge are located in several villages southwest of the city of Kaili and in the southern part of Hunan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Ge

Category

1

R o l3

hmj

Primary language name

Ge

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1937

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18460.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.819770

Latitude

26.526710

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.120

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Ge

Natural pronunciation

Guh

Percent christian p g a c

0.120

Percent evangelical

0.097

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.097

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

135000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18460_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18460_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18460_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18460/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18460.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Ge have been counted as part of the large Miao minority group in China - a classification that infuriates them. They believe themselves to be a separate people. The Ge wear a unique costume; their women's costume is designed to resemble a general's uniform. They are highly skilled makers of batik. They call themselves Ge Mong. The Hmu call them Gedou; the Xi call them Gewu; and the Mulao Jia call them Gedu. One unconfirmed report indicated the Ge were granted official status as a minority in 1993. The Ge language, which is unintelligible with that of surrounding communities, has six tones.

Obstacles

The Ge people live in Guizhou Province, a region that is not well reached with the gospel.

How reach

The JESUS Film and other gospel materials have been translated into their language.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Ghao-Xong, Eastern 135,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114068

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Eastern Ghao-Xong inhabit the far northeastern extent of Miao territory in China, near the Xiang (Hunanese) Chinese. They are located in parts of Luxi, Jishou, Guzhang, and Longshan counties in northwest Hunan Province. Most of their villages are on the top of mountains where they are able to maintain their customs in privacy. A Miao proverb states, "Fish swim in water, birds fly in the air, Miao live on the mountains.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Ghao-Xong, Eastern

Category

1

R o l3

muq

Primary language name

Miao, Eastern Xiangxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18465.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

117.034900

Latitude

24.484000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Eastern Ghao-Xong

Natural pronunciation

gao shong

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

135000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18465_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18465_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18465_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18465/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18465.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Fish swim in water, birds fly in the air, Miao live on the mountains. Today's people group, the Eastern Ghao-Xong, are one of the Miao peoples. The Eastern Ghao-Xong are the smaller but more independent of the two Ghao-Xong groups. Their villages are on the northern mountaintops where they seek privacy in the eastern part of Hunan Province.

Obstacles

Traditional animistic religion holds a central role in Ghao life as they worship many deities, some of whom require blood sacrifice.

How reach

Indigenously-led churches honoring their specific identifying tribal markers is key to reaching the Eastern Ghao-Xong. Their tradition of sprinkling a sacrificed pig's blood above the doorway alludes to the Passover, which represents a redemptive analogy for faith in sacrificial blood.

Pray for church

Pray that the believers among the Ghao-Xong would form multiplying fellowships that would reveal the loving power of Christ to their unreached neighbors.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual eyes of the Eastern Ghao-Xong to be opened to see the power and authority of the Holy Spirit above their traditional spirits.

Daur 132,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114030

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Heilongjiang province: Nenjiang prefecture, Fuyu and Nehe counties; Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Hulun Buir league, Hailar prefecture, Morin Dawa (Molidawa) Daur autonomous banner, Oroqen autonomous banner and Ewenki autonomous banner; Qiqihar prefecture, Qiqihar city; northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Tacheng prefecture (Ili dialect).

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Daur

Category

3

R o l3

dta

Primary language name

Daur

Primary language dialect

Qiqiha'er

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2003

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18433.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

123.870123

Latitude

49.135354

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.500

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Daur

Natural pronunciation

DAO-urh

Percent christian p g a c

1.542

Percent evangelical

1.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.230

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

73

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

134300

Frontier

N

Map address

m18433_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18433_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18433_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18433/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18433.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Daur people possibly are descended from a group named "Those Who Hunt Foxes." They live in clans and speak Daur (somewhat similar to Mongolian) and Chinese. There used to be as many as 300,000 Daur, but their numbers have dwindled as a result of disease and assimilation into other people groups.

Obstacles

Daur people hold their shamans in high esteem; they consult their shamans for any important decision. They are also Buddhist. There are many other spiritual strongholds.

How reach

There are many strong believers in other parts of China that can reach the Daur people by relocating.

Pray for church

In the 1990s, the Daur were shown the JESUS Film, and more than 1,000 put their faith in Christ. They stood firm in persecution. There are portions of the Bible in Daur. Pray for Daur believers to be passionately involved in evangelism and to have a deep burden to see a movement to Christ among their people.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Biao 132,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116837

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangdong Province, southwest corner of Huaiji county, Shidong, Yonggu, Dagang, Liangcun, and Qiaotou districts; Guangdong province: Fengkai county, Chang’an, Jinzhuang, and Qixing districts, several villages; southwest Huaiji county, Dagang, Liangcun, Qiaotou, Shidong, and Yonggu districts.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Biao

Category

1

R o l3

byk

Primary language name

Biao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

112.177160

Latitude

23.923211

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Biao

Percent christian p g a c

1.500

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

69

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

132000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20600/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Lami 131,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114156

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 100,000 members of the Lami tribe inhabit seven different counties in Yunnan Province. One of the largest Lami villages is Habo in Yuanyang County which is described as "a small hamlet with about two hundred Lami households living in high and spacious houses. Built with solid mud bricks and straw on a stone foundation half-way up the mountain, the houses resemble each other in style. Their white-washed walls present a neat appearance." The Lami are also located in northern Vietnam where they are one of the official subgroups of the Hani minority.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Lami

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18539.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.178000

Latitude

25.435000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.500

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Lami

Natural pronunciation

La-mee

Percent christian p g a c

2.500

Percent evangelical

1.992

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.992

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

131000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18539_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18539_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18539_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18539/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18539.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the distant past the Lami were a part of a large group of Tibeto-Burman peoples, including today's Akha, Hani, and Yi. Research indicates the formation of today's distinct Hani groups started in the thirteenth century, probably as a result of Genghis Khan's conquest of Yunnan. The Lami keep strictly to the customs handed down from their ancestors.

Obstacles

The Lami commitment to the ways of their ancestors is an obstacle to faith in Christ.

How reach

Pray that Han Chinese believers will be given the desire to carry the Gospel message to the Lami community.

Pray for church

Pray for the followers of Christ among the Lami, that they will be filled with knowledge and grace from the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray they will live a life worthy of their calling in Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lami community to be able to turn from the customs of their ancestors to follow the living Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lahu Shi 127,000 hab.

R o p3

111024

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Menghai county, Menghai district, Menghai township; Simao prefecture, Lancang Lahu autonomous county, Nuofu district, other areas.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lahu Shi

Category

1

R o l3

lhi

Primary language name

Lahu Shi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2015

Portions year

2009

J p scale

2

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16018.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

100.021570

Latitude

22.028960

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lahu Shi

Natural pronunciation

La-hoo shee

Percent christian p g a c

33.698

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

10.722

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

191000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16018/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16018.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Minimally Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-2.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Mashan Central 120,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114208

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1995 Miaoyu Jianzhi lists a 1990 population of 70,000 Central Mashan speakers out of a total population of 92,000 for all four Mashan vernaculars. The Central Mashan Miao are found in the Zongdi District of Ziyun County, in the Dayi District of Wangmo County, and in the Banyuan District of Luodian County. The locals have a saying that the Chinese live at the base of the hills, the Bouyei halfway up, and the Miao at the very top.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Mashan Central

Category

1

R o l3

hmm

Primary language name

Miao, Central Mashan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18589.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.378820

Latitude

25.600500

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Central Mashan Miao

Natural pronunciation

Ma-shahn Meow

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.250

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.250

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

120000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00088.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00088.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18589/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18589.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The 1800s saw the decimation of indigenous people in China, when the government deliberately waged war against the Miao, causing them to flee to isolated, rugged areas. This resulted in different Miao languages developing. Although they marry outside their village, they do not marry outside the tribe. Except for a very few who are Christians, the Miao are animists and believe evil spirits cause illness.

Obstacles

The language is difficult; one dialect having eleven different tones. They are not open to outsiders. They are isolated. The few Christians among them lack resources and initiative to evangelize their Miao neighbors and relatives.

How reach

There can be power encounter with evil spirits. Mobilize and empower the few Christians to witness to Christ.

Pray for church

Pray that church planters reach them. Pray that the few believers among them be discipled, empowered and equipped for evangelism and church planting.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tibetan, Deqen 120,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114329

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Much confusion surrounds the classification and population of the Deqen Tibetans, whom some researchers refer to as Atuence. Atuence is the old name for the Tibetan town of Deqen in northern Yunnan Province. Some sources list more than 500,000 Atuence speakers, but our research indicates there are only around 95,000. In addition, there are nine villages of Deqen Tibetans in the northernmost tip of Myanmar.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Deqen

Category

3

R o l3

khg

Primary language name

Tibetan, Khams

Primary language dialect

Southern Khams

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18697.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

99.700611

Latitude

27.830165

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Deqen Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

Der-chen ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

1.980

Percent evangelical

0.038

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.037

P c buddhism

96

P c ethnic religions

1

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

121200

Frontier

N

Map address

m18697_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18697_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18697_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18697/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18697.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The language and many of the customs of the Deqen are distinct from those of other Tibetan peoples. Although most Deqen are Buddhists, this group has the largest number of professing Christians among any Tibetan group in the world. The Paris Foreign Missionary Society evangelized the area in the 1860s. In 1905 Tibetan lamas killed all the French missionaries and the head of Father Dubernard was hung on the monastery gate, and several Christian families were shot. This cruel act solidified the faith of the survivors.

Obstacles

Buddhism is a strong, integral part of the self-identity of most Tibetans.

How reach

Perhaps the Deqen followers of Jesus will become mature enough in the faith to effectively carry the message of Christ to their neighbors and friends. Pray they grow in numbers and in maturity.

Pray for church

Pray for the Christian believers among the Deqen to live holy, joyous lives, and to reach out to others with the Gospel of Christ. Pray they will learn how to effectively share their faith with their Buddhist neighbors.

Pray for p g

Pray that persons and households of peace will be found among the Deqen people who will catalyze movements to Jesus among their own people. Pray they will increasingly be drawn to the person of Christ. Pray they will hunger to know forgiveness for their sin, and will be led to understand that this forgiveness is available through trust in Christ.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Guiyang Southwestern 119,000 hab.

R o p3

114202

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 90,000 speakers of the Southwestern Guiyang Miao language are located in Pingba, Qingzhen, and Changshun counties, as well as in the Guiyang and Anshun municipalities in Guizhou Province. China's largest waterfall and the province's chief tourist attraction, Huangguoshu Falls, is located about 40 kilometers (25 mi.) southwest of Anshun.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Guiyang Southwestern

Category

1

R o l3

hmg

Primary language name

Miao, Southwestern Guiyang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18583.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.004530

Latitude

26.193470

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Southwestern Guiyang Miao

Natural pronunciation

Gway-yung Meow

Percent christian p g a c

10.000

Percent evangelical

9.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

83

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

119000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18583/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18583.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Huishui Northern 119,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114205

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Northern Huishui Miao language is spoken by more than 90,000 people south of Guiyang Municipality - the capital of Guizhou Province. They live in the Gaopo District of Guiyang Municipality, and Huishui and Guiding counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Huishui Northern

Category

1

R o l3

hmi

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Huishui

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18586.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.119590

Latitude

26.346530

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Northern Huishui Miao

Natural pronunciation

Hway-shway Meow

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.055

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.055

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

119000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18586.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18586.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18586.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18586/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18586.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zaiwa 119,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110204

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist Jan-Olof Svantesson listed a 1990 population of 70,000 Zaiwa in China. The Zaiwa comprise 73% of the total Jingpo population in Yunnan Province's Dehong Prefecture. They are concentrated in the east and west mountains of Luxi County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

234

R o p2

C0142

People cluster

Miri-Kachin

Peop name across countries

Zaiwa

Category

1

R o l3

atb

Primary language name

Zaiwa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2009-2019

Portions year

1939-1951

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15586.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.323580

Latitude

24.403210

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.250

Percent christian p c

57.646

Natural name

Zaiwa

Natural pronunciation

Zay-wah

Percent christian p g a c

6.899

Percent evangelical

0.221

Percent evangelical p c

37.959

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.513

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

179000

Frontier

N

Map address

m15586_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15586_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15586_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15586/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15586.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Zaiwa, who are called Xiaoshan, meaning "small mountain" by the Chinese, have a fearsome reputation. The Zaiwa have forged a reputation for themselves as a local version of the mafia. Their gumsa system encourages a "belligerent, competitive, authoritarian society whose chiefs are chosen by public consent." The Zaiwa are enslaved by almost every kind of vice imaginable. Zaiwa young men "do not sleep at home. They usually spend the night flirting with young women at the youth club. Sexual relations are so disorderly as to have rendered them unfit for physical labor. A girl who gets pregnant without a proposal will not easily find another boy to marry her and will be considered a widow because of the heavy bride-price.

Obstacles

The Zaiwa people are known to be hostile towards the gospel. Those who became Christians in some of the mixed villages were ostracized by their own tribe. They have been expelled, their land and livestock has been taken, compelling them to abandon their faith.

How reach

There are some Zaiwa people in nearby Myanmar who can take the gospel to their cousins in western China.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray the Zaiwa people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2025

Tai Pong 117,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114321

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Various subgroups comprising the Tai Pong language group live in a widely scattered area along the banks of the Honghe River in the southern extremity of Yunnan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Pong

Category

2

R o l3

tdd

Primary language name

Tai Nua

Primary language dialect

Tai Pong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1931-1948

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18691.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.552668

Latitude

22.863809

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Pong

Natural pronunciation

Tie-Pong

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.223

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.223

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

117000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18691.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18691.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18691.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18691/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18691.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Axi 117,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113999

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 78,000 Axi live in Yunnan Province. The majority live in Mile County of Honghe Prefecture where 59,014 were reported in 1984. Others live near the Stone Forest in Shilin (formerly Lunan) County. About 300 Axi live in eastern Huaning County of Yuxi Prefecture and 1,200 in Luxi County. For centuries the Axi have lived in peaceful communities, separated from other groups in the area.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Axi

Category

1

R o l3

yix

Primary language name

Axi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18405.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.713470

Latitude

24.600870

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Axi

Natural pronunciation

Ah-shee

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

0.080

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.080

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

117000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18405_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18405_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18405_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18405/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18405.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Axi claim to have originated in a place called Azhede in northwestern Sichuan many centuries ago. They are famous for their unique dance, the Axi Tiaoyue. It is a dance depicting a terrible fire long ago on the mountain where the Axi live. It burned for nine days and nine nights. The ground became so hot that the Axi had to hop up and down on one leg to avoid being burned. After the fire was extinguished, the Axi people played flutes and sanxians (a plucked instrument) to celebrate the victory. They hop around on one leg, imitating their firefighting heroics. The Axi Tiaoyue is now famous throughout China. A troupe of 50 Axi dancers have performed it all over the country.

Obstacles

The Axi live in Yunnan Province, China's least reached and most ethnically diverse province. There is a lot of gospel witness needed in that part of the country.

How reach

There are some Axi Christ followers who can take the life changing gospel to their friends and families.

Pray for p g

Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Lipo, Eastern 116,000 hab.

R o p3

114175

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 90,000 Eastern Lipo live in scattered communities across three counties in northern Yunnan and southern Sichuan provinces, primarily along the upper Yangtze River watershed. The majority live in Wuding and Yuanmou counties. Eastern Lipo communities are located from Panzhihua in Sichuan all the way down to the outskirts of Kunming city in Yunnan.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lipo, Eastern

Category

3

R o l3

lpo

Primary language name

Lipo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1951

Portions year

1912-1936

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18558.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.859850

Latitude

26.643590

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

67.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Eastern Lipo

Natural pronunciation

Lee-po

Percent christian p g a c

67.000

Percent evangelical

50.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

50.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

31

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

116000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18558/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18558.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2016

Guopu 111,000 hab.

R o p3

114074

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 16,900 Guopu (also called Guoluo) people live in Weining County in the northwestern part of Guizhou Province and in Yiliang County in the northeastern section of Yunnan Province. They inhabit villages amid the imposing Wumeng Mountains which lie on a northeast-southwest axis along the border between Guizhou and Yunnan. The range averages 2,500 meters (8,200 ft.) above sea level, while its major peak, Xiliang, is at 2,800 meters (9,180 ft.). People living close to Weining Township harvest fish from Lake Caohai. Caohai means "grass sea" in Chinese and is so named because of the abundance of reeds along its shores.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Guopu

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18470.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.225454

Latitude

27.215132

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

20.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Guopu

Natural pronunciation

Guoh-poo

Percent christian p g a c

20.000

Percent evangelical

18.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

18.000

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

57

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

111000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18470/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18470.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Nosu, Tianba 109,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114264

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 80,000 speakers of the Tianba Nosu language live in southern Sichuan Province. The Tianba Nosu are the northernmost Yi group in China. They live at the northern end of the Daliangshan Mountains, primarily in Ganluo, Yuexi, and Ebian counties. Smaller numbers of Tianba Nosu live in Hanyuan County. Their territory stops at the central Sichuan plain where the population is completely Han Chinese.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Tianba

Category

3

R o l3

iii

Primary language name

Nuosu

Primary language dialect

Tianbahua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1948-2009

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18643.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.771455

Latitude

28.971889

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Tianba Nosu

Natural pronunciation

tee-EN-bah NOR-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

109000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18643_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18643_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18643_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18643/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18643.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Zhuang, Dai 108,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115004

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Dai

Category

1

R o l3

zhd

Primary language name

Zhuang, Dai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19684.jpg

Photo credits

Sid Lee, OMF International

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.811650

Latitude

23.704450

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Dai Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

Die Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.142

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.142

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

108000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00322.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00322.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00322.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19684/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19684.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://omf.org/

Kalmyk, Torgut 107,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107607

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 China census numbered 166,000 Oirat in Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Gansu provinces. Of this number, 106,000 belong to the Torgut ethnic group, which have been profiled separately in this book. Although the Torgut and Oirat are closely related and speak the same language, they view themselves as distinct tribes. Most Oirat live in the remote mountains and verdant grasslands of northern Qinghai Province. Others live in Subei and Aksay counties in southwest Gansu Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Kalmyk-Oirat

Category

2

R o l3

xal

Primary language name

Kalmyk-Oirat

Primary language dialect

Torgut

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1827-2009

Portions year

1815-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14129.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

95.734013

Latitude

37.525887

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Torgut Kalmyk

Natural pronunciation

tor-GOOT hahl-MUCK

Percent christian p g a c

0.276

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.232

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

522700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14129_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14129_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14129_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14129/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14129.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Torgut Mongolians live in a fertile verdant area of grasslands which receive ample rainfall. Folk dancing is their favorite pastime. They claim to be Tibetan Buddhists; however, they practice shamanism. There are no known believers and no church among them. There were efforts by missionaries during the 1900's.

Obstacles

Probably few have heard the gospel. The New Testament, JESUS Film and gospel recordings are available. Pray for Christian materials to be utilized.

How reach

Dancing that tells the story of the gospel message might be a way to get the interest of these people who love dancing.

Pray for p g

They need the closest known believers to adopt them and share the good news of Jesus Christ. Pray for the readers of this profile right now to stop and pray for this group to hear the good news and to receive it gladly. Ask for an intervention of the Holy Spirit. Pray for the Holy Spirit to be preparing the hearts of the Torgut people to receive the good news with rejoicing.

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Xiangtang 107,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114381

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 80,000 Xiangtang people live in nine widely scattered counties in southwestern Yunnan Province. About 1,400 Xiangtang also live in the farwestern part of Luchun County in Honghe Prefecture. Missionary John Kuhn documented the existence of the Xiangtang in 1945. He called them Hsiangtan, which is the old way of spelling Xiangtang. Kuhn described them as living in "Mengka and Malipa." The first Western reference to the Xiangtang was by French ethnographer L. Gaide in 1903. Gaide called them the Siang-Tan He-lou-jen.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Xiangtang

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18745.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.703244

Latitude

23.508770

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.120

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xiangtang

Natural pronunciation

Shee-ung-tahn

Percent christian p g a c

0.120

Percent evangelical

0.120

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.120

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

107000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18745.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18745.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18745.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18745/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18745.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lawa 106,000 hab.

R o p3

114160

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority inhabit China's Yongle and Zhenkang counties in Yunnan Province, while numerous Western Lawa are also found in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai and Maehongson provinces.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Lawa

Category

1

R o l3

vwa

Primary language name

Awa (China)

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18543.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.577530

Latitude

21.508270

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

20.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Lawa

Natural pronunciation

Lah-wa

Percent christian p g a c

20.000

Percent evangelical

18.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

18.000

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

106000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18543_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18543_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18543/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18543.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Maonan 105,000 hab.

R o p3

106290

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 70% of the 51,000 Maonan live in the Xianan District of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County in the northernmost part of Guangxi. Maonan communities are also located in nearby Hechi, Nandan, Yishan, and Du'an counties. Picturesque karstic rock formations are found throughout the Huanjiang area. Many Maonan men are employed as stone masons.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Maonan

Category

1

R o l3

mmd

Primary language name

Maonan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2026

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

9

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13521.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.024940

Latitude

25.011600

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Maonan

Natural pronunciation

Maow-nun

Percent christian p g a c

6.000

Percent evangelical

5.813

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.813

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

105000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13521/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13521.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Blang 104,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

104959

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 80,000 Bulang live in southwest China. An additional 1,200 live in Thailand, and between 1,000 and 2,000 in Myanmar. The Bulang live in villages high up on thickly forested mountain slopes. They are located in several counties in Yunnan Province, especially Menghai and Shuangjiang. The Bulang in Thailand call themselves Khon Doi which means "mountain people."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Blang

Category

3

R o l3

blr

Primary language name

Blang

Primary language dialect

Phang

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2020-2021

Portions year

1998-2015

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12665.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

99.172030

Latitude

24.485980

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.060

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Blang

Natural pronunciation

BOO-lang

Percent christian p g a c

1.108

Percent evangelical

0.056

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.557

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

120400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12665_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12665_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12665_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12665/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12665.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Blang are a multilingual people who commonly speak Chinese in addition to their local language, Blang. One distinguishing feature of the Blang is the men's practice of tattooing their limbs and torsos. Most of the Blang have never once heard the name of Jesus. They are a Buddhist people who live in spiritual darkness and daily cry out to gods who can neither hear them nor help them.

Obstacles

The Blang live in mountainous areas, difficult to access.

Pray for p g

Pray for each Blang, child and adult, to hear clearly who Jesus is, and what he has done on their behalf. Pray each person may hear this message many times, in several forms. Pray for discovery Bible studies to spread rapidly as they bless Blang families and communities. Pray for Scripture and other resources to become available to the Blang. Pray the few believers in Christ would find materials to help them grow in their faith, as well as qualified teachers.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Miao, Luobohe 102,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106596

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 77,000 speakers of the Luobohe (Luobo River) Miao language live in southern China. They inhabit parts of Fuquan, Weng'an, Guiding, Longli, Kaiyang, and Kaili counties in central Guizhou Province. Visitors to the region are often overwhelmed at the enormous variety of different Miao subgroups. "Along the roads of central Guizhou, one cannot fail to notice a great variety of Miao. Every 50 kilometers or so we found that the women's dress and appearance varied. There were those with long skirts, those with short skirts, hair done in a knot, hair done in a more elaborate coiffure."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Luobohe

Category

2

R o l3

hml

Primary language name

Miao, Luopohe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13705.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.186450

Latitude

26.756626

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Luobohe Miao

Natural pronunciation

luo-BO-her mee-OW

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

102000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m13705_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China WLMS IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13705_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13705_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13705/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13705.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hmong tribes (also known as the Miao) have a long history of resistance to the Chinese imperial authorities and endeavor to live separately from the Han Chinese, who called them “barbarians” and “dogs.” For centuries, the Chinese have attempted to subjugate the various Hmong tribes. These attempts have instilled a quest for freedom among the various Miao peoples, including the Luobohe subgroup. Luobohe Miao society is divided into a number of patrilineal clans. Courtship is one of the main themes of the numerous Hmong festivals. Young couples often sing love songs to each other and exchange small gifts. In most cases young people are free to select their own mates.

Obstacles

The majority of the Luobohe Miao have not heard a clear presentation of the gospel and they don't have their own Bible. Witness to them is difficult, however, because missionary activity in China is restricted.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to provide for the Luobohe Miao's physical and spiritual needs and that they will understand this as an example of God's grace and mercy. Pray for the Lord to send out Holy Spirit-anointed workers to the Luobohe Miao. Pray that they would have a thirst for the water of life that only Jesus can provide. Pray for a movement to Christ that cannot be stopped.

Tibetan, Shangri La 102,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114332

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Most inhabit villages in Shangri-La, Weixi and Lijiang counties in the north-western part of Yunnan Province, China. A few Shangri-La (Zhongdian) families have reportedly migrated to Switzerland.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Shangri La

Category

3

R o l3

khg

Primary language name

Tibetan, Khams

Primary language dialect

Southern Khams

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18700.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.233800

Latitude

28.532220

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.500

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Shangri La Tibetan

Percent christian p g a c

3.500

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.100

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

102000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18700/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18700.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Limin 100,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114172

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1982 an official Chinese publication listed a population of 50,000 Limin people living in western Guizhou Province. The Limin are primarily distributed throughout Luzhi, Guanling, Pu'an, Xingren, Zhenning, and Anlong counties. A small number of Limin are also found in Guiyang, Qianxi, and Qingzhen counties of Guizhou Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Limin

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18555.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.444470

Latitude

26.241420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Limin

Natural pronunciation

LEE-min

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.131

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.131

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

100000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18555_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18555_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18555_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18555/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18555.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the 1982 census the Limin were included in a list of China's “undetermined” minorities. The leaders told Chinese authorities that they wanted to be identified as Yi. Their desire was granted in 1985, yet most Limin still consider themselves a distinct people group. Today, they have a reputation for being savvy businessmen and romantic poets.

Obstacles

The Limin practice spirit worship and ancestor worship, yet do not consider themselves religious. If an outsider asks them what religion they follow, their answer will be "none" as they do not consider animism to be a religion. A few hundred Limin Christian believers are scattered in Guizhou Province. In 1999, two Limin evangelists tried to reach out to their own people but, finding a cool reception, turned instead to the Bouyei living in the same area.

How reach

Mission workers could use the books of Psalms and Proverbs as a point of connection with the poetry-loving Limin. Messianic passages such as Psalms 2 and 118 look ahead to Jesus.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to draw the Limin to the poetry in his word. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Amdo, Rtahu 99,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113988

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 70,000 Tibetans in northwest Sichuan Province speak the Rtahu Amdo language. They live primarily on grasslands along the banks of the turbulent Xianshui River in Dawu and Luhuo counties. These two counties form part of the huge Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture which is home primarily to the fierce Khampa Tibetans.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Amdo, Rtahu

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Primary language dialect

Rtahu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18395.jpg

Photo credits

Marcin Szymczak - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.486459

Latitude

34.520750

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Rtahu Amdo

Natural pronunciation

TA-hoo AHM-doe

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

99000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18395_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18395_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18395_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18395/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18395.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Cun 96,000 hab.

R o p3

102331

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 79,000 Cun live in the westernmost part of Hainan Island - China's largest island (excluding Taiwan). They inhabit villages in the Sigeng, Xinjie, Hongjiang, and Baoban districts - along the south bank of the Changhua River in northern Dongfang County; and the north bank of the same river in Changjiang County. Hainan is a tropical island with warm temperatures and beautiful beaches. The Chinese authorities have tried to promote Hainan as a tourist haven in recent years. Dozens of five-star hotels have been constructed along the coasts, but to date the tourist influx has fallen far short of the government's unrealistically high expectations.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

297

R o p2

C0209

People cluster

Kadai

Peop name across countries

Cun

Category

1

R o l3

cuq

Primary language name

Cun

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2026

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11446.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.761820

Latitude

19.241280

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.120

Percent christian p c

3.247

Natural name

Cun

Natural pronunciation

Tswoon

Percent christian p g a c

4.120

Percent evangelical

4.120

Percent evangelical p c

3.247

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.120

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

69

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

7

Region code

3

Population p g a c

96000

Frontier

N

Map address

m11446_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11446_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11446/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11446.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Summary

The Cun were originally Han Chinese people who migrated to Hainan Island and intermingled with the Li people. After many centuries they developed their own language and ethnic identity. The Cun are simple-hearted people. They are extremely poor and do not wear a traditional dress unique to their people. Their main concerns are for the welfare of their families and the annual success of their crops. Most Cun are animists, but religion does not play a very important role in their daily lives. Although most Cun live in complete spiritual darkness and neglect, promising signs have occurred in recent years. In 1994 a Hong Kong-based mission gave Bible training to several Cun, with promising results.

Obstacles

There is no scripture reported in the Cun language, nor are there other resources to help the Cun understand the Gospel of Christ.

How reach

Pray for Han Chinese believers to help disciple the few Christians among the Cun people, teaching them rightly the ways of Christ and giving them a vision to reach the remainder of the Cun people.

Pray for church

There may be a growing number of believers among the Cun people, please pray for them to live holy lives and learn to walk in the power of God's Spirit. Pray they will grow in numbers and maturity such that they can take the Gospel to all of their own people.

Pray for p g

Please pray the Cun will increasingly be given the gift of conviction of sin, with a desire for forgiveness. This will prepare them when the Gospel comes.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

Hongjin Tai 96,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114111

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1995 Chinese linguist Luo Meizhen described the Hongjin Tai language for the first time. He numbered 150,000 speakers, scattered in small communities across southwest China, from the southern part of Sichuan Province down to the China- Vietnam border. The Hongjin Tai have migrated along the Honghe and Yangtze river systems. By 1952, the established households of Hongjin Tai in Wuding County of northern Yunnan Province numbered 2,706.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Hongjin Tai

Category

3

R o l3

tiz

Primary language name

Tai Hongjin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

14

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18500.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.585540

Latitude

23.308800

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Hongjin Tai

Natural pronunciation

Hong-jin-Tie

Percent christian p g a c

1.500

Percent evangelical

1.400

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.400

P c buddhism

35

P c ethnic religions

50

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

96000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18500.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18500.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18500.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18500/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18500.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The golden era of the Tai (Dai) nationality in China began in 1340 when the Tai chief, Sifeka, established an independent kingdom. The kingdom lasted for 100 years, until it was attacked by Ming Dynasty troops from 1441 to 1448. An army of 150,000 soldiers was mobilized from all over China to attack the Tai Kingdom and bring it to its knees. To this day the Tai have never again had their own homeland in China. Numerous Tai fled the warfare and scattered throughout southern China - they are the ancestors of today's Hongjin Tai. Those living along the Yangtze River in northern Yunnan are described as "a hidden pocket of 10,000 Tais who long ago moved far away from their southwest homeland."

Obstacles

The Hongjin Tai people live in Yunnan Province, a place where there are few Christian believers to spread God's glory.

How reach

Many of the Hongjin Tai have assimilated to Chinese culture. Few now wear any traditional clothing, and many of their children cannot speak the language. This indicates that Han Chinese Christians can reach them with minimal cultural confusion. There are also some Christ followers among the Hongjin Tai people.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Hongjin Tai people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Huishui Southwestern 95,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114206

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 70,000 Southwestern Huishui Miao live quiet lives in the mountains of southern China. They are concentrated in four districts of Huishui County, and in the Baitang and Zhongguo districts of Changshun County. Both counties are located directly south of Guiyang City, the capital of Guizhou Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Huishui Southwestern

Category

1

R o l3

hmh

Primary language name

Miao, Southwestern Huishui

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18587.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.556410

Latitude

26.042460

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Southwestern Huishui Miao

Natural pronunciation

Hway-shway Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

95000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00088.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00088.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18587/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18587.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Li, Jiamao 93,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114168

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Fifty-two thousand speakers of the Jiamao language were reported in a 1987 study. They live in the southeastern part of Hainan Island, concentrated in the eastern and southern parts of Baoting County, as well as in parts of Lingshui and Qiongzhong counties. They live near Wuzhi (Five Finger) Mountain - the highest peak at 1,867 meters (6,124 ft.) on the island. The Lingshui River flows through Jiamao territory.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Li, Jiamao

Category

1

R o l3

jio

Primary language name

Jiamao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18551.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.858170

Latitude

18.591280

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Jiamao Li

Natural pronunciation

Jeeah-maow Lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.069

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.069

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

93000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18551_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18551_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18551/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18551.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The various Li groups, including the Jiamao Li, are proud of the fact that they are the original inhabitants of Hainan Island. The Jiamao Li derive their name from the area they inhabit. Other Li groups call them Kamau. The Jiamao refer to themselves as Tai, which simply means "people." The Jiamao language differs most from the other Li varieties and shares only about 40% of its lexicon with the other Li languages. For centuries Li women observed the custom of tattooing their bodies and faces at the onset of puberty. This was considered a mark of beauty. The Chinese government has discouraged this practice. Today only old Li women can still be seen with tattoos.

Obstacles

There are few gospel materials in the heart language of the Jiamao Li people. They will need to hear the precious gospel in another language.

How reach

Most also speak Mandarin, China's trade language. There are all kinds of gospel materials in this language.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Wa, Vo 92,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110596

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Southwest Yunnan Province, Lincang prefecture, Yongde and Zhenkang counties; Simao prefecture, Lancang Lahu autonomous county.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Wa, Vo

Category

2

R o l3

wbm

Primary language name

Wa, Vo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

2007

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19401.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

99.584490

Latitude

22.620480

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Wa, Vo

Natural pronunciation

KAH-wa

Percent christian p g a c

0.365

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.281

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

92800

Frontier

N

Map address

m19401_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19401_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19401_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19401/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19401.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Kawa were once headhunters who sacrificed captive outsiders. That isolated them from the other two related subgroups. All Kawas are farmers and animists. The three groups are Kawa (Wild Wa), Lawa (Tame Wa) and Sinicized Wa. During the 1950s, the Christians among the Tame Wa simply disappeared. These constitute three distinct groups, despite the government's lumping them together as Kawas.

Obstacles

Isolation, ferocity and inter-tribal skirmishes isolate the Wild Kawa. Geography and a closed society prevent evangelization of the middle group. During the 1950s, the Tame Kawas experienced a Christian awakening that disappeared for unknown reasons, thus requiring a fresh evangelistic start. The continued communist distrust of the church is another obstacle. Each group speaks its own language.

How reach

There is a need for church growth. Perhaps there are cultural bridges to God that can be discovered. They have a complete Bible translation.

Pray for p g

Pray for use of the Bible translation and for them to find their bridge to God. Pray for the Holy Spirit to awaken interest in the gospel among all three groups.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2012-2016

Huayao Tai 90,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114113

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Fifty-five thousand Huayao Tai were reported in a 1990 official Chinese government survey. They live in stockaded villages in the foothills of the mountains in Xinping and Mengyang counties in the southern part of Yunnan Province. The Huayao Tai live in simple flat-roofed adobe homes that are built flat on the ground, as opposed to the neighboring Tai Lu who build their wooden homes on stilts. Small numbers of Huayao Tai also live along the banks of the Honghe River in Yuanjiang County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Huayao Tai

Category

3

R o l3

khb

Primary language name

Lu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1933

Portions year

1921-1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18502.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.745478

Latitude

23.847727

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Huayao Tai

Natural pronunciation

Hwa-yaow-Tie

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.285

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.285

P c buddhism

55

P c ethnic religions

42

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

90000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18502_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18502_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18502_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18502/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18502.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Huayao Tai are historically part of the great and ancient Tai race. One writer claimed that the Tai predate even the Chinese. Huayao Tai women are instantly recognizable by their huge circular hats. They also carry with them a small bamboo basket, containing needle and thread, cosmetics, or food. The Huayao Tai practice a mixture of Theravada Buddhism and animism. "Animism in its Tai form ranges from the worship of natural forces to include the practice of shamanism, sorcery and black magic."

Obstacles

To change one's world view drastically is not easy. Buddhism mixed with animism is a very different worldview than the worldview of the informed Christian.

How reach

Perhaps Han Chinese Christians will be led by the Lord's Spirit to carry the good news of Jesus to the Huayao Tai people. Pray for this to occur.

Pray for church

A small number of Huayao Tai believers live in Mengyang County. In recent years evangelists have been active among them, establishing several house churches. Pray for these believers. Few Huayao Tai outside of Mengyang have heard of Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord will give Huayao Tai families understanding and responsive hearts as they hear about the love of Christ. Pray they may soon hear accurately of Jesus. Pray that each individual capable of making a decision may hear in his or her mother tongue. Pray for several exposures to the good news of Christ, using different formats and media.

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Nosu, Mangbu 85,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114261

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 65,000 Mangbu Nosu live in the northeastern part of Yunnan Province and in the adjoining areas of Hezhang County in Guizhou Province. The majority of Mangbu Nosu (48,800) live in the southern and central areas of Zhenxiong County in the Zhaotong Prefecture of Yunnan Province. More than 2,000 also live in the mountains of Weixin County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

247

R o p2

C0155

People cluster

Nosu

Peop name across countries

Nosu, Mangbu

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18640.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.913504

Latitude

27.471058

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

1.196

Natural name

Mangbu Nosu

Natural pronunciation

Mung-boo Nor-soo

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.497

Percent evangelical p c

0.833

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.497

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

85000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18640_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18640_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18640_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18640/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18640.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Miao, Horned 83,000 hab.

R o p3

106595

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist Michael Johnson, an expert on the Miao languages, listed a 1998 population of 50,000 Horned Miao living in southern China. They are located on a thin strip of land that stretches from Zhenxiong County in northeastern Yunnan Province all the way southeast to Guiyang Municipality, the capital of Guizhou Province. The main concentration of Horned Miao inhabit the Shuangshau, Xiangshui, and Pojiao districts of Dafang County in Guizhou.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Horned

Category

1

R o l3

hrm

Primary language name

Miao, Horned

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13704.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.522910

Latitude

27.248980

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.200

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Horned Miao

Natural pronunciation

Meow

Percent christian p g a c

5.200

Percent evangelical

5.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

83000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13704/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13704.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Gepo, Eastern 82,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114063

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 64,000 Eastern Gepo live in the eastern part of Yunnan Province in southwest China. They are distributed in parts of ten different counties. Xundian County, with 23,000 Eastern Gepo, contains the largest concentration of this group.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gepo, Eastern

Category

2

R o l3

ygp

Primary language name

Gepo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2015

Portions year

1913

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18461.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.311815

Latitude

25.709011

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.600

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Eastern Gepo

Natural pronunciation

Geh-po

Percent christian p g a c

0.600

Percent evangelical

0.600

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.600

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

82000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18461.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18461.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18461.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18461/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18461.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Eastern Gepo are culturally distinct from all other surrounding communities. They are proud of their ethnic identity and prefer to be left alone by outsiders. Many of China's Yi people were decimated by disease in the past. Missionary Samuel Clarke explained the customs of one Yi group that were designed to limit the death toll caused by disease. "When it is known that disease has visited a neighbor's house, a pole seven feet long is erected in a conspicuous place in a thicket some distance from the house. ... On the pole an old plowshare is fixed, and it is supposed that when the spirit who controls the disease sees the plowshare he will retire to a distance from these homesteads."

Obstacles

There are almost no Christ followers among the Eastern Gepo nor are there many for miles around. It will take a special effort to get the gospel to these people.

How reach

People with the right skills can take the gospel message to the Eastern Gepo people through music and skits.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Li, Bendi 80,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114166

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 linguistic survey listed 44,000 speakers of the Bendi Li language. The Bendi language further divides into the Baisha dialect (36,000 speakers) and the Yuanmen dialect (8,000 speakers). The Bendi Li are one of five distinct Li tribes located on southern China's tropical Hainan Island. The Bendi inhabit the central part of the island, including the eastern half of Baisha County and northward to Yinggeling.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Li, Bendi

Category

2

R o l3

lic

Primary language name

Hlai

Primary language dialect

Bendi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2015-2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18549.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.210572

Latitude

19.157432

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Bendi Li

Natural pronunciation

Ben-dee Lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.030

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.030

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

80000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18549.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18549.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18549.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18549/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18549.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The ancestors of the Li are believed to have migrated to Hainan Island from the Mainland approximately 3,000 years ago. Although the various Li groups on Hainan Island acknowledge a common historical kinship, "they are divided into several groups, distinguishable by their different dialects [and costumes]." The name Li means "black" or "dark brown"; it can also mean "numerous." Until recently the Bendi Li relied on hunting and fishing for their survival. One visitor to Hainan Island noted, "The natives do not use fishhooks, but dam the numerous interior rivers and pour in root poison which stupefies the fish, making them easy to spear."

Obstacles

There is no known Christian presence among the Bendi Li. Of the more than one million Li on Hainan Island, only 1,000 believe in Jesus Christ. The majority have never heard the gospel before. Gospel workers go to the Chinese population instead of the Bendi Li.

How reach

There are audio and visual (the JESUS Film) in their language. These can be downloaded onto computers or distributed by outsiders.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Anglo-Australian 78,000 hab.

R o p3

100354

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Mainly in Hong Kong

People i d1

12

R o p1

A003

Affinity bloc

Eurasian Peoples

People i d2

110

R o p2

C0012

People cluster

Anglo-Celt

Peop name across countries

Anglo-Australian

Category

3

R o l3

eng

Primary language name

English

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1380-2011

Portions year

1530-1995

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10326.jpg

Photo credits

Lachie McNicol

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

14

Longitude

114.183990

Latitude

22.321189

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

81.000

Percent christian p c

67.658

Natural name

Anglo-Australian

Percent christian p g a c

69.535

Percent evangelical

35.000

Percent evangelical p c

10.029

Percent evangelical p g a c

16.050

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18739300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10326/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10326.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1382-2020

Bai, Lama 78,000 hab.

R o p3

105606

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,000 Lama are located within a thin strip of land along the China-Myanmar border, primarily in and around the town of Bijiang in Yunnan Province. A 1977 figure placed a total of 3,000 Lama in both China and Myanmar. Their villages are constructed on steep 75 degree slopes. Yesterday's dangerous cane bridges across the turbulent river have given way to today's chain and rope bridges. The region is extremely mountainous, with the highest peaks rising more than 3,000 meters (9,840 ft.) above sea level. "Dense virgin forests of pines and firs cover the mountain slopes and are the habitat of tigers, leopards, bears, deer, giant hawks and pheasants."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bai, Lama

Category

1

R o l3

lay

Primary language name

Bai, Lama

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

2

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

2

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12964.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.887429

Latitude

26.355356

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bai, Lama

Natural pronunciation

bye LAH-ma

Percent christian p g a c

10.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

87

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

78000

Frontier

N

Map address

m12964.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12964.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12964.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12964/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12964.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Minimally Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-2.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ga Mong 71,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114059

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1990 government study listed 41,861 Ga Mong people living in Guizhou Province. Their villages are spread out in parts of five counties of central Guizhou. In Duyun County, 2,679 Ga Mong live in 14 villages. The remainder live in parts of Kaili, Majiang, Longli, and Xiuwen counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Ga Mong

Category

2

R o l3

cqd

Primary language name

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18459.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.946458

Latitude

26.606039

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Ga Mong

Natural pronunciation

Gah Mong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

71000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18459.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18459.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18459.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18459/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18459.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2024

Uygur, Yutian 69,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114344

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 50,000 Yutian Uygurs live in Yutian and Qira counties, about 160 kilometers (99 mi.) east of the city of Hotan in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Between Qira and Yutian the desert landscape is broken by occasional green fields and reedy marshes.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

313

R o p2

C0225

People cluster

Uyghur

Peop name across countries

Uygur, Yutian

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Primary language dialect

Hotan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18710.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

81.220864

Latitude

36.970169

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.009

Natural name

Yutian Uygur

Natural pronunciation

YOO-tee-en WEE-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

69000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18710_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: BWPC. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18710_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18710_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18710/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18710.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1950-2022

Mongol, Khalka 67,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114225

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Khalka language, or Hahl for short, is the main language of the nation of Mongolia. In addition, approximately 50,000 speakers of Khalka are located along the China- Mongolia border.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongol, Khalka

Category

1

R o l3

khk

Primary language name

Mongolian, Halh

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1990

Portions year

1979-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18605.jpg

Photo credits

gradlon - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

7

Longitude

111.979147

Latitude

43.647888

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.019

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Khalka Mongol

Natural pronunciation

HAHL-ka MAHNG-goal

Percent christian p g a c

2.224

Percent evangelical

0.019

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.356

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2684100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18605_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18605_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18605/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18605.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The name Khalka means "shield." The region of northern Mongolia has been called the shield since the sixteenth century. The greatest festival of the year for all Mongols is nadam, a word meaning "amusement." Mongols from far and wide gather for horse racing, wrestling, and other fun and games. The Khalka language is largely intelligible with the standard spoken by most Mongols in China. Speakers from the two countries have little trouble understanding each other; however, one linguist points out that the two languages have important phonological and loan differences. The Khalka keep carefully preserved genealogies to prove they are descendants of Genghis Khan. For centuries they were ruled by a hereditary line of nobles and princes, until they were stripped of power by the Mongolian and Chinese communist governments. They are the majority people in Mongolia, but thousands also live in China.

Obstacles

They are entirely Tibetan Buddhists, and almost none are Christ followers. They will need to hear the gospel from outsiders.

How reach

Han Chinese Christians can join the Khalka Mongols at their festivals and share Christ in this informal setting.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/gradlon/7825994488/in/set-72157631165276918

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

1840-2017

Biao-Jiao Mien 67,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114009

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Biao-Jiao Mien is a distinct Yao language described as "spoken by about 40,000 people" in an area straddling the Guangxi- Hunan provincial border. The majority of Biao-Jiao Mien are found in Quanzhou and Guanyang counties in northeast Guangxi, as well as in Shuangpai, Lingling, and Daoxian counties in southern Hunan.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Biao-Jiao Mien

Category

2

R o l3

bje

Primary language name

Biao-Jiao Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18415.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.349536

Latitude

25.532526

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Biao-Jiao Mien

Natural pronunciation

bee-OW jee-OW mee-EN

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.100

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

67000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18415.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18415.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18415.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18415/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18415.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Biao-Jiao Mien migrated to their present locations in Guangxi and Hunan provinces at least several hundred years ago. They found the best land had already been taken and were forced to locate near the summits of mountains. Although most Yao people acknowledge some historical affinity with each other, there are ethnic tensions between some of the groups. Some groups like the Biao-Jiao Mien have little to do with other Yao groups and would never consider intermarriage with them. The Biao-Jiao Mien are extremely poor people. Some families have walked off their farms in recent years to join the mass of unemployed workers seeking jobs in China's major cities. The Biao-Jiao Mien construct their villages on flat land near riverbanks. Their homes are built with brick and wood. Most villages contain 20 to 50 households.

Obstacles

The Biao-Jiao live in a part of China where gospel witness is weak. There are very few Christ followers to reach out to them.

How reach

It will take Han Chinese Christians to start winning the Biao-Jiao to Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Hmong Bua 67,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114094

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1998 study listed a population of 50,000 Hmong Bua in China. They live in two widely separated areas in Yunnan Province: Weixin and Zhenxiong counties in northeastern Yunnan (and Xuyong County in neighboring Sichuan Province); and Jinping County (especially Laomeng Township) in southeastern Yunnan. A few also live on the east bank of the Honghe River in Pingbian and Hekou counties. Some Hmong Bua recently migrated to Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest Yunnan. In addition, 20,000 speakers of the Hmong Bua language live in Lai Chau, Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Bua

Category

2

R o l3

cqd

Primary language name

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Primary language dialect

Hmong Bua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

20.400000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18486.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

103.077913

Latitude

22.775497

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.600

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Bua

Natural pronunciation

mung BOO-ah

Percent christian p g a c

8.078

Percent evangelical

1.600

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.855

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

78

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

95000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18486_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18486_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18486_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18486/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18486.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hmong Bua are a separate ethnic group, with a common identity, within the Miao nationality. The Hmong Bua in Jinping and Vietnam call themselves Hmong Dlo or Hmong Bua, meaning "black Hmong." Linguist Michael Johnson notes, "In the Weixin- Xuyong area the Hmong Si are ethnically closely tied with the Hmong Leng, another Northern Hua dialect." Hmong Bua women's clothing features a black shirt, similar to the Hmong Leng, with embroidery on the cuffs. "The skirt is also dark ... with oblique squares of cloth sewn to it. Women often use a small waist apron as a head covering."

Obstacles

The majority of Hmong Bua are animists. They are reluctant to do anything that might offend the spirits.

How reach

As many as 20,000 of the neighboring Hmong Daw people have turned to Christ in southern Yunnan since 1994, due to gospel radio broadcasts produced by the Far East Broadcasting Company. The Hmong Bua can understand most of the Hmong Daw language and have probably been affected also.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Hmong Bua people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Bible year

2024

Miao, Huishui Central 67,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114203

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 50,000 Miao speak the Central Huishui Miao language as their mother tongue. They are located in the suburbs of Guiyang City, in the Baijin area of Huishui County, and in parts of adjacent Changshun County. These two counties are located south of Guiyang City in Guizhou Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Huishui Central

Category

1

R o l3

hmc

Primary language name

Miao, Central Huishui

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18584.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.713740

Latitude

26.052530

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Central Huishui Miao

Natural pronunciation

Hway-shway Meow

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.581

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.581

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

67000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18584.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18584.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18584.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18584/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18584.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tai Ya 66,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114360

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 China language census listed 34,000 speakers of the Ya language. Ya villages are located in the Ya and Chung districts of Yuanjiang County and also in the Mosha District of the neighboring Xinping County. Both counties, which have only recently been opened to foreign visitors, are located in the southern part of Yunnan Province. The Ya language is also spoken in a few villages in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Ya

Category

1

R o l3

cuu

Primary language name

Tai Ya

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1922

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18725.jpg

Photo credits

Arian Zwegers - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

101.897360

Latitude

23.567220

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Ya

Natural pronunciation

Tai Yah

Percent christian p g a c

1.262

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.104

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

86

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

67100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18725.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Anonymous

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18725.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18725.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18725/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18725.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/azwegers/42354077930

Azhe 64,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114001

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1999 study placed 57,500 Azhe people in central Yunnan Province. A 1984 figure listed 36,447 in Mile County, while 7,200 live in Huaning County of Yuxi Prefecture. Others live in Kaiyuan (4,600) and Jianshui (200) counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Azhe

Category

1

R o l3

yiz

Primary language name

Azhe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2009-2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18407.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.436110

Latitude

24.155620

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Azhe

Natural pronunciation

Ah-jeh

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.070

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.070

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

64000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18407.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18407.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18407.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18407/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18407.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Azhe say they originated in northern Yunnan. They migrated south to Jianshui during the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907). At that time, they were giving military assistance to the Luodian Kingdom. Later, the people separated. Some went back to Yimen and Shuangbai counties where today they are the A Che people. Despite their shared origins, the languages and customs of the Azhe and A Che today differ remarkably. In 1960 the Azhe were officially placed in the Yi nationality. The Azhe, however, refuse to intermarry with other peoples and are culturally and linguistically different from their neighbors. The Azhe are not the same ethnolinguistic group as the A Che people farther to the west, who speak a language from the Southern Yi branch. The Azhe celebrate the annual Torch Festival. No one works during the Azhe Torch Festival and every night of the festival the youth engage in dancing, singing and courtship. On the first day of the festival, they hold many weddings. On the second day, the men sacrifice an ox at the foot of the sacred village tree.

Obstacles

Today, however, most Azhe are completely unaware of the gospel or the name of Christ, having been cut off from outside influence for generations.

How reach

There are gospel recordings in the Azhe language they can access from home computers.

Pray for p g

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Azhe people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Nunu 63,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107515

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Numbering 31,928 speakers at the time of the 1982 Chinese language census, the Nunu people of Guangxi increased to more than 48,000 by the end of the twentieth century. They are one of 11 distinct Bunu subgroups, each speaking a different language. The Bunu totaled 439,000 people in 1982. Nunu communites are located in the northwestern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: in Lingyun, Tianlin, Fengshan, and Donglan counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Nunu

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Primary language dialect

Nunu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14068.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.562961

Latitude

24.329401

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Nunu

Natural pronunciation

Noo-noo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

63000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14068_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14068_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14068_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14068/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14068.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Few people have ever heard of the Nunu even though they possess their own culture, history, language, and ethnicity. Nunu history is shrouded in stories of past migrations and armed conflict with other people groups. Because of pressure from the Han and the Zhuang, the Nunu were driven from their land and forced into the remote mountains. Nunu men have traditionally been great hunters, but today their yields are limited to wild pigs and small game. Pan Hu is worshiped by the Nunu. The Nunu are trapped in complete spiritual darkness.

Obstacles

The Nunu may be wary of outsiders, and may be quite closed to foreign ways of thinking.

How reach

Christian workers need to win the trust and friendship of the Nunu people. Helping them with their material needs can help with this objective.

Pray for church

Even though there may be no followers of Jesus among the Nunu people today, pray for those that Christ will soon call to himself. Pray their faith will be carefully nurtured and protected, and that no one will take advantage of their trusting spirit.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to raise up a strong disciple making movement to saturate the hearts and minds of this people group. Pray for the very poor Nunu people to find ways to improve their lot in life. Pray they will see the need to send their children to school, and that good schools will be available.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ergong 63,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114051

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Recent research has revealed the existence of approximately 60,500 Ergong people living in remote parts of western Sichuan Province of western China. The county with the largest number of Ergong people is Daofu, followed by Danba, Luhuo and Xinlong within the Banzi Prefecture; while in neighboring Aba Prefecture the Ergong are dispersed in Jinchuan and Zamtang counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Ergong

Category

1

R o l3

ero

Primary language name

Horpa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.990000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18451.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.825930

Latitude

30.820120

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.005

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Ergong

Natural pronunciation

Erh-gong

Percent christian p g a c

0.005

Percent evangelical

0.005

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.005

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

63000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18451_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18451_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18451_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18451/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18451.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The great Qiang people group cluster was once more populous than today. As they moved into more remote regions along the Tibetan frontier, most Qiang were converted to Tibetan Buddhism and were gradually assimilated to Tibetan culture and customs. Today, minority groups such as the Ergong are an example of those Qiang groups who are still in the transitory stage of assimilation. The Ergong are culturally Tibetan but retain their Qiangic language. Officially the Ergong have been included as part of the Tibetan nationality in China, even though they speak their own distinct language. The Ergong are also widely known as Hor or Horpa. The customs of the Ergong are like Tibetan customs, although massive stone watchtowers called tianlu prove their affiliation with the Qiang people. Harsh Sichuan winters give way in May to sunny days when grass and wildflowers bloom throughout the region.

Obstacles

Tibetan Buddhism, a lack of domestic Christ followers and a remote location all keep these people away from the only savior.

How reach

Before anyone goes to the Ergong people, there will need to be prayer groups preparing the way. Who will rise to the occasion?

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Naisu 63,000 hab.

R o p3

114238

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Almost 50,000 Naisu live at the juncture of four counties - Lufeng, Yuanmou, Wuding, and Mouding - in northern Yunnan Province. The Naisu live in isolated mountain villages.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naisu

Category

2

R o l3

ywq

Primary language name

Yi, Wuding-Luquan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1948

Portions year

1923

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18618.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.077524

Latitude

25.145195

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naisu

Natural pronunciation

Nai-soo

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

4.065

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.065

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

63000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18618/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18618.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2016

Tibetan, Nghari 63,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114331

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Despite having an approximate population of only 50,000, the Nghari Tibetan language is spoken over a vast area of western Tibet. Nghari Prefecture, which has an area of 306,000 square kilometers (119,340 sq. mi.), lies north of the Himalayas at an average altitude of 4,500 meters (14,760 ft.) above sea level. The Himalayas contain more than 17,000 glaciers. Almost all Nghari Tibetans are nomads, struggling to survive in the bleak conditions.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Nghari

Category

3

R o l3

bod

Primary language name

Tibetan, Central

Primary language dialect

Mngahris

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1885-1973

Portions year

1862-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18699.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

81.211005

Latitude

30.976960

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Nghari Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

NAH-ree ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

63000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18699_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18699_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18699_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18699/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18699.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

1948-2023

Miao, Liupanshui 61,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114207

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 50,000 Miao people living in the Lupanshui and Qinglong areas of western Guizhou Province form their own ethnolinguistic group, which we have labeled Miao, Lupanshui. Lupanshui (also spelled Liupanshui) is an amalgamation of several towns and districts, combined to form a municipality which contains 2.5 million people. Qinglong County, farther to the south, contained a total of 51,555 Miao people in the 1990 census, of which about 30% are part of the Lupanshui Miao group.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Liupanshui

Category

2

R o l3

hsn

Primary language name

Chinese, Xiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2001

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18588.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.897175

Latitude

26.564814

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Liupanshui Miao

Natural pronunciation

Loo-pahn-shway Meow

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

91

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

61000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18588.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18588.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18588.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18588/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18588.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Mashan Northern 59,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114209

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1990 linguistic survey reported 35,000 speakers of the Northern Mashan Miao language. By the end of the twentieth century their population was expected to exceed 50,000. The Northern Mashan Miao live in one small location at the juncture of three counties: the Daihua District of Changshun County, the Bianyang District of Luodian County, and the Dongshan District of Huishui County. All are located in the southern part of Guizhou Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Mashan Northern

Category

1

R o l3

hmp

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Mashan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18590.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.545900

Latitude

25.754230

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Northern Mashan Miao

Natural pronunciation

Ma-shahn Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

59000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18590.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18590.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18590.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18590/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18590.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Azha 58,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116831

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Wenshan and Yanshan counties’ border.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Azha

Category

1

R o l3

aza

Primary language name

Azha

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2020

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p20598.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.317256

Latitude

23.540322

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.080

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Azha

Percent christian p g a c

0.080

Percent evangelical

0.080

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.080

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

58000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20598/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p20598.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Han Tai 57,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114096

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 60,000 Han Tai people inhabit the mountains of Mengyuan County in the Xishuangbanna Prefecture of Yunnan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Han Tai

Category

3

R o l3

khb

Primary language name

Lu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1933

Portions year

1921-1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

19

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18487.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.028840

Latitude

21.761420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Han Tai

Natural pronunciation

Hahn-Tie

Percent christian p g a c

0.700

Percent evangelical

0.700

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.700

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

57000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18487.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18487.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18487.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18487/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18487.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In contrast to the dominant Tai Lu, whose homes are built on stilts, the Han Tai build their homes flat on the ground, often in a long row of houses containing several families. The Han Tai celebrate the annual Songkran Festival. People splash water over each other, believing it cleanses the sins of the past year. A Tai legend tells about a powerful fire breathing demon who was defeated by Yidanhan, a beautiful Tai maiden. "One night she made a special feast for the demon and got him drunk. ... He told her that if someone was able to pull a hair from his head and wrap it around his neck, his head would fall off and he would die. Yidanhan did this, but the demon's head rolled away and set everything on fire. The Tai splashed water on the demon's head to quench the fire, and to wash the blood from Yidanhan's clothes."

Obstacles

During the Cultural Revolution the Han Tai Buddhists suffered much persecution. Cadres even dug up the skeleton of a revered Buddhist abbot and used his bones as fertilizer, in a bizarre bid to provoke the people and destroy their religion. Such outrageous acts tend to get people to become more committed to their religious system than ever before.

How reach

A small number of Han Tai Christians who live in the Mengyuan area were won to Christ by an evangelist. Evangelists have reached them before; they can do it again.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Han Tai people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Mjuniang 56,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114220

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Linguistics listed a 1991 figure of 60,000 speakers of the Mjuniang language. They live at the juncture of three southern provinces: Guangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou. In Guizhou they are located in Liping County; in Hunan they live in Tongdao County; and in Guangxi they are found in Sanjiang County. Liping County, which also contains many members of the Dong nationality, was captured by the Communists during the Long March in December 1934. Zhou En Lai chaired a meeting there at a shop belonging to a merchant named Xu. Today a small museum in Liping commemorates the Communist visit.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Mjuniang

Category

1

R o l3

cov

Primary language name

Cao Miao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18601.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.555570

Latitude

26.224090

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Mjuniang

Natural pronunciation

Jooh-nee-ah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

56000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18601.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18601.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18601.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18601/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18601.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Eurasian ancestry of the Miao (including the Mjuniang) was still apparent as recently as the nineteenth century. One visitor remarked, "They ate with spoons rather than chopsticks. ... Even more odd were the many red or blond-haired Miao with light skin, and some with blue eyes." To accommodate their terrain, some Mjuniang villages consist of hanging houses. "These three-story wooden homes are built on stakes against the mountain slope. The top story is used to store the grain, the middle for bedrooms and living room, and the bottom for cattle, sheep and poultry."

Obstacles

Most of the present generation have never heard of Christ, nor have they ever met a Christian. It will be difficult for them to embrace a faith presented by someone outside their community.

How reach

Christ followers with musical skills can take the gospel through song to the Mjuniang people.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Mjuniang people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mosuo 56,000 hab.

R o p3

114230

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1991 study numbered 40,000 Mosuo, living on both sides of the Sichuan-Yunnan border. The Mosuo are primarily concentrated around the shores of beautiful Lugu Lake. Lugu is one of the highest inhabited lake areas in China, at an altitude of 2,685 meters (8,800 ft.) above sea level. Lion Mountain, home to the goddess Gammo, the chief Mosuo deity, rises majestically over the northern shore. No roads led to the lake until 1982. Before that time the Mosuo area was only accessible by foot or on horseback. Still today the whole area is snowbound and cut off from the rest of the world for months at a time during winter.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Mosuo

Category

1

R o l3

nru

Primary language name

Narua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18610.jpg

Photo credits

Rod Waddington - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.767869

Latitude

27.676267

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mosuo

Natural pronunciation

Mo-sor

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

5.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

56000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18610.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18610.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18610.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18610/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18610.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/42723465920

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Xibe, Western 56,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114356

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to a 1983 study, 27,364 Western Xibe were living in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This figure was expected to rise to approximately 42,000 by the start of the year 2000. The majority are located in the Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, southwest of Yining City. Other Xibe communities are found in Huocheng, Gongliu (Tokkuztara), and Qoqek counties in the Ili Kazak Prefecture. The Western Xibe region is close to the Kazakstan border.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Xibe, Western

Category

3

R o l3

sjo

Primary language name

Xibe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2013

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18721.jpg

Photo credits

Epel - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

123.402622

Latitude

41.809237

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Western Xibe

Natural pronunciation

Shee-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.471

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.471

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

68

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

56000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18721_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18721_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18721_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18721/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18721.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Hmong Njua 55,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114106

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 40,000 Hmong Njua live in Malipo and Maguan counties in Wenshan Prefecture, in the southeastern part of Yunnan Province. Small numbers of Hmong Njua are also located near Sa Pa in northern Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Njua

Category

1

R o l3

hnj

Primary language name

Hmong Njua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18495.jpg

Photo credits

AlivePhoto - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

10

Longitude

105.776430

Latitude

26.178290

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Njua

Natural pronunciation

mung JOO-ah

Percent christian p g a c

15.780

Percent evangelical

0.945

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.523

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

800800

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18495/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18495.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

2000-2011

Li, Meifu 54,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114169

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1987 Language Atlas of China listed a population of 30,000 speakers of the Meifu Li language. The majority live along the western banks of the Changhua River in parts of the Cheyi and Dongfang counties. In the past the inhabitants of Hainan Island were decimated by disease, especially malignant malaria which wiped out whole villages. Minority populations grew little over the centuries and, in some areas, even declined. With the introduction of modern medicine, the Li people are experiencing rapid growth. The population of the Meifu Li is expected to rise to more than 41,000 by the year 2000, and 53,000 by 2010.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

211

R o p2

C0117

People cluster

Li

Peop name across countries

Li, Meifu

Category

2

R o l3

lic

Primary language name

Hlai

Primary language dialect

Meifu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2015-2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18552.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.846587

Latitude

18.866722

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

1.609

Natural name

Meifu Li

Natural pronunciation

May-foo Lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.030

Percent evangelical p c

1.486

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.030

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

54000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18552.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18552.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18552.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18552/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18552.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Meifu are one of five different tribes that have been combined to form the official Li nationality in China. In the past the Li lived in simple straw huts designed to withstand the many typhoons that strike the island every year. They dug a pit in the ground, placed bamboo or wood poles over it to form an oblong frame, and covered it with straw. The result was a low-lying structure that resembled an overturned boat. As part of a Li wedding ceremony, the bride's family must kiss a pig and two fowls. The bride's eldest brother remains her legal guardian after the marriage.

Obstacles

Only about one in a thousand Meifu Li people are Christian. Their traditional spiritual beliefs remain unchallenged.

How reach

There are Han Chinese people who can take gospel materials to them in Mandarin.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mongour 51,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114229

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Thirty thousand speakers of the Mongour language were reported in a 1987 study. They primarily inhabit Minhe County in the eastern part of Qinghai Province. Minhe, formerly known as Shangchuankou, lies on the Huang Shui River. Minhe is situated east of the provincial capital Xining, a considerable distance from Huzhu County where the majority of the Tu people live.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongour

Category

3

R o l3

mjg

Primary language name

Tu

Primary language dialect

Minhe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2012-2019

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18609.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.117490

Latitude

36.817700

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.029

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Mongour

Natural pronunciation

Mong-gore

Percent christian p g a c

0.029

Percent evangelical

0.002

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.002

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

51000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18609_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18609_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18609_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18609/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18609.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Mongour, bearing a name derived from Mongol, are often identified with the Tu. But the Mongour have distinctions especially regarding marriage customs. "Marriage to the pole" involves a girl staying with her family and taking in lovers. Children born through this "marriage" take the family name. "Marriage to the girdle" involves a girl sleeping with a guest. The guest leaves behind his girdle, and if the girl becomes pregnant, she would be "married to the girdle." Mother and child following birth are confined to a room for one month with only the closest female relative allowed to enter.

Obstacles

The majority of Mongours practice Tibetan Buddhism, and others follow ethnic religions. Shamans are active for both healing and carrying out vengeance. With so few Christ followers and living in a region void of a strong gospel presence, the Mongours have little chance to hear of the saving power of Jesus.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Phowa, Hlepho 51,000 hab.

R o p3

114283

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 29,000 members of the Puwa tribe live in thatched-roof huts throughout the southern and southeastern parts of Yunnan Province. The majority (23,000) live in Mengzi County, while 4,000 live in Yanshan County, and 2,000 in Kaiyuan. The Puwa are one the largest of the Yi groups in the China- Vietnam border region, but they do not spill across into northern Vietnam.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phowa, Hlepho

Category

1

R o l3

yhl

Primary language name

Phowa, Hlepho

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18657.jpg

Photo credits

Go Yi

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.713470

Latitude

23.579950

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

15.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phowa, Hlepho

Natural pronunciation

Poo-wah

Percent christian p g a c

15.000

Percent evangelical

10.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

10.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

51000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18657.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18657.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18657.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18657/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18657.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Wumeng 51,000 hab.

R o p3

114348

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1999 ethnographer Jamin Pelkey listed a population of 38,300 Wumeng people in China. They live in four counties of Zhaotong Prefecture in northeast Yunnan Province. "In Zhaotong County the Wumeng live mainly in the Buga, Siwang, Xiaolongtong, Beizha, Qinggangling, Panhe and Sayu districts, as well as Dashanbao and Tianba districts in the western arm of the county. In Yongshan County, Wujia District contains the highest concentration of Wumeng. The Wumeng also inhabit parts of northern and northeastern Ludian County and much of Shanggaoqiao District of Daguan County." Although the Wumeng live close to the provincial border with Guizhou, they are believed to live exclusively within Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Wumeng

Category

2

R o l3

ywu

Primary language name

Nasu, Wumeng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18713.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.739682

Latitude

27.324825

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Wumeng

Natural pronunciation

Woo-meng

Percent christian p g a c

10.000

Percent evangelical

9.900

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

84

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

51000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18713/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18713.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

San Chay 50,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106205

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Global Evangelization Movement listed a 1995 population of 36,677 Cao Lan in China. In addition, more than 114,000 live in northern Vietnam where they are known as San Chay. The Cao Lan are located along the Yunnan-Vietnam border in Xichou County. In Vietnam they inhabit the lower Red River area, with communities in seven different provinces: Tuyen Quang, Bac Thai, Ha Bac, Quang Ninh, Yen Bai, Lang Son, and Vinh Phu.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

San Chay

Category

1

R o l3

mlc

Primary language name

Cao Lan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13474.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

105.301000

Latitude

24.884000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

San Chay

Natural pronunciation

sahn-CHAY

Percent christian p g a c

0.008

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.008

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

261000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m13474_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13474_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13474/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13474.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Cao Lan are officially considered part of the Zhuang nationality in China. They speak a distinct language and possess their own set of customs and traditions. The Cao Lan were traditionally buried when they died, but due to a lack of land, the government has recently begun demanding that the dead be cremated instead. When the body was placed in the coffin, coins were added to represent the star which guides the person's soul to his ancestors in the other world.

Obstacles

Spirit worship takes a major place in the lives of the Cao Lan population. They worship the spirit of the river, the trees, the crops and others. Elaborate festivals include the playing of castanets, copper bells, drums, cymbals and wind instruments.

How reach

As music and festivals are important to the Cao Lan people, mission workers can draw a parallel to how God desires his people to worship from the heart.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Cao Lan people to submit to Jesus Christ so they can experience the abundant life he offers in John 10:10. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of Lords. Pray for a church planting movement to bless their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Chrame 50,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

102197

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A widespread, isolated area of southwest Sichuan Province is home to approximately 39,000 Chrame people. Most are located in and around Muli County, described as "a rich possession. The rivers, especially the Litang, carry gold and produce a considerable revenue." Scattered Chrame communities are found as far west as the Yarlung (Dadu) River at Shimian, 200 kilometers (123 mi.) from Muli and as far north as Wenchuan County. In addition, a small number of Chrame live in the Yongning District of Ninglang County in northern Yunnan Province. The Chrame king once "held sway over a territory of 9,000 square miles - an area slightly larger than Massachusetts."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Chrame

Category

3

R o l3

pmi

Primary language name

Pumi, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11373.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.305110

Latitude

28.662620

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Chrame

Natural pronunciation

Krah-mee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

50000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11373_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11373_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11373_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11373/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11373.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Chrame are a member of the Tibetan nationality, but feel they have little in common with the Tibetans. All Chrame adhere to Tibetan Buddhism. It forms a major part of their ethnic and cultural identity. The Chrame inwardly long for the restoration of their kingdom and their former prestige among the other peoples of the area. The Chrame are one of the most unreached people groups in China. There has never been a single known Chrame church or Christian believer.

Obstacles

No Christian presence or history among the Chrame provides little point of reference for Christian witness.

How reach

Pray for the Lord to raise up a strong disciple making movement to saturate the hearts and minds of this people group.

Pray for church

Even though there are no known followers of Jesus presently among the Chrame, pray for those that will one day be found. Pray they will have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray the Chrame will increasingly feel their need for forgiveness of sin, and will seek a Savior.

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Lalu, Xinping 50,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114151

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 38,000 Xinping Lalu are distributed throughout the soaring Ailao Mountain range in southern Yunnan Province. They are primarily found in the southwestern districts of Xinping County (28,700) and in the eastern districts of Zhenyuan County (8,000). A small number spill over into Mojiang (1,000) and Yuanjiang (400) counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lalu, Xinping

Category

1

R o l3

yit

Primary language name

Lalu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18534.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.252810

Latitude

23.815590

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xinping Lalu

Natural pronunciation

Shin-ping Lah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

50000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18534.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18534.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18534.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18534/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18534.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Xinping Lalu are recognized as among the earliest inhabitants of the Ailao Mountains. For centuries they have been influenced by Han, Hani, and Hongjin Tai cultures more than by the Yi. The Xinping Lalu greatly enjoy music. They love to get together and sing old traditional songs and play folk instruments. During the second lunar month of each year, on the day of the ox, the Xinping Lalu hold a singing competition. The victorious young man and girl are considered the most eligible marriage partners by the community. They will be greatly sought after by prospective suitors from that time on.

Obstacles

There is a church among the Xinping Lalu, but the number of Christian believers is so small they need help from those outside their community.

How reach

Christ followers with musical skills can sing the gospel among the Xinping Lalu, teaching them about the life of Jesus and how to live the Christian life.

Pray for p g

Pray for loving and dedicated workers with musical skills to go to the Xinping Lalu. Pray for spiritual openness and a willing to seek truth. Pray for Xinping Lalu disciples who will make more disciples.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sogwo Arig 49,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114310

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 37,000 members of the Sogwo Arig tribe live in Tsanggar Gonpa, a district within Tongde County in the Hainan Golog Prefecture; and in parts of neighboring He'nan County. Tongde lies to the east of the Yellow River in Qinghai Province. The Qinghai Plateau - at a minimum elevation of 3,500 meters (11,500 ft.) above sea level - is snowbound nine months of the year, and turns into a muddy bog the other three months. The area is home to the Darakar Tredzong (White Monkey Fortress), considered one of the three most sacred sites in all of the Amdo Tibetan areas.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Sogwo Arig

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18683.jpg

Photo credits

Rita Willaert - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.611738

Latitude

34.734221

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Sogwo Arig

Natural pronunciation

Sog-wo-Ah-rig

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

97

P c ethnic religions

3

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

49000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18683_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18683_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18683_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18683/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18683.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Sogwo Arig are a Mongolian tribe living in the midst of countless small Tibetan clans in one of the most remote locations in the world. Today one of the few remaining Sogwo Arig cultural features is their Mongolian style of yurt. All Sogwo Arig are followers of either Tibetan Buddhism or Bon. They worship at crude sacrificial altars, constructed of yak dung piled about three feet high, upon which they regularly offer animal sacrifices to various gods and demons.

Obstacles

Evangelists will need to overcome severe weather, rugged terrain, linguistic and cultural barriers, and fierce packs of dogs which the Sogwo Arig have trained to attack strangers.

How reach

Much prayer is needed to prepare the hearts of the Sogwo Arig people, accompanied by workers willing to establish friendships with these people. Gospel films and recordings will be helpful tools.

Pray for church

There may be no followers of Jesus among the Sogwo Arig at present, but pray for those the Lord will soon call to himself. Pray for the availability of Scripture and other resources to help them grow in the faith. Pray they will be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Pray for p g

Pray for the remotely located Sogwo Arig of China to soon be privileged to hear of Christ and what He will provide. Pray the message comes to them clearly and accurately, in their mother tongue. Pray for several exposures to the gospel message, as it usually requires several in order to understand and believe.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje/13944093930/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Naluo 49,000 hab.

R o p3

114240

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 37,000 Naluo inhabit the steep mountainsides along the rivers of northern Yunnan and southern Sichuan Provinces. The majority are located in Luquan, Wuding, Dongchuan, and Yuanmou counties. Small numbers of Naluo reportedly live in Huize County of Zhaotong Prefecture and parts of Qujing Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naluo

Category

1

R o l3

ylo

Primary language name

Naluo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18620.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.120800

Latitude

26.705870

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

32.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naluo

Natural pronunciation

Nah-luoh

Percent christian p g a c

32.000

Percent evangelical

26.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

26.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

62

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

49000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18620/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18620.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tibetan, Zhugqu 49,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114333

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 38,000 Zhugqu Tibetans live in Zhugqu County, in the Gaanan Prefecture of Gansu Province. They are the most easterly of all Tibetan peoples in China. The Bai Long (White Dragon) River flows through mountainous Zhugqu County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Zhugqu

Category

3

R o l3

cda

Primary language name

Choni

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18701.jpg

Photo credits

Jared Kachurak

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.553319

Latitude

33.629682

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Zhugqu Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

Zhoog-choo ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

49000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18701_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18701_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18701_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18701/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18701.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Zhugqu Tibetans carry a long history. One Chinese writer described them as descendants of people who fled war long ago and settled in the surrounding valleys, where they have multiplied over generations. Before Buddhism took root, they followed the ancient Bon religion, which taught that mountains are sacred. Even today, many believe that powerful spirits dwell in the peaks. They pray to the mountain gods for peace, protection, thriving herds, and good harvests, hoping to secure the blessings needed for survival in a challenging environment.

Obstacles

The Zhugqu Tibetans have almost no background knowledge of Christ or exposure to his message. Without a framework for understanding who Christ is or what he has done, it will take patient teaching and a long-term presence for the gospel to take root.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to reveal himself to families in ways they can recognize and understand. Ask God to send loving workers who will live among them and show Christ's compassion. Pray that their hearts will be drawn away from fear of spirits to the Lord of lords. Pray for a vibrant movement to Christ to rise up in their communities, bringing hope and transformation for future generations.

Photo credit u r l

https://weag.org/seek/PIX-sounds-music/Tibet/index.html

Gaisu, Southern 48,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114057

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 35,000 Southern Gaisu live in the eastern half of Kaiyuan County in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, predominantly in the valleys and on the mountain slopes near Kaiyuan City. About 1,400 Gaisu spill over into Gejiu County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gaisu, Southern

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18457.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.356112

Latitude

23.555037

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Gaisu

Natural pronunciation

Gai-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

48000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18457_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18457_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18457_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18457/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18457.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Southern Gaisu observe the Tenth Month Celebration, held to celebrate the end of the harvest season. They sacrifice a pig to honor their ancestors and seek the blessing of the spirits for the upcoming year. They also celebrate the Torch Festival, common among many Yi groups in southern China. The Torch Festival is an occasion for relatives to get together and socialize. Events include bullfighting, wrestling and singing.

Obstacles

Only a relative handful of Southern Gaisu are Christians. Few missionaries focused on them in the past. Evangelistic efforts will need to start at the beginning.

How reach

Many speak and understand Mandarin, so Han Chinese Christians can take them the gospel.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving, anointed workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Lalu, Yangliu 48,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114153

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With a population of more than 37,000, the Yangliu Lalu inhabit areas in the western part of Baoshan County (11,000), Shidian (11,000), Zhenkang (9,000), Longling (5,000), and Luxi (1,000) counties. All of these places are situated within the boundaries of the Dehong Dai Autonomous Prefecture in the western part of Yunnan Province. The Yangliu Lalu are the nearest Yi group to Myanmar in this part of Yunnan.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lalu, Yangliu

Category

1

R o l3

ywl

Primary language name

Lalu, Western

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18536.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.907080

Latitude

24.704910

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Yangliu Lalu

Natural pronunciation

Yung-leeooh Lah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

48000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18536.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18536.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18536.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18536/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18536.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Yangliu Lalu live in wooden homes, usually built with three rooms: a central space that serves as both kitchen and gathering place, and two side rooms for family use. While many Yi groups in Yunnan celebrate the Torch Festival, the Yangliu Lalu instead honor "Girl's Day," when all women return to their parents' home for rest and renewal. Spiritually, they are animists and ancestor worshipers, believing that the souls of the dead remain on earth rather than passing into another world. Despite living near other Tibeto-Burman groups where Christianity has taken root, such as the Jingpo, Lashi, Maru, and Achang, the Yangliu Lalu themselves have never had a known church or fellowship among them. Most have probably never heard the gospel.

Obstacles

The Yangliu Lalu live in a part of Yunnan Province that has little Christian presence. With no known believers in their midst and little contact with nearby Christian groups, bringing the gospel to them presents significant challenges.

Pray for p g

Pray for dedicated workers, especially those gifted in music, to go to the Yangliu Lalu and share Christ in ways that resonate with their culture. Ask the Lord to open hearts so they are willing to seek truth and receive hope. Pray for the rise of Yangliu Lalu believers who will become disciples and disciple-makers, planting many seeds of faith in Christ in their community.

Miao, Guiyang Southern 47,000 hab.

R o p3

114201

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 36,000 Southern Guiyang Miao are located in the mountains of southern China, primarily in Anshun, Changshun, Ziyun, and Zhenning counties in Guizhou. Anshun was once an opium trading center and is now the commercial hub of western Guizhou.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Guiyang Southern

Category

2

R o l3

hmy

Primary language name

Miao, Southern Guiyang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18582.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.481833

Latitude

26.390742

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Southern Guiyang Miao

Natural pronunciation

Gway-yung Meow

Percent christian p g a c

10.000

Percent evangelical

9.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

87

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

47000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18582/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18582.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zaomin 47,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114374

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 30,000 Zaomin were counted in a 1993 government study. Living among rugged mountain terrain, the Zaomin are located in Liannan and Yangshan counties of northern Guangdong Province, and in the neighboring Yizhang County of Hunan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Zaomin

Category

1

R o l3

bpn

Primary language name

Dzao Min

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18738.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

112.314520

Latitude

24.939730

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.699

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Zaomin

Natural pronunciation

Zaow-min

Percent christian p g a c

0.699

Percent evangelical

0.560

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.560

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

47000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18738.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18738.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18738.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18738/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18738.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Pa Hng 47,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114839

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 30,000 Baheng live in four counties (Sanjiang, Longsheng, Rong'an, and Lingui) in northeast Guangxi; and in Rongjiang and Congjiang counties in adjacent areas of Guizhou Province. Some 3,700 Baheng also live in northern Vietnam, where they are known as the Pa Then.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Pa Hng

Category

2

R o l3

pha

Primary language name

Pa-Hng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18891.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

108.958431

Latitude

25.954471

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Pa Hng

Natural pronunciation

Ba-heng

Percent christian p g a c

0.308

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.308

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

55700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18891_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18891_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18891_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18891/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18891.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zhuang, Lianshan 47,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114998

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Zhuang, Lianshan

Category

1

R o l3

zln

Primary language name

Zhuang, Lianshan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19800.jpg

Photo credits

Brian Yap - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

112.074180

Latitude

24.423780

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Lianshan Zhuang

Natural pronunciation

lee-ahyn-shahn Zhoo-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.345

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.345

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

47000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19800_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19800_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19800_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19800/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19800.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/298599497/

Luoluopo, Southeastern 47,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114185

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of more than 35,000 Southeastern Luoluopo live in southern Yunnan Province of China. The majority, more than 20,000, live in Maguan County. Some live in Funing and Xichou counties (5,000 each). An additional 4,000 live in Malipo County and 1,600 in Honghe County. The Southeastern Luoluopo also spill across the border into northern Vietnam where approximately 3,200 are recognized as the official Lolo minority group.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Luoluopo, Southeastern

Category

1

R o l3

yso

Primary language name

Nisi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

8

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18568.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.558810

Latitude

22.930630

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southeastern Luoluopo

Natural pronunciation

Luoh-luoh-po

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

47000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18568_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18568_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18568_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18568/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18568.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Luoluopo have been living in southern China for more than 500 years. When a Luoluopo dies, his or her relatives organize a "dance of the spirits." They believe this dance will help the soul find its way back to the resting place of its ancestors. The Luoluopo hold to folk beliefs. In addition to their intricate system of ancestor worship, the Lolo believe in two gods who created the world, Mit Do and Ket Do. The Southeastern Luoluopo are one of the most neglected and Gospel-starved peoples in the region.

Obstacles

A complete absence of Christians, with no history of Christianity, is an obstacle to the Gospel, but isn't insurmountable.

How reach

Pray the Luoluopo people who know God will become wise in sowing the Word of God among their families and multiplying the blessings of God to other Luoluopo households.

Pray for church

Although there likely are no followers of Jesus among the Luoluopo today, pray for those the Lord will soon lead to himself. Pray they will be sent teachers and pastors to help them become established in the faith. Pray they will be completely delivered from their animistic past.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Luoluopo of China and Vietnam to find true life in Jesus Christ, that they be set free from the bondage of fear. Pray they will be sent mature Christians to share the message of Christ with them in a form they can understand.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tai Dam 45,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

109709

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 34,000 Tai Dam live in Jinping County in southern China's Yunnan Province. The majority of Tai Dam are found in northern Vietnam where approximately half a million live around the city of Dien Bien Phu. They also extend into nearby areas of Laos and "to the south-west into central Thailand due to conquest and deportation by the (Bangkok) Thai in the early nineteenth century." Most of the 50,000 Tai Dam now living in Laos fled there in the 1950s after the Communist terror in north Vietnam. Refugee communities of Tai Dam are also located in such diverse places as Iowa, USA; Sydney, Australia; and Paris, France.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Dam

Category

1

R o l3

blt

Primary language name

Tai Dam

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2013-2014

Portions year

1982-2000

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15187.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

102.794960

Latitude

22.739370

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Dam

Natural pronunciation

tie DAHM

Percent christian p g a c

0.176

Percent evangelical

0.144

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.136

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

955500

Frontier

N

Map address

m15187_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15187_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15187/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15187.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Pumi 45,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108172

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 37,000 members of the Pumi minority inhabit the mountains of northern Yunnan Province. They live in approximately 500 villages, some of which are located 3,200 meters (10,500 ft.) above sea level. In many locations the Pumi live beside members of the Naxi nationality. Despite 2,000 years of history, the Pumi population has remained relatively small because of disease, plague, famine, and assimilation to other tribes.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Pumi

Category

3

R o l3

pmj

Primary language name

Pumi, Southern

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14474.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.622320

Latitude

27.840760

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Pumi

Natural pronunciation

Poo-mee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.079

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.079

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

45000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14474_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14474_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14474_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14474/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14474.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

On the 15th day of the first month of the Pumi calendar, all the Pumi celebrate the god of the kitchen. This involves camping, bonfires, feasting, horse racing, shooting contests, and wrestling. At the age of 13, Pumi youth are considered adults. When a Pumi dies, they blow a conch three times to beckon villagers. A shaman then holds a Gei Yangzi Yishi (Sheep Guide) rite. The Pumi believe a sheep will lead the spirit of the deceased into the land of their ancestors. There is no organized church among the Pumi, but visitors report that they are a people ripe unto harvest. In the early 1990s, several Pumi were baptized by a Mosuo believer near Lugu Lake. There was a potential breakthrough in 1997 when 30 Pumis prayed to receive Christ after viewing the JESUS Film in Mandarin.

Obstacles

A fear of the spirit world keeps most Pumi from following Jesus. They believe putting their faith in Christ would be a betrayal of the spirits. The Pumi have been largely overlooked because of their linguistic diversity and isolated communities.

Pray for p g

Ask God to send workers to share the good news of Christ with the Pumi. Pray that God will remove their fears and fill them with the peace of Jesus. Ask God to give them a great spiritual hunger as they hear the gospel.

Tajik, Sarikoli 44,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114322

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

An estimated 33,000 speakers of the Sarikoli Tajik language live in China's far northwest corner, near the border with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan. The majority live in and around the town of Taxkorgan, which means 'stone fortress'. Although there are more than eight million Tajiks scattered throughout Central Asia - the majority being in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - the Sarikoli Tajik in China are a separate ethnolinguistic group from the Central Asian Tajik.

People i d1

14

R o p1

A005

Affinity bloc

Persian-Median

People i d2

299

R o p2

C0211

People cluster

Tajik

Peop name across countries

Tajik, Sarikoli

Category

3

R o l3

srh

Primary language name

Sarikoli

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18692.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

75.144860

Latitude

37.905010

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.048

Natural name

Sarikoli Tajik

Natural pronunciation

sar-ree-KOR-lee TAH-jeek

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.032

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

44000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18692_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18692_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18692_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18692/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18692.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

R l g4

18

Religion subdivision

Shia

Monba, Cona 44,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113801

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Mongar district: east; Pemagatshel district: east; Samdrup Jongkhar and Trashigang districts; Trashiyangtse district: south.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Monpa Tawang

Category

1

R o l3

tsj

Primary language name

Tshangla

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2014-2023

Portions year

2000

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19197.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

91.878060

Latitude

28.024460

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.030

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Cona Monba

Percent christian p g a c

0.082

Percent evangelical

0.020

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.038

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

19

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

51600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19197.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19197.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19197.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19197/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19197.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Monba, or Tsangla, are outwardly Tibetan Buddhists, but the majority continue to practice shamanistic and polytheistic rituals. Many rural people practice "river burial," by which a corpse is cut into 108 pieces and hurled into a rushing river. The Monba believe that all disease is caused by demons. They feel they are forced to sacrifice their valuable cattle and horses to pacify the angry demons. They also believe humans can be demons who cause sickness.

Obstacles

With government policies of isolation, China does not provide easy access for Christian workers.

How reach

Perhaps Christians from Nepal and India will be given a burden to carry the good news of Christ to the Monba of China.

Pray for church

Please pray for the few followers of Jesus among this large Buddhist group, that they will be drawn to fellowship together, and will be firmly established upon the truth of Scripture.

Pray for p g

Pray the Monba community will increasingly become aware of their need for forgiveness of sin, and that provision for that forgiveness has been provided in the person and work of Christ.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Achang 44,000 hab.

R o p3

100038

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 30,000 Achang inhabit an area along the Yunnan-Myanmar border near the Chinese town of Ruili. The Achang share the southern end of the Gaoligong Mountains with about a dozen other colorful ethnic groups. An additional 1,700 Achang live in Myanmar's Shan State where they are mainly employed as seasonal laborers.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Achang

Category

2

R o l3

acn

Primary language name

Achang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1992-2005

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

8

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10146.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.784767

Latitude

24.404924

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Achang

Natural pronunciation

AH-chahng

Percent christian p g a c

15.049

Percent evangelical

7.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

13.155

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

55

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

83000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10146_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10146_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10146_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10146/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10146.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2010-2011

Ersu 44,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114052

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1983 study listed 20,000 speakers of Ersu living along the lower reaches of Dadu River, in seven different counties of southern Sichuan Province in western China. The main centre of Ersu habitation could be said to be Ganluo County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ersu

Category

2

R o l3

ers

Primary language name

Ersu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

1.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18452.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.157231

Latitude

28.087495

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ersu

Natural pronunciation

Erh-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

44000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18452_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18452_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18452_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18452/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18452.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Kucong 44,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114143

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 80,000 Kucong people live scattered around the world. The majority live in remote areas of Mojiang, Xinping and Mengla counties of Yunnan Province in south-west China.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Kucong

Category

1

R o l3

lkc

Primary language name

Kucong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18528.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

100.093130

Latitude

22.064500

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Kucong

Natural pronunciation

KOO-kong

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

0.004

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.202

P c buddhism

55

P c ethnic religions

42

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

52300

Frontier

N

Map address

m18528_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18528_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18528_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18528/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18528.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Uygur, Lop Nur 44,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114342

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 study listed 25,000 speakers of the Lop Nur Uygur language in the eastern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. They live near Lop Nur Lake, in a widespread area which includes Yuli County and Miran Township of Ruoqiang County. The area is also near the site of China's nuclear bomb tests. Marco Polo described his travels through the Lop region more than 700 years ago: "At the point where the traveler enters the Great Desert, is a big city called Lop… I can tell you that travelers who intend to cross the desert rest in this town for a week to refresh themselves and their beasts. At the end of the week they stock up with a month's provisions for themselves and their beasts. Then they leave the town and enter the desert."

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

313

R o p2

C0225

People cluster

Uyghur

Peop name across countries

Uygur, Lop Nur

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Primary language dialect

Hotan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18708.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

88.363478

Latitude

40.134657

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.009

Natural name

Lop Nur Uygur

Natural pronunciation

lop noor WEE-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

44000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18708.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18708.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18708.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18708/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18708.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1950-2022

Tusu 42,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114339

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 31,000 Tusu people live in the western central part of Yunnan Province in southwest China. In Xiangyun County the Tusu inhabit the Da'aonai Community of Luwu District; the Jindan, Zhifang, and Dacang communities of Xiazhuang District; the Jiangwei Community of Pupeng District; and all the communities within Dongshan District. In Dayao County the Tusu mainly inhabit villages within the Beiyangdi Community in the Sanchahe District, but are also thought to live in some villages of Tiesuo District. The Tusu also live in Binchuan County, but their exact distribution in Binchuan has yet to be determined.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Tusa

Category

2

R o l3

ywt

Primary language name

Lalo, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18705.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.689169

Latitude

25.550221

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.049

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Tusu

Percent christian p g a c

0.049

Percent evangelical

0.049

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.049

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

42000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18705.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18705.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18705.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18705/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18705.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Tai Khang 42,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

104572

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southwest.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Tai Khang

Category

1

R o l3

kyp

Primary language name

Kang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12490.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of Laos, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

99.408680

Latitude

23.415210

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Tai Khang

Percent christian p g a c

0.597

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.179

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

70000

Frontier

N

Map address

m12490_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12490_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12490/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12490.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tai Khang live in a land of palm trees, banana trees, and bamboo, which grow in abundance in forests inhabited by animals such as elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, monkeys, and peacocks. They experience many economic, physical, and spiritual needs. Most grow rice as their primary crop, along with tea, cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, pineapples, and mangoes. They use traditional hand tools, such as wooden hoes and sickles, to plow, plant, weed, and harvest.

Obstacles

Many of them follow folk religions. They add elements of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism to their spiritual beliefs in hopes of maintaining spiritual harmony.

Pray for p g

Pray that the Holy Spirit will free the Tai Khang from fear through deliverance and new life in Jesus Christ. Pray that laborers, led by the Spirit, will share Christ's love with the Khang people. Pray for a Khang Bible translation, audio resources, and the JESUS Film to become widely available throughout Tai Khang communities. Pray that God will save key leaders who will boldly declare the gospel, leading to a healthy and growing church for the glory of his name.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

A Che 42,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113978

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 35,000 A Che people predominantly live in Shuangbai (23,000) and Yimen (11,100) counties in the eastern part of Yunnan Province's Chuxiong Prefecture. Other A Che villages spill over into Lufeng and Eshan counties in Yuxi Prefecture. Most of the A Che in Shuangbai County are extremely isolated. In Yuxi Prefecture, on the other hand, some A Che villages are a mere five kilometers (three mi.) from Yimen City.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

A Che

Category

1

R o l3

yif

Primary language name

Ache

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18385.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.974210

Latitude

24.683110

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

A Che

Natural pronunciation

ah chay

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

42000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18385_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18385_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18385_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18385/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18385.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The A Che are included in the artificially-constructed Yi nationality, consisting of over 100 distinct groups. Hidden away in some of the most remote areas of southwest China, the A Che are known to few outsiders. They celebrate two important festivals: the Open Street Festival and the Dragon Worship Festival.

Obstacles

The A Che are polytheists. They claim that their line of communication with the Creator was broken, and they lost the ability to enter heaven. Compounding the difficult task of reaching this remotely located group is the A Che's inability to read or speak Chinese.

How reach

As the A Che may want to learn Chinese in order to make career or social advances, evangelists can bring these language skills to them, along with the gospel.

Pray for church

The Heaven's Family Ministry engaged the A Che from 2003-2013. It planted a church consisting of a few Christ followers. The ministry considers the A Che to be engaged but not reached (not capable of reproducing itself). Pray for godly men to be trained in sound doctrine to disciple A Che believers. Pray for them to grow in faith and begin the process of discipling the A Che people.

Pray for p g

The A Che people need a spiritual hunger that will drive them to seek and find the true God of Creation. Ask the Lord to give them this hunger and thirst for righteousness that can transform A Che society. Pray that soon many would walk with their Creator.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

British 40,000 hab.

R o p3

102927

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Mainly in Hong Kong

People i d1

12

R o p1

A003

Affinity bloc

Eurasian Peoples

People i d2

110

R o p2

C0012

People cluster

Anglo-Celt

Peop name across countries

British

Category

3

R o l3

eng

Primary language name

English

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1380-2011

Portions year

1530-1995

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11140.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

81

Longitude

114.175042

Latitude

22.318668

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

70.000

Percent christian p c

67.658

Natural name

British

Percent christian p g a c

60.428

Percent evangelical

7.000

Percent evangelical p c

10.029

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.917

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

54991200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11140/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11140.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1382-2020

Mulao Jia 40,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114235

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1982 an official Chinese publication listed a population of "about 20,000" Mulao Jia people living in Kaili, Huangping, Duyun, Fuquan, Weng'an, and Majiang counties of Guizhou Province. The main concentration of Mulao Jia live in the mountains of Majiang County. The Mulao Jia are not the same ethnic group - nor do they speak the same language - as the official Mulao nationality in northern Guangxi. There is a small group of people living in Xuanwei and Jidong villages of Majiang who refer to themselves as Mu. It is not known if these people are the same as the Mulao Jia, or if they should be considered a distinct people group.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Mulao Jia

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18615.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.540229

Latitude

26.480168

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Mulao Jia

Natural pronunciation

Moo-laow-jeeah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

40000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18615_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18615_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18615_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18615/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18615.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Gaiji 40,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114056

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 30,000 members of the Gaiji ethnic group reportedly live in the central part of Yunxian County in Yunnan Province. They share the county with many ethnic groups, including the Mishaba Laluo, the Mili, and the Limi. Yunxian County lies within the jurisdiction of the Lincang Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gaiji

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

15

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18456.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.188829

Latitude

24.584958

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Gaiji

Natural pronunciation

Gai-jee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

40000

Frontier

Y

Map address

ch-map.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/ch-map.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18456/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18456.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Jiasou 40,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114124

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to a 1999 estimate, 30,000 ethnic Jiasou people live in Guangnan County within the Wenshan Prefecture of Yunnan Province. There is some intermixing between the Jiasou and the Mengwu in Guangnan. It is possible that some of the people counted in this profile as Jiasou should belong to the Mengwu figures.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Jiasou

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18512.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.069655

Latitude

23.712641

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.014

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jiasou

Natural pronunciation

jyah-SOO

Percent christian p g a c

0.014

Percent evangelical

0.014

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.014

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

40000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18512_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18512_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18512_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18512/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18512.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Jiasou people live in a mountainous region of south central China near the border with Vietnam. The Chinese government has classified them as a sub-group of the Yi nationality. Since 1949, the government's policy has been to incorporate indigenous peoples like the Jiasou into the Han majority language and culture. Due to their isolation, the Jiasou have been able to hang on to their primary language of Sani and their distinct traditions. Few have heard the claims of Jesus Christ.

Obstacles

The Jiasou religion of animism and ancestor veneration is deeply ingrained in their society. They live in an area that is not easily accessible. There are no Christian resources available in Sani except for some audio recordings.

How reach

Han Chinese believers can go to the Jiasou and establish businesses with them. They can help bring modern medicine and help establish schools among the Jiasou.

Pray for p g

Pray that the Bible and other resources would be translated into the Sani language. Ask the Lord to send loving, Spirit-filled workers to the Jiasou. Pray that each Jiasou person would have the opportunity to hear the gospel in an understandable way.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Laluo, Jiantou 40,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114154

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 30,000 Jiantou Laluo live in three counties within the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. About half (15,000) live in Weishan County, 7,000 in Midu County, and 8,000 in Xiaguan County which encompasses the ancient town of Dali. The Jiantou Laluo mostly live in high mountains.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Laluo, Jiantou

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18537.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.937768

Latitude

25.463143

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jiantou Laluo

Natural pronunciation

Jeeuhn-tow Lah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

0.065

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.065

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

40000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18537.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18537.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18537.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18537/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18537.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Xijima 39,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114357

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Thirty thousand people belonging to the Xijima ethnic group live in the central part of Yunxian County in the Lincang Prefecture of Yunnan Province. Yunxian is a hilly area inhabited by a number of distinct ethnic groups as well as the dominant Han Chinese.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Xijima

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18722.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.136895

Latitude

24.422056

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xijima

Natural pronunciation

Shee-jee-ma

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

39000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18722_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18722_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18722_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18722/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18722.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Limi 38,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114171

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 30,000 Limi live within southern Yunnan Province in southwest China. The majority inhabit areas within Yongde County. They are the majority group within the Wumulong District and make up a sizable portion of the population in Yalian District. Four thousand Limi live in Fengqing County where they are principally found in the southern part of Guodazhai District and in the southeastern part of Yingpan District. An additional 1,000 Limi live in Yunxian County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Limi

Category

1

R o l3

ylm

Primary language name

Limi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18554.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.814800

Latitude

24.268960

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Limi

Natural pronunciation

Lee-mee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.100

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

38000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18554_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18554_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18554_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18554/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18554.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Compared to other Yi groups in the area, the Limi culture has been well preserved. Until recently the Limi strictly refused to intermarry with the Han Chinese or even with other Yi groups. Because of this, they have gained a reputation for being something of an isolated, inward-looking group who have little contact with other people. The Limi joyously celebrate several festivals throughout the course of the year.

Obstacles

Polytheism, animism, and ancestor worship prevail among the Limi. They hold regular ceremonies to worship the spirits and honor their ancestors. The independent mind-set of the Limi has contributed to them being unreached and largely unevangelized today. They also have few if any gospel materials in their language.

How reach

Christ followers can take gospel materials to the Limi people in Mandarin, China's trade language.

Pray for p g

Pray for loving, sent-out workers. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Michi 38,000 hab.

R o p3

114213

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 29,700 Michi live in communities on both sides of the Sichuan-Yunnan border. The majority are located in northern Yunnan Province, in addition to a small number living near the town of Panzhihua in southern Sichuan. A 1954 government study listed 2,854 Michi in Wuding. A 1957 report listed 7,785 Michi living in Chuxiong Prefecture, which includes Wuding County. The Michi are also found in Fumin, Lufeng, Luquan, Yimen, and Anning counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Michi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18594.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.238841

Latitude

25.796469

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Michi

Natural pronunciation

Mee-chee

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

2.693

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.693

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

38000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18594/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18594.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Qiang, Yadu 38,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114295

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yadu Qiang is spoken by more people than any other Qiang language in China. The majority of the approximately 30,000 Yadu Qiang live in the Chibusu, Yadu, Qugu, and Weicheng districts of Maoxian County; and in the Waboliangzi and Se'ergu districts of Heishui County farther to the north.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Yadu

Category

3

R o l3

cng

Primary language name

Qiang, Northern

Primary language dialect

Yadu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18669.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.429936

Latitude

31.929529

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Yadu Qiang

Natural pronunciation

YAH-doo chee-UNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

38000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18669_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18669_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18669_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18669/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18669.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Yadu Qiang are a Tibetan Buddhist people who live approximately 800 kilometers east of the Tibetan border in Sichuan Province, China. They make their living raising sheep and selling apples. Embroidery is a favorite pastime of the women, and women have the final say in family decisions. Newly married couples live with the bride's family. Their Buddhism is mixed with folk religion and ancestor worship. Prayer flags and prayer wheels are two of the common Buddhist symbols they have borrowed from their fellow Tibetans.

Obstacles

At present there are no scriptural resources available in the Northern Qiang language. The Yadu Qiang live in remote mountainous areas apart from Chinese believers, so that makes them hard to reach for Christ.

How reach

Believers from a Tibetan Buddhist background can build friendships with the Yadu and help them with their farming techniques and animal husbandry. The Yadu would benefit from the introduction of modern medicine.

Pray for p g

Pray that any group of Yadu believers would grow in numbers and spiritual maturity. Pray that the Scriptures would become available in the Yadu's language. Pray that a movement to Christ would begin and flourish among the Yadu Qiang.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Ban Yao 36,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114005

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 30,000 Ban Yao live in southwest China. The Ban Yao are the smallest of the three Yao groups (totaling 154,700) located in Yunnan Province. The Ban Yao live in the extreme southeastern arm of Yunnan and in adjacent areas of southwest Guangxi. They are noted for living at the top of verdant mountains throughout the area. Being a people who stubbornly keep to themselves and resist all pressure to change, they do not often appear in the market towns on the plain.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Ban Yao

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18411.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.321817

Latitude

24.433897

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Ban Yao

Natural pronunciation

Bahn-Yaow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

36000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18411.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18411.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18411.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18411/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18411.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2007-2008

Nu 36,000 hab.

R o p3

114267

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority of the 26,000 Nu live primarily in Gongshan, Fugong, and Lushui counties in northwest Yunnan. Small numbers are also found in Weixi and Lanping counties. The Nu live high in mountainous jungle-like areas. In addition, Nu communities are also found in the southeastern corner of Tibet, although the Nu people there speak only Derung, and many are an ethnic mixture of Nu and Tibetan. Nu speakers are also located in northern Myanmar where they are called Kwinpang.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Nu

Category

3

R o l3

nuf

Primary language name

Nusu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2026

Portions year

2010

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18646.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.866034

Latitude

26.900337

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

17.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Nu

Natural pronunciation

Noo

Percent christian p g a c

19.092

Percent evangelical

11.000

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

11.828

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

82

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

37700

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18646/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18646.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Khlula 35,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116871

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southeast Wenshan county, Liujin township; north and central Maguan county, Dalishu, Miechange, Muchang, and Renhe townships.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Khlula

Category

1

R o l3

ykl

Primary language name

Khlula

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.303893

Latitude

23.191304

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Khlula

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

35000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21075/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Pholo 35,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

117904

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: west Guangnan, northeast Malipo, southeast Qiubei, northeast and east Yanshan counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Pholo

Category

2

R o l3

yip

Primary language name

Pholo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.680461

Latitude

23.795048

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Pholo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

35000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21077/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Evenki, Solon 35,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114053

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,000 Tungus Ewenki live in the northeastern part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. Considering their modest numbers, the Tungus Ewenki inhabit a large area in the Onin-Argun region of the Chenbaehru Banner. Their location is immediately to the south of the Yakut people. The climate in this part of China is severe. Summer is very short, usually lasting no more than eight to ten weeks. The icy winds from Siberia soon start to blow, forcing the Tungus Ewenki inside their yurt-like homes.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Evenki

Category

3

R o l3

evn

Primary language name

Evenki

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1880-2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18454.jpg

Photo credits

Charles Luan - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

119.762513

Latitude

49.048517

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Solon Evenki

Natural pronunciation

SO-lon eh-WANG-kee

Percent christian p g a c

2.790

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.190

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

74000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18454_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18454_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18454_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18454/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18454.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Reindeer are friends and "ships of the forest" for the Ewenki people. They raise reindeer and are the last hunting tribe in some of China's harshest lands. They live nomadically in easily transportable yurts.

Obstacles

The Ewenki worship their ancestors, and some still even worship bears. Their shamans are their leaders, and many are Buddhists.

How reach

Pray that missionaries would be able to make contact with them in appropriate ways, despite the Ewenkis' on-the-go lifestyle. May entire yurts of families come to Christ, who said, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Pray for church

Pray that the Holy Spirit would anoint Ewenki believers to spread his fame.

Pray for p g

Pray for economic survival for the Ewenki, as the reindeer population is dwindling. Portions of the Bible are available in the Ewenki language. Pray that these would be put to culturally appropriate music and shared in Ewenki settlements.

N t online

Y

Cai 34,000 hab.

R o p3

114021

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1982 a total of 17,000 Cai people inhabited communities in western Guizhou province. They are concentrated in Dafang, Zhijin, Nayong, Weining, Bijie, and Qianxi counties. The Cai live in the vicinity of numerous ethnic groups, including several distinct Yi and Miao groups. The Cai may call themselves Man Ni. The Miao call the Cai Seni; the Yi call them Ah-ohma, and the Han know them as Cai Jia Miao.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Cai

Category

1

R o l3

giq

Primary language name

Gelao, Green

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18426.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.461787

Latitude

26.961723

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Cai

Natural pronunciation

Tsai

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

34000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18426/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18426.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kachin Jingpo 34,000 hab.

R o p3

104372

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Baoshan prefecture,Tengchong county; Dehong Dai-Jingpo autonomous prefecture, Longchuan, Ruili, and Yingjiang counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

234

R o p2

C0142

People cluster

Miri-Kachin

Peop name across countries

Kachin Jingpo

Category

1

R o l3

kac

Primary language name

Jingpho

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1912-2004

Portions year

1895-1912

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12401.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.739220

Latitude

24.730800

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

54.000

Percent christian p c

57.646

Natural name

Kachin Jingpo

Percent christian p g a c

63.694

Percent evangelical

27.131

Percent evangelical p c

37.959

Percent evangelical p g a c

43.019

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1119000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12401/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12401.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1927-2016

Bai, Panyi 34,000 hab.

R o p3

116832

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Nujiang prefecture, Lushui county, Luobenzhuo Bai autonomous district, Chenggan, Gudeng, and Shangjiang districts, Liuku and Pianma townships; Baoshan municipality, Mangkuan township; Pu’er municipality.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bai, Panyi

Category

1

R o l3

bfc

Primary language name

Bai, Panyi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p20599.jpg

Photo credits

Rod Waddington - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.861417

Latitude

25.860609

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

8.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bai, Panyi

Percent christian p g a c

8.000

Percent evangelical

8.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

62

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

34000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20599/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p20599.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/45390759314/

Baonuo 33,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101024

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Baonuo are the largest Yao group in Guizhou Province. More than 10,000 are located in Libo County in the southern part of the province. Guizhou contained a total of 19,400 Yao people in 1990. In addition, about 10,000 Baonuo inhabit the mountains of Nandan, Hechi, and Tian'e counties in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Baonuo

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Primary language dialect

Naogelao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10669.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.670823

Latitude

25.336717

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.400

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Baonuo

Natural pronunciation

Baow-nuoh

Percent christian p g a c

0.400

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

33000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10669.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10669.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10669.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10669/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10669.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Baonuo are an isolated people, most of whom have never heard of the name of Jesus, although a small number has believed in Christ in recent years. The Baonuo live in extremely remote villages and are terrified of outsiders. Several foreigners who visited a Baonuo village in the mid-1980s, without prior notice, were stoned to death. At funerals the Baonuo hold a traditional bull-beheading ceremony. "Thirty or more brass drums are hung from a frame. The Baonuo consider their brass drums sacred. They are normally hidden away except for special occasions. An offering of wine, meat, rice and water is performed by the head of the family. After the drum beating a large water buffalo is beheaded." The Baonuo possess their own ethnicity and speak their own distinct language.

Obstacles

The Baonuo tribe is very wary of outsiders. Also, no scripture is reported as available in their language.

How reach

Gospel recordings are available in the language of these people, and there are a few reported believers among them. Perhaps workers can establish trust with these believers, and use recordings and other means to help the believers grow in maturity and numbers.

Pray for church

Please pray for the few members of this tribe who follow Jesus. Pray that teachers will be sent to them, and that they will learn to fellowship together.

Pray for p g

Pray this tribe will open up more to the world around them, and that they will see the value of seeking an education for their children.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Biao Mien 33,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101407

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1993 the 21,500 Biao Mien were located in southern China. Lush mountains and rushing waterfalls throughout Ruyuan County in northern Guangdong Province decorate the home of the Biao Mien. Geographically, they are one of the closest minority groups to the cities of Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Numerous other Yao, or Mien, groups are scattered throughout Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, but the Biao Mien language is only spoken in China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Biao Mien

Category

1

R o l3

bmt

Primary language name

Biao Mon

Primary language dialect

Biao Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10828.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

113.427740

Latitude

24.660890

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.090

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Biao Mien

Natural pronunciation

bee-OW mee-EN

Percent christian p g a c

0.090

Percent evangelical

0.077

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.077

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

33000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10828_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10828_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10828/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10828.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Biao Mien are a sub-group of the Yao. The Yao have been under Han Chinese rule for much of their history and were often oppressed by them. Many times they revolted against the Chinese government, and they played an active role in China's Communist revolution. Most of the Biao Mien are rural farmers who grow rice on terraces cut out of the sides of the high mountains. A favorite dish among the Biao Mien is pickled bird. The family is very important to the Biao Mien, and divorce is a rare occurrence. Most Biao Mien men have only one wife, but a few may have more than one. Eighteen chief deities are recognized, in addition to a host of minor gods, supernatural beings, deceased heroes, and nature spirits. Good spirits are considered to be the spirits of ancestors and their own household deities. Evil spirits include jungle demons, valley demons, and city demons.

Obstacles

No scripture is reported as available in the language of the Biao Mien, nor are other helpful resources.

How reach

Perhaps the Lord will prompt committed Christians in tribes near the Biao Mien to take the good news of Jesus to the Biao Mien people. Pray they won't be overlooked.

Pray for church

Please pray for the handful of people in this tribe who identify themselves as Christians. Pray they will be devoted to one another in brotherly love, and that they will live holy lives.

Pray for p g

Although agriculture is the chief economic activity of the Biao Mien, they often cannot grow enough to feed all their people.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Jing, Vietnamese 33,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105018

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

South coast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Shanxin, Wanwei, and Wutou peninsulas (referred to as the 3 peninsulas), Fangcheng Pan-Nationality autonomous county; Jiangping region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

316

R o p2

C0228

People cluster

Vietnamese

Peop name across countries

Vietnamese

Category

1

R o l3

vie

Primary language name

Vietnamese

Primary language dialect

Hanoi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2011

Portions year

1890-1989

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

2

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12700.jpg

Photo credits

Dragon Images - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

29

Longitude

110.093181

Latitude

19.369897

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

9.924

Natural name

Vietnamese

Natural pronunciation

vee-et-nahm-EEZ

Percent christian p g a c

9.924

Percent evangelical

0.150

Percent evangelical p c

1.456

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.456

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

57

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

90248400

Frontier

N

Map address

m12700_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12700_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12700_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12700/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12700.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1916-2020

Micha 33,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114212

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,000 people belonging to the Micha ethnic group live in areas in and around Aliwu and Santaishan in Nanjian County of Yunnan Province. The Micha live at the northern end of the Ailao Mountains, southeast of the ancient town of Dali.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Micha

Category

1

R o l3

yiq

Primary language name

Miqie

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18593.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.399400

Latitude

25.459080

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Micha

Natural pronunciation

Mee-cha

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

65

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

33000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18593_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18593_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18593_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18593/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18593.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Micha have been officially counted as part of the Yi nationality in China. It is uncertain how they relate to other Yi groups. Because of their similar names, it is possible the Micha were once related to the Michi people who live much farther east in Chuxiong Prefecture of Yunnan. The Mitcha (Micha) were mentioned in an early book as one of only two people groups in Yunnan that the Yi were willing to marry, the other being the Bai. In turn, the Micha refused to intermarry with anyone except the Bai and the Lisu. Today most Micha are hard-working agriculturists who prefer to be left alone in their mountain community. Many of their young people prefer to move to the cities and towns where they can earn more money and to return home periodically for festivals and special occasions.

Obstacles

There is a small smattering of Three-Self (government sanctioned) churches throughout the area, as well as some Catholic influence. The Micha, however, being a small and isolated group, are not exposed to Christian witness.

How reach

It will be easier to reach the Micha people in urban settings than it will be to reach them in rural Yunnan Province.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Micha people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Maru 32,000 hab.

R o p3

106361

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Under the British Empire, all Maru lived within the borders of Burma. When the British left Burma in the 1940s and the borders were redrawn, approximately 10% of the Maru suddenly found themselves living in southern China. Today about 150,000 Maru live on the Burmese (now Myanmar) side of the border. An additional 23,900 live on Chinese soil. It's believed that they live only in Luxi County, even though the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Linguistics states that the Maru live in parts of five counties: Luxi, Longchuan, Yingjiang, Ruili, and Lianghe.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Maru, Lhaovo

Category

1

R o l3

mhx

Primary language name

Lhao Vo

Primary language dialect

Yingjiang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1985-2003

Portions year

1940-1985

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13557.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

101.317000

Latitude

24.052030

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

79.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Maru

Natural pronunciation

MAH-roo

Percent christian p g a c

33.084

Percent evangelical

30.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

11.141

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

19

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

178000

Frontier

N

Map address

m13557_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13557_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13557_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13557/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13557.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2009

Awu, Southeastern 32,000 hab.

R o p3

113998

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 24,000 members of the Southeastern Awu ethnic group live in communities across a widespread area of southeastern Yunnan Province. Awu villages are located in parts of Mile (8,710 Awu people in 1984), Luxi (8,000), Shizong (5,000), and Luoping (400) counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Awu, Southeastern

Category

2

R o l3

yiu

Primary language name

Awu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18404.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.407440

Latitude

24.343080

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southeastern Awu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-woo

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.409

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.409

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

32000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18404/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18404.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Jiaochang 32,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114288

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 24,000 speakers of the Jiaochang Qiang language live in the western part of Sichuan Province among rugged mountains near the Min River. The great majority live in Maoxian County, in the districts of Jiaochang (which lends its name to the dialect), Shidaguan, Taiping, and Songpinggou; others live in the Xice area of Zhenjiangguan District in Songpan County (which is the northernmost Qiang community in China). A small number of Jiaochang Qiang also live in parts of Beichuan County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Jiaochang

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Jiaochang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18662.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.687601

Latitude

32.046223

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jiaochang Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Jeeow-chung Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.700

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

32000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18662/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18662.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Poluo 32,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114276

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With a relatively large population of 230,000, the Poluo inhabit a widespread area in southeastern Yunnan Province. The highest concentration are found in Yanshan, Wenshan, and Qiubei counties of Wenshan Prefecture. Smaller numbers live in Maguan, Pingbian, Guangnan, Xichou, and Hekou counties. Yanshan County was only opened to foreign travelers in mid-1997. The Poluo are the dominant Yi group in southeastern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Poluo

Category

2

R o l3

yip

Primary language name

Pholo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18654.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.143170

Latitude

23.806870

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Poluo

Natural pronunciation

Poh-luoh

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.042

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.042

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

32000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18654.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18654.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18654.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18654/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18654.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Very little is known about the Poluo, who are officially counted as part of the Yi nationality. Poluo houses are customarily built near streams or rivers to allow easy access to water. Bamboo pipes are arranged to carry the water into the village.

Obstacles

Many Poluo live in extremely remote locations at the top of isolated mountains. These people are very difficult for gospel workers to reach.

How reach

The vast majority of Poluo adhere to animism, polytheism and ancestor worship. In some locations a festival is observed on a dragon or ox day of the second lunar month. Each village chooses a day, and all the people gather around a large tree to hold a ceremony in worship of the dragon. The Poluo believe the dragon is responsible for rainfall and other natural phenomena. They hope to appease the dragon to quell floods and prevent drought. Gospel workers with faith to move mountains can arrange for power encounters with the gods worshipped by the Poluo people. God will show himself victorious!

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Poluo people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Mili 31,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114215

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 23,000 Mili people live in the mountains of central Yunnan Province. They inhabit a widespread area encompassing four counties. The majority live in the Anding and Wenlong districts of Jingdong County. About 9,000 inhabit Yunxian County while smaller numbers live in Zhenyuan and Xinping counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Mili

Category

1

R o l3

ymh

Primary language name

Mili

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18596.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.626970

Latitude

24.125100

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mili

Natural pronunciation

Mee-lee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

31000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18596.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18596.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18596.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18596/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18596.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

After the death of a Mili person, the sons and grandsons gather around the corpse and, "one-by-one, take turns blowing into the mouth of the deceased. They then each take a silver coin, rice, and some tea leaves and wrap them in a red cloth. They place it in the mouth of the deceased. For the Mili, this act is a way of honoring their dead before the soul leaves for the next world. They believe the rice and tea will nourish the soul of the deceased, while the coins will provide for any needs that may arise on its journey.

Obstacles

For hundreds of years the Mili have lived and died without the slightest knowledge of the gospel or the name of Jesus Christ. Without a church or any Christian witness, the Mili remain neglected and in spiritual darkness. No missionaries are known to have ever reached out to the Mili people.

How reach

Since there are so few gospel materials in the Mili language, they will need to hear the gospel in Mandarin, China's trade language.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Mili people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Iu Mien, Changping 30,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114116

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 25,000 Changping Iu Mien live in northeast Guangxi, in Mengshan, Zhaoping, Pingle, and Lipu counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Iu Mien, Changping

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18504.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.321752

Latitude

24.427750

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Changping Iu Mien

Natural pronunciation

Chung-ping Yoo-Mee-en

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

30000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18504.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18504.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18504.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18504/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18504.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2007-2008

Mongol, Sichuan 29,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114227

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 27,000 Mongols live in the southern part of Sichuan Province. Although a few Mongol villages are within the borders of Yunnan Province - located on the shores of Lugu Lake among the Mosuo people - most are in Sichuan, spread out along two or three valleys in Yanyuan and Muli counties, northeast of Lugu Lake.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongol, Sichuan

Category

2

R o l3

mvf

Primary language name

Mongolian, Peripheral

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1952-2003

Portions year

1994-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18607.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.846141

Latitude

27.680674

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Sichuan Mongol

Natural pronunciation

MAHNG-goal

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

29000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18607_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18607_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18607_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18607/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18607.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Sichuan Mongols live in Sichuan Province, spread out along two or three valleys in Yanyuan and Muli counties, northeast of Lugu Lake. Most are farmers or fishermen, leading quiet lives in their remote villages. Very few Sichuan Mongols have ever heard the name of Jesus Christ.

Obstacles

The Sichuan Mongols are surrounded by unreached people groups on every side; therefore, there are no Christian communities nearby who could reach them. Gospel radio broadcasts in Mandarin have had little effect because few understand Chinese.

How reach

Pray for workers needed to sow God's Word into Mongol families, healing and strengthening households with God's blessings.

Pray for church

Pray for the few Sichuan Mongols who know and follow Jesus Christ. Pray they will be sent teachers to help them become established in the faith and grow. Pray they will find each other in order to fellowship. Pray they will be zealous to follow Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Mongols of Sichuan to have the opportunity to hear accurately of who Jesus is, and what He has accomplished. Pray they hear in their mother tongue, and hear more than once. It usually requires several exposures to adequately understand the Gospel message.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

2019

Mongol, Alxa 29,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114224

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 21,000 Muslim Mongols live in the West Banner of the Alxa League, in the western part of Inner Mongolia. The Alxa League is surrounded on three sides by the Badain Jaran, Tengger, and Ulan Buh deserts. The population of the entire Alxa League is only 150,000. The League covers an area of 270,000 square kilometers (105,300 sq. mi.), 60% of which is desert. The main Alxa town is Bayan Hot, which means "city of wealth" in Mongolian.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongol, Alxa

Category

2

R o l3

xal

Primary language name

Kalmyk-Oirat

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1827-2009

Portions year

1815-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

95.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18604.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.675220

Latitude

39.207987

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Alxa Mongol

Natural pronunciation

AL-sha MAHNG-goal

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

29000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18604.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18604.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18604.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18604/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18604.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Alxa Mongols are the only group within the Mongolian nationality in China to profess Islam as their religion. The Alxa Mongols rely on camels for survival. There are an estimated 200,000 camels in the region—one-sixth of the world's two-humped Bactrian camels. Camel milk is not only used as a drink but is also fermented and made into an alcoholic beverage, cheese, butter, and yogurt. Due to a horrific infant mortality rate in the past, the Alxa Mongols do not celebrate a child's birth until he is three years old.

Obstacles

The Alxa Mongols remain fervent followers of Islam to this day. Their faith constitutes their historical and ethnic identity as a people group. Due to their social and religious isolation, they will likely be one of the most challenging people groups to reach in all of China.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Alxa Mongols will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Khmu, Puman 29,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108170

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1988 source lists 3,000 speakers of the Puman language, which is also called U. Another source lists a much higher population of 12,000 Puman. The majority live west of the Lancang (Turbulent) River in Shuangjiang County in southern Yunnan Province. Several small Puman communities are scattered throughout other parts of southern Yunnan. Outside China, the Lancang River is known as the Mekong. The Mekong is the life-source for millions of people in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Khmu, Puman

Category

1

R o l3

uuu

Primary language name

U

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14473.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.772100

Latitude

22.684940

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.049

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Puman Khmu

Natural pronunciation

Poo-mun kuh-MOO

Percent christian p g a c

0.049

Percent evangelical

0.049

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.049

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

29000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14473.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14473.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14473.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14473/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14473.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Puman are part of the great Mon-Khmer race of Asia. Over the centuries, the Mon-Khmer splintered into numerous groups and today are spread as far as India's Nicobar Islands and Indonesia. Traditionally the Puman cast lots every year before a statue of Buddha to determine where they should farm. Puman women adorn themselves with colorful head scarfs, often decorated with pieces of silver in the shape of shells or fish. The Puman are devoted members of the Theravada sect of Buddhism. In southwest China the Buddhists have many stories regarding the coming of a Savior, a blessed one who fits the description of Jesus Christ in many respects. Despite their belief in a Savior, most Puman have yet to hear about Jesus Christ. Few Christians have ever endeavored to take the Gospel to them.

Obstacles

The worldview of Buddhism is very different than that of the Christian.

How reach

The Puman have a coming Savior in their traditions. What a wonderful bridging opportunity to the news of Jesus Christ.

Pray for church

There are no known followers of Jesus in this people group today. However, we can pray for those who will soon come to faith. They will need prayer support.

Pray for p g

Pray the Puman will be able to provide good educational opportunities for their children, and pray for improved medical care.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Digao 29,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114041

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1999 report listed a population of 22,300 Digao people in China. They mostly live in the Zhongheying District of Kaiyuan County in the central part of Yunnan Province. Smaller numbers of Digao live in the Dazhuang and Lebaidao districts, also within Kaiyuan County; other Digao live in the Pingyuan District of Yanshan County and the Nijiao District of Qiubei County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Digao

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18441.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.498655

Latitude

23.790608

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Digao

Natural pronunciation

Dee-gaow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

29000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18441.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18441.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18441.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18441/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18441.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The typical Digao house is made of wood, bamboo, and mud. Although today the Digao are rapidly being assimilated by the Han Chinese, in the past each village had an entrance with carved images of birds, the sun, or the moon, under which was a wooden guardian eagle which had been blessed by the bimo (shaman). Opposite the entrance were goats' horns and chicken feathers remaining from sacrifices. In the northeast corner of the house stood a hearth of three stones, which could never be touched by the feet, because they believed it brought bad luck.

Obstacles

The Digao probably have no Christ followers and they live in Yunnan Province, a part of China that has few believers.

How reach

About the only gospel materials the Digao have in their Sani language are some gospel recordings. These can be downloaded or distributed by outsiders.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Luowu 29,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114187

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 22,000 people belonging to the Luowu ethnic group live in the mountains of central Yunnan Province. They are distributed in Yimen (9,000), Lufeng (7,000), Shuangbai (4,000), and Chuxiong (2,000) counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Luowu

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18570.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.167613

Latitude

24.693045

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Luowu

Natural pronunciation

Luoh-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

29000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18570.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18570.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18570.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18570/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18570.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Aluo 28,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113984

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 25,000 members of the Aluo tribe inhabit two counties in Yunnan Province. The majority of Aluo communities are in Shizong and Luliang counties, east of Kunming.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Aluo

Category

1

R o l3

yna

Primary language name

Aluo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18391.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.180970

Latitude

26.235480

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Aluo

Natural pronunciation

Ah-luoh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

28000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18391.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18391.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18391.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18391/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18391.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Once every 12 years, in the Year of the Horse, the Aluo celebrate the Paying Tribute to Ah-luo Festival. It takes place at a site where Ah-luo is believed to have become deified as a god. The venue is made up of 144 small pine trees and 80 small fir trees, which form a path leading to the entrance. The 144 pine trees signify the 12 months in a year, multiplied by the 12 years that have elapsed since the last festival.

Obstacles

There are no known Christians among the Aluo today. Shizong and Luliang counties received little mission work prior to 1949, and few people there today are aware of the gospel. The Aluos identity as a people is deeply rooted in their reverence for a legendary hero, Ah-luo, making it very difficult for them to break free and accept Christ.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to move among the Aluo in such a way that they will cling to the cross. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray for the Aluo family leaders to lead their families to Jesus Christ and teach them to follow him. Pray that the Aluo will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Muji, Southern 28,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114233

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 53,000 Muji people live high in the mountains of several counties within southern Yunnan Province. The largest concentrations of Muji live in Gejiu and Mengzi counties, followed by Hekou, Pingbian, and Jinping counties. The Muji also used to live in the Xiaolila and Dalila villages of Tonghongdian District in Huaning County, but today the people in these villages have lost their original ethnicity and languages: they consider themselves Han Chinese.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Muji, Southern

Category

1

R o l3

ymc

Primary language name

Muji, Southern

Primary language dialect

Muji

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18613.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.391336

Latitude

23.372293

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southern Muji

Natural pronunciation

Moo-jee

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.037

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.037

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

28000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18613.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18613.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18613.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18613/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18613.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Linghua 27,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114174

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linghua is a language reportedly spoken by 20,000 people in Longsheng County, in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Longsheng, a verdant mountainous area, is also home to the Younuo people group who are known locally as the Red Yao.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Linghua

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18557.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.097773

Latitude

25.875534

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Linghua

Natural pronunciation

Ling-hwa

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

27000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18557_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18557_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18557_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18557/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18557.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The area now inhabited by the Linghua speakers was once solely the domain of tribal, non-Han Chinese people. As the Han expanded and multiplied, Han migrants started to enter the area several hundred years ago and found themselves a minority among a diverse collection of ethnic groups. Languages like Linghua are the result of fusion between the Han and minorities. Living in mountains that contain a bulging population, there is little spare land available for the Linghua to cultivate rice and other crops. Many Linghua villages have water fed to them through bamboo pipes leading from the nearest river or stream.

Obstacles

The main religious adherence of the Linghua is ancestor worship. People in China who worship their ancestors do not consider it a religion, but it does dominate their spiritual thinking and requires a measure of devotion to the rituals and ceremonies associated with it. It will be hard for people with this mindset to embrace the only savior.

How reach

The Linghua people speak Mandarin, China's trade language. There are all kinds of gospel materials in this language and Han Chinese Christian believers can take the gospel to them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Bai Yi 27,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114004

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 20,000 Bai Yi (White Yi) live along the Sichuan-Yunnan border, especially around the town of Panzhihua.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bai Yi

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18410.jpg

Photo credits

Nico van Geldere

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.906356

Latitude

26.259627

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bai Yi

Natural pronunciation

bye-Yee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

27000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18410.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18410.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18410.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18410/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18410.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bai Yi are the former slaves of the fearsome Nosu tribe. In the 1950s they were freed by the communists and the yoke of slavery was broken. Thousands of people who had been enslaved for decades were relocated to the southern Sichuan area. It is important to note this Profile only refers to those slaves who banded together to form their own communities after their liberation, and not to the lower class of Yi also formerly known as the White Yi. These latter White Yi have seen their low status gradually vanish. Today they are virtually indistinguishable from the Black Yi, the former ruling class. The Bai Yi speak a different language from the many other groups called "Bai Yi" in southern China.

Obstacles

With no Christians and an unknown language, it will be difficult to get a movement to Christ started among the Bai Yi people.

How reach

Han Chinese Christians might be the best people to reach out to them with the gospel.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Bai Yi people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.freeimages.com/photo/591249

Qiang, Heihu 27,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114287

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 20,000 speakers of the Heihu Qiang language inhabit nine districts in the central and southern parts of Maoxian County in western Sichuan Province. The various Qiang groups, including the Heihu, live in small, scattered communities, resulting in "large dialect differences."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Heihu

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Heihu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18661.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.670113

Latitude

31.836356

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.800

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Heihu Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Hay-hoo Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.800

Percent evangelical

0.728

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.728

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

27000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18661/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18661.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nisu, Northwestern 27,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116896

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, Yangbi county, Fuheng district; Yongping county, Beidou Yi district; Yunlong county, Tuanjie Yi district.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nisu, Northwestern

Category

1

R o l3

nsf

Primary language name

Nisu, Northwestern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

9

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.213104

Latitude

25.606050

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Northwestern Nisu

Natural pronunciation

Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

27000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20578/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Burmese 26,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101776

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

154

R o p2

C0058

People cluster

Burmese

Peop name across countries

Burmese

Category

1

R o l3

mya

Primary language name

Burmese

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1832-1987

Portions year

1815-1985

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11029.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

17

Longitude

100.697213

Latitude

21.929830

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.341

Natural name

Burmese

Natural pronunciation

bur-MEEZE

Percent christian p g a c

0.365

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.105

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.108

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

33136100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11029.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11029.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11029.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11029/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11029.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Burmese civilization probably goes back 3500 years in the Irawaddy Valley, where people were using bronze tools, growing rice and raising livestock. By the 500s, they had adopted Buddhism, which was a turning point for their culture. The ethnic groups of Myanmar, including the Burmese majority, have lived in a constant state of instability and fear of the Myanmar government. Thousands have fled to nearby Asian countries like Cambodia, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India.

Obstacles

The Burmese are dedicated to Buddhism, and it is central to their identity.

How reach

Their animistic beliefs center around inherently evil spirits called nats. The Burmese spend their lives trying to appease the nats which Jesus Christ has already defeated. Christian believers who are familiar with spiritual warfare can demonstrate his power over these spirits.

Pray for p g

Pray the hearts of the Burmese people in China would be stirred by a work of the Holy Spirit readying them for the time when they hear the gospel message. Pray they will experience dreams and visions of Jesus leading them into a saving relationship with him. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among the Burmese people.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Bible year

1835-2021

Enu 26,000 hab.

R o p3

114050

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 20,000 people belonging to a little-known ethnic group, the Enu, live in several counties of southern Yunnan Province. They are spread from Jinggu County in Simao Prefecture as far south as Mengla County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, near the China-Laos border. The center of the Enu people could be placed at Tayisai District in Mojiang County. In most locations the Enu do not have their own villages; rather, they live in mixed communities with people from other nationalities.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Enu

Category

1

R o l3

enu

Primary language name

Enu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18450.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.771410

Latitude

23.007420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.900

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Enu

Natural pronunciation

E-noo

Percent christian p g a c

2.900

Percent evangelical

2.870

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.870

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

1

Region code

3

Population p g a c

26000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18450/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18450.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lawu 26,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114161

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 20,000 Lawu live in the soaring Ailao Mountains of Simao and Yuxi prefectures in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Besides the 12,500 living in the northwestern part of Xinping County, many more Lawu can be found in Zhenyuan and Jingdong counties of Simao Prefecture. The highest concentration of Lawu live on steep slopes in the Shuitang District of Xinping County. More than 60% of the district's total population are Lawu people.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lawu

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18544.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.483118

Latitude

24.041899

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lawu

Natural pronunciation

Lah-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.018

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.018

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

26000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18544.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18544.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18544.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18544/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18544.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Although they have been officially classified as part of the generic Yi nationality in China, the Lawu are a distinct ethnolinguistic group. They have never been listed in any ethnographic survey of China's people groups and, therefore, have never been on any mission lists of China's unreached peoples either. The Lawu are culturally and linguistically different from three other similarly named Yi groups in Yunnan Province: the Awu, the Laluo, and the Lalu. Every five days of each month, the Lawu from Shuitang District in Xinping County come down from the mountains to trade with the Tai and Han Chinese living in the Gasa River Valley.

Obstacles

There are a handful of Christians among the isolated Lawu people. But they live in a land where few tribes have embraced the only savior.

How reach

During the second lunar month, a day is chosen for all villagers to gather around a large tree and hold a ceremony to worship the dragon. They believe the dragon is responsible for rainfall and many other natural phenomena. They hope to appease the dragon to quell floods and prevent drought. The Lord can use these times to show that it is He alone who can protect them from floods and drought. Power encounters can be useful. They are not considered resistant to the gospel but have simply never heard it.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to thrust out faithful workers. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Mianchi 26,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114292

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 20,000 speakers of the Mianchi Qiang language live in every part of Wenchuan County (except Longxi District) in Sichuan Province. The region is criss-crossed by the mighty Min River. One visitor described the terror of crossing a 300-year-old chain bridge: "We saw the river underneath dashing out of a gorge, like a reinless horse to make a thunderous noise, and lashing at the rocks and reefs in its middle, to send up a white spray."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Mianchi

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Mianchi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18666.jpg

Photo credits

Ealge XiaoYing - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.552643

Latitude

31.446461

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mianchi Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Mee-an-chee Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.742

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.742

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

26000

Frontier

N

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18666/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18666.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Beidalao 25,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101210

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Beidalao inhabit parts of Rong'an and Rongshui counties in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Rong'an and Rongshui are heavily populated by Miao, Dong, Zhuang, and Han Chinese people.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Beidalao

Category

2

R o l3

pha

Primary language name

Pa-Hng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10765.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.293358

Latitude

25.306945

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Beidalao

Natural pronunciation

Bay-dah-laow

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

25000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10765.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10765.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10765.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10765/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10765.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Beidalao inhabit parts of Rong 'an and Rongshui counties in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Beidalao have lost the use of their own customs, and have replaced them with numerous customs and ceremonies borrowed from the peoples alongside whom they have lived for centuries. Even their clothing reflects the Dong and Miao who live in the Rongshui County area. Animism and polytheism are the major religions among the Beidalao. They also worship their "close" ancestors to the third or fourth generation. "Distant" ancestors (i.e., more than four generations) are not worshiped regularly but are included at annual ceremonies.

Obstacles

Spiritual opposition can be expected whenever Jesus is presented to a people or to a person. Workers need to be prepared for this.

How reach

Gospel recordings are available in the language of the Beidalao. Pray for workers to take these to the people.

Pray for church

There may be no followers of Jesus Christ among the Beidalao today. Pray the Lord will stir the hearts of these people to worship the creator God, not created things or ancestors.

Pray for p g

Please pray the Beidalao people will be able to provide a good education for their children. Pray for those who are unable to care adequately for their own needs; that the community and perhaps governmental agencies will step up to their responsibility to assist.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Sanlong 25,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114293

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 19,000 speakers of the Sanlong Qiang language live in the Fengyi, Sanlong, Shaba, Huilong, Baixi, Wadi, and Yazhuzhai districts of Maoxian County in western Sichuan Province. Maoxian, which is also known as Maowen, contained a total population of 89,000 people in the 1990 census, of which 72,000 (80.9%) were people who spoke Qiang languages. Other inhabitants include Han Chinese, Tibetans, and a few families of minority groups such as Hui and Yi. Maoxian is part of the massive Aba Prefecture. The prefectural seat in the township of Aba is about two days' drive northwest of Maoxian.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Sanlong

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Sanlong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18667.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.569586

Latitude

31.782012

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sanlong Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Sahn-long Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

25000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18667/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18667.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Yiche 25,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114363

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 19,000 members of the Yiche tribe inhabit isolated villages in the Ailao Mountains. They are located in parts of Chegu, Landi, and Dayangjie townships. Honghe Prefecture is divided by two large rivers: the Honghe (Red) River which flows south into Vietnam and the Nanpanjiang River which is the upper section of the Pearl River. Banana, pineapple, and pomegranate are grown, while sugarcane, peanuts, and tobacco are important cash crops.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Yiche

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18728.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.788849

Latitude

22.985011

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Yiche

Natural pronunciation

Yee-cher

Percent christian p g a c

0.700

Percent evangelical

0.513

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.513

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

25000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18728.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18728.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18728.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18728/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18728.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tibetan, Shanyan 25,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115402

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Shanyan

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19252.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.687222

Latitude

31.217344

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Shanyan Tibetan

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

25000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19252_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19252_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19252_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19252/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19252.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tibetan name for Shanyan means "rough terrain". The people live in a very remote district of China, requiring travel by foot or horseback. Reports indicate they defied imperial rule for over 200 years by relying on their dangerous terrain, and were finally brought under Chinese rule in 1910. They are completely unreached by the Gospel, posing one of the greatest challenges of any Buddhist group in the world.

Obstacles

The Shanyan people have little basis for understanding a creator God who knows and loves them personally. Also, their remote location is an especially difficult barrier.

How reach

Pray the Tibetan people who know God will become wise in sowing the Word of God among their families and multiplying the blessings of God to other Tibetan households.

Pray for church

Even though the Gospel message is completely unknown to these people, pray for the followers of Christ that will soon be found among them. Pray the Lord will help them become devoted disciples, firmly planted on the truth of Scripture, and growing in the faith.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Shanyan community to be able to cope with the rapidly changing conditions of the 21st century. Pray they will make schooling a priority for the children.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Tebbu 25,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115401

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Huangnan, Hainan, Haibei, and Guoluo (Golog) Tibetan autonomous prefectures; Qinghai Province, Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan-Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture; Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest Gansu Province, Tianzhu Autonomous County; west and north

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tebbu

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19253.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.490328

Latitude

34.519772

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Tebbu

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

25000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19253_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19253_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19253_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19253/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19253.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tebbu (or Diebu) people live in one of the most dramatically remote regions of China. They are largely cut off from the rest of the world by their surroundings. The Tebbu homeland is to this day dangerous for visitors, and the people wild and unpredictable. Although almost all Tebbu people profess Tibetan Buddhism, shamanist and animist rituals undergird all of their religious practices.

Obstacles

The remoteness of the Tebbu people has long been a barrier to the Gospel of Christ.

How reach

Much prayer is needed to prepare the hearts of the Tebbu to desire to hear of Christ. Pray for hungry and receptive hearts.

Pray for church

There is evidence of only one Tebbu follower of Christ today, although there were several many decades ago. Pray for any remnants of that early church, and pray for the Tebbu that will soon become believers. Pray that teachers will be available to them, even though they live in an inhospitable location.

Pray for p g

Pray the Tebbu people will not be satisfied with their knowledge of God. Pray for seeking hearts, that yearn to find out more about God, and that this desire will lead them to find Christians to help them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bonan 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114014

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 10,000 Bonan inhabit areas of southwest Gansu Province. In addition, 4,000 members of the Tu minority speak Bonan as their first language. The Bonan occupy several townships and villages in Jishishan County. The Jishi Mountains have long been an effective defense against approaching armies. For centuries the Bonan have lived on the edge of both Tibetan and Chinese civilizations.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

162

R o p2

C0066

People cluster

Chinese Muslim

Peop name across countries

Bonan

Category

3

R o l3

peh

Primary language name

Bonan

Primary language dialect

Tongren

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

90.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18419.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.921487

Latitude

35.700499

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.007

Natural name

Bonan

Natural pronunciation

Bo-nahn

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18419_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18419_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18419/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18419.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bonan are considered a priority for outreach due to a probable lack of exposure to Christianity and the absence of active church planting and discipleship efforts. The Bonan are originally Mongol troops sent to their present location on the edge of Chinese territory to act as watch guards against the fierce Tibetans. After decades of intermarriage with other peoples, a distinct people group formed who came to call themselves Bonan, which means "I protect you." This name refers to their long history as the soldiers and protectors of the people in the area.

Obstacles

There has never been a Bonan church and maybe not a single Bonan believer. Missionaries worked among the neighboring Salar until the 1950s, but they were unable to establish a church. The Bonan are deeply rooted in Islam, and this creates resistance to outside religious ideas. They are physically and socially distant from areas with active Christian outreach. Evangelism efforts must navigate complex cultural and linguistic differences.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for innovative ideas to create access to rural areas and remove barriers. Pray for linguists and translators to begin work on the Bonan-language Scripture and gospel materials.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Huishui Eastern 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114204

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 18,000 Miao in southern Guizhou Province speak the Eastern Huishui language. They live in the Gaobaibang District of Huishui County, in the Xiguan District of Luodian County, and in Pingba County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Huishui Eastern

Category

1

R o l3

hme

Primary language name

Miao, Eastern Huishui

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18585.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.828650

Latitude

25.997170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Eastern Huishui Miao

Natural pronunciation

Hway-shway Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.277

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.277

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18585.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18585.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18585.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18585/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18585.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Mashan Western 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114211

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 18,000 people in China speak the Western Mashan Miao language. Their villages are located in the small, remote area of Houchang and Sidazhai districts in Wangmo County. Wangmo, located in southern Guizhou Province, is a mountainous region rarely visited by outsiders. The total population of Guizhou fell from 14.7 million in 1928 to 9.2 million in 1935, mainly due to two civil wars. Today the province's population has mushroomed to 35 million. Roads and facilities are poor or nonexistent in the region. The Western Mashan Miao live near the Bouyei, Yao, and Zhuang.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Mashan Western

Category

3

R o l3

hmw

Primary language name

Miao, Western Mashan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18592.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.122050

Latitude

25.651790

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Western Mashan Miao

Natural pronunciation

Ma-shahn Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00088.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00088.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18592/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18592.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mengwu 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114194

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 18,650 Mengwu people live in the southeastern part of Yunnan Province in southern China. They are found living in valleys and on the mountainsides along the common borders of Xichou, Malipo, Guangnan, and Funing counties. Approximately 8,000 are in Funing, 7,000 in Guangnan, 2,000 in Xichou, and 1,200 in Malipo.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Mengwu

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18575.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.254399

Latitude

23.629695

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mengwu

Natural pronunciation

Mung-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18575.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18575.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18575.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18575/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18575.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Mengwu observe many interesting ceremonies and festivals. Between the seventh and ninth days of the fourth lunar month they engage in a festival called Dagongjie, which celebrates their victory in an ancient battle. The Mengwu say their ancestors beat their adversaries by using golden bamboo in battle. Both Mengwu men and women wear white shirts. The women "have red and black bands around their wrist cuffs and circular black hats with white and black plaid material on top. In the back the women's headdress flow into long red and silver tassels accompanied by a braid of hair."

Obstacles

There are no known Christians among the Mengwu, though it is possible that there are a handful who believe because of the influence of Han Chinese and Hmong Christians in the area. The Mengwu are unknown to the world of missions. They have never appeared on any unreached peoples or ethnolinguistic lists of China. Consequently, they have never been focused on for Christian outreach.

How reach

Those who want to reach the Mengwu for Christ should start by praying fervently for them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nasu, Jinghong 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114246

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

An estimated 18,450 Nasu people live in the southwestern corner of China. The majority, about 12,000, live in parts of western and northwestern Jinghong County, and 6,000 inhabit areas of northeastern Menghai County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The area is better known as the home of the Tai Lu people, although numerous other small tribes and people groups also live in the mountains. The Lancang River, better known outside of China as the Mekong, flows through Jinghong before entering Southeast Asia.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nasu, Jinghong

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18626.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.734323

Latitude

21.996375

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jinghong Nasu

Natural pronunciation

Cheng-hung Nah-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.700

Percent evangelical

0.543

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.543

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18626/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18626.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Luhua 24,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114290

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Chinese linguist Liu Guangkun lists a 1990 figure of 14,000 speakers of the Luhua Qiang language living in northwest Sichuan Province in western China. The Luhua Qiang language is spoken in the Luhua, Shashiduo, Yangrong, Zegai, Ergulu, and Zhuogedu districts of Heishui (Black Water) County in the Aba Prefecture. Heishui County had a total population of 58,000 in the 1990 census, of which 49,600 (85.5%) speak Qiang languages.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Luhua

Category

3

R o l3

cng

Primary language name

Qiang, Northern

Primary language dialect

Luhua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18664.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.195767

Latitude

32.088662

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Luhua Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Loo-hwa Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

24000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18664/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18664.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

For a long period of time before 1949, the Qiang lived in primitive conditions. A feudal landlord economy dominated crop and livestock production. Many of these poor peasants eventually lost their land due to excessive and unfair taxation. They became hired laborers and wandered from place to place to make a living. In their small fields the Luhua Qiang grow corn, red peppers, potatoes, cabbages, beans, and wheat. They also grow a fruit called whadjou. In their mud brick homes they keep pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, and some cattle. White stones are not only representative of Qiang gods but are also a symbol of good fortune. They are Buddhists, mingled with animistic practices.

Obstacles

No scripture or evangelistic resources are reported as available in the language of the Luhua Qiang, and the literacy rate is probably not high.

How reach

Please pray for workers to be sent to this tribe. They will need to know how to communicate the Gospel orally. Pray they will be committed to spend sufficient time with the people to fully answer their questions.

Pray for church

There are likely no followers of Jesus Christ among this group at the present time. However, pray for those who will soon come to know and follow Jesus. Pray they will learn to be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances. Pray they will live lives that honor their Savior.

Pray for p g

"They [Luhua Qiang] are unreached not because they are resistant to the claims of Christ, but rather because few have ever been presented with the gospel in a way they could comprehend and make an intelligent decision to accept or reject the Savior." Please pray for this problem to soon be fixed.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Chadong 23,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116845

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Lingui county, Guilin muncipality; Chadong district (most villages), Liangjiang township; Yongfu county, Longjiang district.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Chadong

Category

1

R o l3

cdy

Primary language name

Chadong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.284355

Latitude

25.272555

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Chadong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

23000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20601/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Bei 23,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114006

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 23,000 people who identify themselves as Bei live in Lijiang County in the north central part of Yunnan Province. Lijiang County - home to as many as 26 different tribes - is in a picturesque location with the 5,490-meter (18,000 ft.) Jade Dragon Snow Mountain towering above the Lijiang plain. There were a total of 36,494 members of the Bai nationality in Lijiang County according to the 1990 census.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bei

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18412.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.711700

Latitude

26.112940

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bei

Natural pronunciation

Bay

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.043

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.043

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

65

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

23000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18412_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Asia Harvest. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18412_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18412_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18412/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18412.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bei are a family-oriented people. Marriages are monogamous and the men lead the families. Their diets are simple, consisting of rice, vegetables, and grain. Bei women do much of the heavy work, hauling baskets of stone attached by a strap to their foreheads. One Western writer who lived among the Bei in the 1940s claimed that among all the peoples of Yunnan they were "closest to Chinese, having adopted the Celestial Civilization almost in its entirety." Many Bei youth today find the Han Chinese culture attractive. Many speak only Mandarin and are not interested in following the customs and religious beliefs of their forefathers.

Obstacles

The Bei appear to use "whatever works," according to their felt needs. This pragmatic attitude works against devotion to the living Christ. Few Bei have any understanding of the gospel or the person of Christ.

How reach

Because of their affinity for Han Chinese culture, Chinese Christ followers might have an audience among them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Bei people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Jinuo 23,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114127

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Numbering about 22,000, the Jino have survived for countless centuries in the forests of southern Yunnan. They live in 46 villages - covering an area of 3,000 square kilometers (1,170 sq.mi.) - in the jungles and mountains of the Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest China.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Jinuo

Category

1

R o l3

jiu

Primary language name

Jinuo, Youle

Primary language dialect

Jino

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18514.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.056470

Latitude

22.040930

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Jinuo

Natural pronunciation

Jee-nor

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

0.516

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.516

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

23000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18514_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18514_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18514_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18514/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18514.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Because the Jinuos have never had a written script, their history is uncertain. Marriages between siblings were common in the past. Today, marriages between cousins are still permitted in some villages. The Jinuos also allow courtship and premarital sex, attaching no shame to illegitimate children. Jinuo customs include piercing and decorating their earlobes, teeth painting, and wearing pointed bonnets. They are animists, and also worship Kong Mine, a Chinese war hero who lived in the 2nd century AD.

Obstacles

With no written script available in their language, Scripture is not available in written form.

How reach

Oral means of communicating the good news about Christ must be used. Gospel recordings and films will be useful.

Pray for church

There are a handful of Christian believers among the Jino. Pray they will be properly instructed in the faith, and will grow to become mature believers. Pray they will be salt and light to their own people.

Pray for p g

Pray the Jino people will understand that Jesus desires to bless their families and communities, not harm them. Pray they will be able to care for their families adequately, for good health care and employment opportunities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Laowu 23,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114157

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Six thousand three hundred Laowu people were reported in a 1999 ethnographic study of Yi peoples in Yunnan Province. They live in the western part of Jinping County within the Honghe Yi- Hani Autonomous Prefecture. Although the Laowu live near China's border with Vietnam, there is no evidence of their existence within Vietnam.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Laowu

Category

2

R o l3

nsd

Primary language name

Nisu, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2006

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18540.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.178254

Latitude

22.753411

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Laowu

Natural pronunciation

Laow-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

23000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18540_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18540_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18540_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18540/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18540.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Laowu marriages are traditionally arranged through a matchmaker. A shaman is consulted. If the horoscopes of both parties are agreeable and if the parents on both sides give their consent, the two may become engaged. Before they hold a wedding, the family of the bride must donate articles such as clothes, blankets, a standing closet, and a trunk. When a Laowu bride leaves her home on the wedding day, she must be singing the "crying song" accompanied by her brothers, uncles, and maid-of-honor. Immediately before the bride and groom cross the threshold of their new home, the groom's sisters or mother takes a gourd filled with oats, wheat, corn, and beans and smashes it at their feet. This represents a wish for a lifetime of prosperity for the new couple.

Obstacles

There is no Christian presence among the Laowu people in China. Most likely they have never been approached about the gospel. Their traditional beliefs remain unchallenged.

How reach

There are Hmong Christians from northern Vietnam who can be Christ bearers to the Laowu people of China.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to thrust out loving workers. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bunuo 22,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101757

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 17,000 Bunuo people live in a small area within Du'an County in the western part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Du'an is an isolated mountainous area on the road between Debao and Jingxi townships.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Bunuo

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Primary language dialect

Bunuo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11020.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.950481

Latitude

23.994770

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Bunuo

Natural pronunciation

Boo-nuoh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

22000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11020.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11020.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11020.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11020/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11020.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

For centuries the Chinese preferred to ignore the Bunuo; they considered them ignorant barbarians living in the remote mountains. The Han gave them nicknames in reference to visible attributes they saw on the Bunuo's infrequent trips down from their isolated mountain hideouts. The Bunuo have faced great hostility down through the centuries. This has resulted in them being a very secluded people who distrust outsiders to this day.

Obstacles

The Bunuo are a practically untouched people group, separated from the Gospel by geographical, political, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Because they are not officially recognized by the Chinese government, the Bunuo are unknown to both Chinese and We

How reach

Christian believers with translation skills can translated biblical materials for the Bunuo people. By doing so, they can demonstrate respect for their language and culture.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Younuo 22,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114368

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 18,000 members of the Younuo tribe - known locally as the Hong Yao (Red Yao) - live in concentrated communities within Longsheng and Xing'an counties in the northeastern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They share the region with members of the Dong and Miao minorities. The 1982 Chinese census listed only 2,920 Younuo. Subsequent research found their numbers to be higher.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Younuo

Category

1

R o l3

buh

Primary language name

Bunu, Younuo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18733.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.312820

Latitude

25.779310

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Younuo

Natural pronunciation

Yoou-noou

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

22000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18733.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18733.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18733.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18733/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18733.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Younuo, often referred to under the broader term "Bunu" (meaning "us people"), are officially classified by the Chinese government as part of the Yao nationality. Traditionally, hunters using crossbows and muskets have had to adapt their lifestyle due to declining wildlife populations. The Younuo maintain a strong ethnic identity and cultural practices, especially regarding marriage customs and social life. They rarely marry outside their group and place high value on practical factors, such as village location, in choosing a spouse. Sexual immorality is rampant among the Younuo.

Obstacles

Animistic beliefs and folklore shape the Younuo worldview. They worship a dragon spirit (Zaj Laung) believed to control the waters and weather, as well as the sun and moon. Their flood legend and spiritual practices reflect deep-rooted traditions that create barriers to receiving the gospel. Additionally, widespread acceptance of sexual immorality within their culture reflects a need for biblical understanding of purity and relationships. Lack of gospel presence and Christian workers compounds the challenge.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to call Younuo individuals and families to Himself through divine intervention and spiritual hunger. Ask for Spirit-led, loving messengers to reach out to the Younuo with the truth of Christ. Pray that God would raise up "persons of peace" among the Younuo who will open their communities to the gospel. Intercede for a church planting movement to take root and thrive within Younuo villages, transforming lives and communities through Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Samei 22,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108575

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 28,000 members of the Samei tribe live just southeast of Kunming City in Yunnan Province, especially in the Ala and Dabanqiao districts of Guandu County. There are 13 Samei villages in the Dabanqiao District. Most publications do not list a specific population for the Samei, simply mentioning they are "small, and there are not many people."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Samei

Category

1

R o l3

smh

Primary language name

Samei

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14673.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.772350

Latitude

24.995380

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Samei

Natural pronunciation

Sah-may

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

1.100

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.100

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

89

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

22000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14673_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14673_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14673_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14673/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14673.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

For centuries the Samei have celebrated the annual Torch Festival. The Samei say that "long ago there was a brave Samei warrior king whose head, if cut off in battle, would grow back beneath the starlit sky at night. His wife leaked out the secret of his immortality, however, and he was finally killed in a battle. ... The Samei went out to look for his soul with lit torches and carry on the tradition every 24th day of the sixth lunar month." The Samei possess their own colorful dress. "A hat worn by young women of the Samei tribe on the outskirts of Kunming resembles the comb of a cock. ... There are not many people in this tribe, but these hats are still worn by young women and are unique."

Obstacles

Their ethnic religion has such a tight hold on their hearts that few will consider other spiritual beliefs.

How reach

The Samei have a long Christian history. They have been reached both by Australian missionaries and nearby tribes. Some are Christian believers who can complete the harvest.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Neisu 22,000 hab.

R o p3

114254

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Neisu tribe, who number more than 16,500 members, inhabit parts of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south central part of Yunnan Province. Honghe Prefecture shares its southern border with Vietnam.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Neisu

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18633.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.093090

Latitude

21.952000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Neisu

Natural pronunciation

Nay-soo

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.395

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.395

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

22000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18633/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18633.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Changshu 21,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114024

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 15,800 Changshu Miao live along the road between Yangliu and Geli townships in Zhenning County; and as far north as Jichang Township in Anshun County in the western part of Guizhou Province. A new highway has been constructed between Anshun and Guiyang (the provincial capital), reducing the journey to only two hours. The Changshu Miao live in the same area as people from the Bouyei, Chuanqing, and Hmong Shuad ethnic groups.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Changshu

Category

2

R o l3

cqd

Primary language name

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18428.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.351437

Latitude

26.106961

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.400

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Changshu Miao

Natural pronunciation

Chung-shoo Meow

Percent christian p g a c

3.400

Percent evangelical

1.900

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

21000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18428.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18428.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18428.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18428/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18428.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2024

Hmong Dlex Nchab 21,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114103

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist Michael Johnson listed a figure of 15,000 members of the Hmong Dlex Nchab ethnic group. They live in and around Tongchang Township in Jinping County - the only place they are found in China. Jinping is located in the southern part of Yunnan Province close to China's border with Vietnam. There are a total of 80,000 Miao in Jinping County. The largest group is the Hmong Leng, followed by the Hmong Bua and the Hmong Daw. There are also a small number of Hmong Shuad in the area.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Dlex Nchab

Category

3

R o l3

mww

Primary language name

Hmong Daw

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1984

Portions year

1922-1984

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18492.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.902786

Latitude

26.993361

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Dlex Nchab

Natural pronunciation

mung dley ncha

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

21000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18492.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18492.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18492.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18492/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18492.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Historically, the Chinese have viewed the Hmong with contempt, believing them to be "uncivilized barbarians." Visitors to the minority peoples of China, however, have generally found them to be an extremely warm and hospitable people. Father De Mailla's comments on the tribes of Taiwan in the early 1700s still stand true for many of the minorities in China today. De Mailla wrote, "Savages though they may be according to the maxims of the Chinese world, I believe them to be nearer to the true philosophy than a great number of the most celebrated Chinese sages."

Obstacles

Generations of Hmong Dlex Nchab have perished without receiving news of the sacrifice of Christ for their sins. Chinese authorities tightly control the Jinping area. In 1994, in response to thousands of Hmong Daw coming to Christ through radio broadcasts, the local police arrested 18 church leaders, beat local Christians, and destroyed numerous Bibles and much Christian literature. Jinping County is tightly controlled; past Christian activity (such as among the Hmong Daw) led to arrests and persecution.

Pray for p g

Pray they may be able to understand the gospel and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Hmong Dlex Nchab will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray against the persecution of local evangelists.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1997-2011

Enipu 21,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114049

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 16,000 Enipu live in the Dali Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The majority (11,000) live within Nanjian County, while 5,000 inhabit areas in Weishan County. In western Nanjian County the Enipu are dispersed in the Wanubu, Baishajing, and Laojiaku villages of Ximin District; and in Ertaipo Village of Langcang District. In Weishan County they inhabit villages in the Yinchang, Qinghe, Qingmin, and Wuxing communities of Qinghua District.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Enipu

Category

2

R o l3

ycl

Primary language name

Lolopo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18449.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.201910

Latitude

25.354342

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Enipu

Natural pronunciation

Uh-nee-poo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

21000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18449.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18449.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18449.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18449/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18449.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Enipu claim to have a history of at least 400 years. Their past has been one of struggle against being assimilated by the dominant Han Chinese. As a result, the Enipu moved to extremely remote mountainous locations where they could continue their lives in relative obscurity. Many Yi groups, including the Enipu, do not have written genealogies. They engage in oral competitions, reciting long lists of names. It is a disgrace to make mistakes in one's own genealogy and an insult to do so in another person's. In Enipu culture, the door is considered the most important part of the house. The place of honor at meals is reserved for the person who sits with his back to the wall and his face toward the door.

Obstacles

The areas inhabited by the Enipu are practically devoid of any Christian presence. As a result, today there are no known Christians among the Enipu people. They live isolated lives in their mountain communities and have yet to be engaged by any messengers of the gospel.

How reach

The Enipu have online-based oral Bibles and Bible teachings. They can access these from their own homes.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phowa, Labo 21,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116903

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: central, north-central and southeast Kaiyuan county, west Beige township; Laozhai, Lebaidao, Mazheshao, Yanggai, and Zhongheying townships.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phowa, Labo

Category

1

R o l3

ypb

Primary language name

Phowa, Labo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.453264

Latitude

23.714780

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.400

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Labo Phowa

Percent christian p g a c

0.400

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

21000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20609/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Qiang, Mawo 20,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114291

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1990 there were 12,000 speakers of the Mawo Qiang language reported in China. They live wholly within the borders of Heishui County (in the districts of Mawo, Zhawo, Shuangliusuo, Xi'er, Hongyan, and E'en) in northwestern Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Mawo

Category

3

R o l3

cng

Primary language name

Qiang, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18665.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.177481

Latitude

32.027385

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mawo Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Mah-wo Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

20000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18665/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18665.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Lopi, Shuitian 20,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114823

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 15,000 Lopi people live in small communities scattered throughout northern Yunnan and southern Sichuan. Anthropologist Stevan Harrell is the only scholar known to have researched the Lopi. He estimates between 2,000 and 3,000 Lopi live in Futian and Pingjiang districts, near Panzhihua in southern Sichuan Province. The large and polluted town of Panzhihua is an "iron, steel, vanadium and titanium mining complex built since 1965."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lopi, Shuitian

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

59

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19177.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.364358

Latitude

26.579817

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.700

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lopi, Shuitian

Natural pronunciation

Lo-pee, shwee-SHAHN

Percent christian p g a c

0.700

Percent evangelical

0.044

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.044

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

20000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19177_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19177_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19177_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19177/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19177.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Groma 19,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103488

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Ethnologue cites a 1993 source stating that there are 12,840 speakers of Groma living in southern Tibet, in the Chambi Valley between Bhutan and the former independent nation of Sikkim - now a state of India. The Chambi Valley is in the middle of the mighty Himalayan range. Himalaya means "abode of snow." A French Catholic missionary to Tibet, Monsieur L'Abbe Desgondins, graphically described the region: "Take a piece of paper in your hand. Crumple it up and then open your hand and let it fall out! Nothing is flat - all you have is high points and low depressions - the steep, inaccessible, rugged mountains and the deep valleys." An additional 14,000 Groma are reported to be living on the Indian side of the border.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Groma

Category

1

R o l3

gro

Primary language name

Groma

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11946.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

88.904350

Latitude

27.590600

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Groma

Natural pronunciation

Gro-mah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

19000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11946_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11946_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11946_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11946/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11946.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Groma are Tibetan Buddhists and little is known about them. They live typical Tibetan lives, herding yaks, sheep, and goats. The men often spend their days drinking and gambling with their friends.

Obstacles

The Groma live in locations that are difficult to reach, and severe persecution has resulted from the few past attempts to carry the Gospel to this area.

How reach

Neighboring Sikkim has several churches. Pray that some of these believers will be given a heart for the Groma of Tibet.

Pray for church

Pray for those who will become believers. Pray they will learn to be joyful always, to pray continually, and be thankful in all circumstances.

Pray for p g

Pray for receptive ears for the Groma of Tibet, that they will hunger for the righteousness to be found in Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Lesu 19,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114163

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 15,000 Lesu people live in dense mountain forests at least 2,300 meters (7,546 ft.) above sea level, in Xinping, Jinping, Zhenyuan, and Eshan counties of Yuxi Prefecture in southern Yunnan Province. A mere 37 Lesu reportedly live in Shaungbai County, and an additional 600 Lesu live in Shiping County of Honghe Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lesu

Category

1

R o l3

hle

Primary language name

Hlersu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

2

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18546.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.138492

Latitude

23.888710

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lesu

Natural pronunciation

Leh-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.032

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.032

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

19000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18546.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18546.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18546.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18546/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18546.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Chinese government has included the Lesu as part of the Yi nationality in China, an artificially constructed classification that contains at least "several dozen branches" of different ethnic groups. Lesu or Leisu is the self-name of this group. The Chinese call them Shansu, meaning "mountain people." The Lesu people greatly revere the Mountain god, but only those in Yuanjiang County hold a yearly day of sacrifice to appease him. On this day Lesu are forbidden to work in their fields for fear the mountain god will be offended.

Obstacles

Only a very small number of Lesu people have embraced the savior, and they live in Yunnan Province, China's most unreached region. It will be hard for them to see beyond their own spiritual beliefs. They have few if any gospel materials in their Hlersu language.

How reach

Gospel workers who have faith to move mountains can arrange for power encounters with the gods worshipped by the Lesu people. God will show himself victorious!

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Jiarong, Chabao 18,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114119

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 14,000 speakers of the Chabao Jiarong language live in northwest Sichuan Province. They are primarily concentrated in the Longerjia, Dazang, and Shaerzong townships in Chabao District. Chabao lies within Barkam County in Aba Prefecture. Barkam is called Ma'er-kang by local Jiarong and Tibetans. The Chabao Jiarong live on grassland plateaus between several rivers that run through the region. The Chabao Jiarong dominate the total population of Chabao District.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Jiarong, Chabao

Category

2

R o l3

jya

Primary language name

Jiarong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18507.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.078637

Latitude

31.747239

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Chabao Jiarong

Natural pronunciation

Cha-baow Gee-ah-rong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18507_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18507_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18507_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18507/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18507.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Xiqi 18,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114358

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 13,000 Xiqi (pronounced "Shee-chee") people live in the Zhuoqi Mountains of Huaning County in central Yunnan Province. In Tonghongdian District, the Xiqi live mainly in the villages of Suomeizao and Dapozuo. In Panxi District the Xiqi inhabit the area in and around Yide, Fagao, Dayaxi, and Longtanying villages. In Huaxi District the Xiqi can be found in and around Xishajing and Dujiacun villages. Some Xiqi also live in Shanzhi and Qize villages in south central Qinglong District. Others live on Denglou Mountain in Chengjiao District. All of these places are in Yuxi Prefecture. In addition, "the only hint of Xiqi living in Honghe Prefecture is a people referred to as 'Siqi' living in northern Panjiang District [Jianshui County], neighboring a Xiqi area of Huaning County."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Xiqi

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18723.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.766272

Latitude

24.282895

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xiqi

Natural pronunciation

Shee-chee

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.073

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.073

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18723.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18723.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18723.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18723/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18723.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ati 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114832

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1999 it was estimated that 12,600 Ati people lived in parts of central Yunnan Province in southwest China. The Ati have lived with a shrouded identity for centuries, known only to those who live close enough for direct contact. The majority live in Huaning County, situated south of Kunming City. Smaller numbers also live in neighboring Jianshui County.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Ati

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18402.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.761994

Latitude

24.285326

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Ati

Natural pronunciation

Ah-tee

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18402.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18402.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18402.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18402/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18402.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Several hundred years ago, tribes like the Ati lived relatively uninterrupted lives in the hills of central Yunnan. The Han Chinese then flooded the area in massive waves of migration, especially over the last 150 years. Today groups like the Ati, swamped amid the sea of Han Chinese, are barely noticeable to outsiders. As the Han grew in numbers and influence, they forced the Ati off the best land and into the mountains. The Ati were forced to move to retain their own customs and ethnicity. Those who stayed in the rural areas were soon absorbed culturally and linguistically. The Ati are one of dozens of distinct tribes and ethnolinguistic groups the Chinese authorities combined to form the official Yi nationality.

Obstacles

Despite the presence of these few families of believers, most Ati are completely unaware of the gospel.

How reach

Han Chinese Christ followers can share the gospel with the Ati people using materials in Mandarin, a language almost everyone in the PRC understands.

Pray for p g

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ao Biao 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113991

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 12,000 Ao Biao people inhabit the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) of Jinxiu County in the central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Ao Biao are not located in any other part of China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Ao Biao

Category

2

R o l3

bje

Primary language name

Biao-Jiao Mien

Primary language dialect

Biao Min

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18397.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.353439

Latitude

25.539836

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.400

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Ao Biao

Natural pronunciation

Aow-Beeow

Percent christian p g a c

0.400

Percent evangelical

0.400

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.400

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18397.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18397.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18397.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18397/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18397.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Researchers have noted that Ao Biao believe in a "great flood" that destroyed the earth long ago. Their legend states in part: "The flood has drowned all the people in the world…" The Ao Biao are generally a mountain-dwelling people living in parts of southeast China. They share a root language and a belief system of a larger group known as the Yao. They claim to be original inhabitants of the mountains, after having migrated from other southwestern parts of China. As land owners, they possess some of the area's best land and live in brick and wood homes around river areas.

Obstacles

This people group has few believers. Because of their more isolated dwelling, they'll need outsiders coming to their areas with the gospel. There are few gospel materials available to them in their language.

Pray for p g

Pray that believers with good with storytelling skills who know Bible-origin stories like Noah's flood that destroyed the earth, will find a way to reach them. Pray for believers who know how to use similarities through the Bible to open them to forming deep-rooted local house churches to reach their own people. Pray for the Holy Spirit to open their hearts to God's truth.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Baishi 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114196

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 13,000 Miao people living in the Baishi District of Tianzhu County in the eastern part of Guizhou Province comprise their own ethnolinguistic group. The area is mountainous, as is 97% of the total land in Guizhou Province. For centuries the Baishi Miao have grown crops in the poor, rocky soil. The Baishi Miao are only one branch of several distinct Miao ethnolinguistic groups who live in the region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Baishi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18577.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.445421

Latitude

26.971179

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Baishi Miao

Natural pronunciation

Bai-shi Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18577/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18577.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Miao, Mashan Southern 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114210

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Southern Mashan are one of the smallest of the distinct Miao language groups in China, with a 1990 population of 10,000 people. Despite the one-child policy in China, many Southern Mashan Miao have several children. This has resulted in a rapid population increase: their number was expected to exceed 12,000 by the year 2000. The Southern Mashan Miao live in a small region in the Mashan and Lekuan districts of Wangmo County. Wangmo is located in the extreme southern part of Guizhou Province. Their villages are accessible only by a lengthy walk over treacherous trails. For much of the year the weather in the region is wet and miserably cold.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Mashan Southern

Category

1

R o l3

hma

Primary language name

Miao, Southern Mashan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18591.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.305470

Latitude

25.342570

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Southern Mashan Miao

Natural pronunciation

Ma-shahn Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18591.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18591.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18591.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18591/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18591.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Yongchun 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114365

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Global Evangelization Movement listed a 1995 population of 12,226 members of the Yongchun tribe in southern China. The Yongchun live in the southeastern part of Yunnan Province, but their exact location is uncertain. It is known that they live close to where Yunnan borders the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Han Chinese, Miao, Yi, Buyang, Lati, Giay, Nung, Cao Lan, Tho, and Southern Zhuang are also located in the region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Yongchun

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18730.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.437552

Latitude

23.729917

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Yongchun

Natural pronunciation

Yong-choon

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18730_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18730_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18730/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18730.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Baima 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100783

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 13,700 Baima people live in 14 villages along the Baima (White Horse) Valley, on both sides of the Sichuan-Gansu provincial border. Several recent publications have claimed a Baima population of 110,000, but such a high figure is incorrect. Baima villages are accessible from the town of Wenxian in Gansu Province - 32 kilometers (20 mi.) away.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Baima

Category

1

R o l3

bqh

Primary language name

Baima

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10576.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.959040

Latitude

33.114030

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.200

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Baima

Natural pronunciation

BAI-ma

Percent christian p g a c

2.200

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

N

Map address

m10576.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10576.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10576.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10576/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10576.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Baima speak their own language, wear a distinct dress, and proudly maintain their traditions and culture. They live in 14 villages along the Baima (White Horse) valley, on both sides of the Sichuan-Gansu provincial border. After they are married, Baima women wear fishbone necklaces and hats made of goatskin and chicken feathers. The Baima regard Lord White Horse as the greatest of all gods. Baima tombs are topped with small colorful flags, nine flags for a deceased male and seven for a female. It is said that these flags will lead the souls of the dead into heaven. The Baima also regard the rooster as one of their protective gods.

Obstacles

The Baima have never been exposed to the Gospel. Their cultural, linguistic, and geographic isolation has blocked them off from the rest of the world.

How reach

Perhaps some Han Chinese Christians will be given a burden to share Christ with the Baima people. Pray they will be obedient to this leading.

Pray for church

Please pray for the few individuals in the Baima tribe who identify themselves as Christians. Pray they will learn to put on the full armor of God, and will live holy lives.

Pray for p g

Pray for this isolated community to make the adjustments necessary to live productively in the modern age.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sansu 17,000 hab.

R o p3

108663

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Joshua Project listed a 1995 population of 12,000 Sansu - a poverty-stricken and destitute tribe located in the highest mountains of Yuanjiang County in southern Yunnan Province's Yuxi Prefecture. Yuanjiang, located on the banks of the Honghe (Red) River, is predominantly inhabited by members of the Han, Yi, and Hani nationalities.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Sansu

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14733.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.721371

Latitude

23.535552

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Sansu

Natural pronunciation

Sahn-soo

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.243

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.243

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14733_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14733_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14733/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14733.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Cimulin 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114285

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A Chinese source lists a 1990 figure of 9,800 speakers of Cimulin Qiang living in five districts within Heishui (Black Water) County in northwest Sichuan Province. The total Qiang population in the 1990 census was 198,252 - a four-fold increase from the 1964 figure of only 49,105. Most of the increase can be attributed to the reclassification of additional peoples under the Qiang, rather than to biological growth.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Cimulin

Category

3

R o l3

cng

Primary language name

Qiang, Northern

Primary language dialect

Cimulin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18659.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.146304

Latitude

32.188414

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Cimulin Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Tzoo-moo-leen Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18659/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18659.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Zokhuo 17,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116930

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southeast Wenshan county, south Dongshan and north Zhuiligai townships; south Yanshan county.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Zokhuo

Category

1

R o l3

yzk

Primary language name

Zokhuo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p20617.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.252509

Latitude

23.378517

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.900

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Zokhuo

Percent christian p g a c

0.900

Percent evangelical

0.600

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.600

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

N

Map address

m20617.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20617.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20617.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20617/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p20617.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Russian 16,000 hab.

R o p3

108452

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1953 Russians living in China numbered 22,656. This tally dropped when most decided to leave China because of the fanatical implementation of Communist policies. By the 1964 census, the Russian population in China had fallen to a mere 1,326. Today their numbers are on the increase again, with 13,504 occupying communities in three provinces along the China-Russia border. Most live in northern Xinjiang, while smaller numbers of Russians are located in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang. This figure does not include the hundreds of young women from Russia reportedly working as prostitutes in cities like Beijing and Guangzhou. In addition, approximately 150 million Russians are located throughout the world, including all of the Republics of the former Soviet Union.

People i d1

12

R o p1

A003

Affinity bloc

Eurasian Peoples

People i d2

283

R o p2

C0194

People cluster

Slav, Eastern

Peop name across countries

Russian

Category

1

R o l3

rus

Primary language name

Russian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

3

J p scale p c

3

J p scale p g a c

3

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

45

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14598.jpg

Photo credits

AV Photographer - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

53

Longitude

87.631170

Latitude

43.788090

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

55.000

Percent christian p c

77.129

Natural name

Russian

Percent christian p g a c

78.106

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

1.998

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.501

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

134066900

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14598/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14598.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Superficially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-3.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/young-woman-the-park-spring-cold-3426487/

Bible year

1875-2024

Palyu 16,000 hab.

R o p3

107801

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 12,000 members of the Palyu tribe inhabit the farwestern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - that section of Guangxi which juts out into Yunnan Province. The Palyu have been reported with vastly differing population figures. This is the result of linguists and anthropologists reporting according to their specific fields of interests. Most Palyu can no longer speak their language; they use the Chinese, Miao, or Yi languages spoken in the area. Linguists have reported figures of only 150, 500, and 800 speakers of Palyu. Foreign travelers are presently not permitted to visit western Guangxi.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Palyu

Category

1

R o l3

ply

Primary language name

Bolyu

Primary language dialect

Palyu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

2

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

2

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14281.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.948870

Latitude

24.700180

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.300

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Palyu

Natural pronunciation

Pal-yoo

Percent christian p g a c

6.300

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14281.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14281.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14281.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14281/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14281.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Minimally Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-2.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Yanghuang 16,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114362

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1982 study numbered 32,000 Yanghuang in China. Linguist David Bradley in 1987 listed a lower figure of 24,000 Yanghuang. They are located in parts of three counties in China's southern Guizhou Province: Pingtang, Huishui, and Dushan.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

150

R o p2

C0054

People cluster

Bouyei

Peop name across countries

Yanghuang

Category

2

R o l3

tct

Primary language name

T'en

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18727.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.300460

Latitude

25.682060

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.688

Natural name

Yanghuang

Natural pronunciation

Yahng-hooung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.163

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18727_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18727_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18727/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18727.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Gese 16,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114065

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 12,000 people belonging to the Gese tribe live in an isolated part of southwest China. They mainly live in the villages of eastern Tuo'an District and in the villages in the southern part of the Gaofeng District in Lufeng County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gese

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18463.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.949661

Latitude

24.955951

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Gese

Natural pronunciation

Geh-seh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18463.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18463.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18463.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18463/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18463.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Gese women are easily identifiable by their habit of wearing long earrings and black turbans. On the 13th day of the third lunar month the Gese celebrate the Flower Festival. They worship the Medicine King, who they believe saved their people from the plague in the past. According to their folklore, people everywhere were dying. The Gese say numerous bodies were being carried out of their villages daily. The people who carried the corpses out also died because of contact with the bodies. The Medicine King set out to find a cure for the plague. He tasted 99 herbs from 99 mountains and drank 99 gulps of water from 99 springs, but none of them provided a cure. Finally, he climbed the "Third Month Mountain" in the Gese area and tasted the herbs and drank the water. Immediately, feeling returned to his limbs. He ran down the mountain and told the people, who were also healed when they ate and drank from the mountain.

Obstacles

There are probably no Christ followers among the Gese people, and they live in Yunnan Province, one of China's least reached regions.

How reach

There are enough gospel materials that outsiders can distribute them in Gese villages.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Gesu 16,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114066

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The authorities of the Chuxiong Prefecture in Yunnan Province listed a 1957 figure of 6,753 Gesu people. Their population is estimated to have grown to approximately 12,000 today. The Gesu inhabit villages in parts of Dayao and Wuding counties. Both are under the jurisdiction of Chuxiong Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gesu

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18464.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.883215

Latitude

25.603804

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Gesu

Natural pronunciation

Geh-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18464_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18464_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18464_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18464/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18464.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month, the Gesu living near Tanhua Township in Dayao County celebrate the Flower- Decorating Festival. The people get together, worship the mali flower, and have flower decoration competitions. They also sing and dance and generally have a good time with relatives and friends. Because it is usually still very cold, they build bonfires to give warmth and to roast meat and corn. A similar celebration, called the Festival of the Mali Flower, is held on the same day in Wuding County, although the Wuding version of the festival focuses more on paying respect to the Mali Flower god and on giving the youth a chance to meet prospective partners from other villages.

Obstacles

Because their villages are remote and because the Gesu have an independent mindset, they rarely travel into the towns or have any contact with other tribes. There are no gospel recordings available in the Gesu language.

How reach

Most Gesu people speak Mandarin, a language with many gospel materials. There are vibrant Christians among the Mandarin speakers.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving, anointed workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Naruo 16,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114244

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Naruo tribe lives in the mountains of northern Yunnan Province. Numbering approximately 12,000 people, they inhabit parts of Yongsheng and Huaping counties. Most Naruo villages are only accessible by foot. Few roads have been constructed through the mountainous area. The Naruo are so remote that one anthropologist who visited the area was unable to locate them. There may also be Naruo communities living across the border in neighboring Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naruo

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18624.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.704837

Latitude

26.629086

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naruo

Natural pronunciation

Nah-roo-oh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18624.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18624.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18624.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18624/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18624.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nisu, Southwestern 16,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114256

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to Jamin Pelkey, 28,000 Central Niesu live along the common borders of Yangbi, Yunlong, and Yongping counties in the western part of Dali Prefecture in Yunnan Province. In Yangbi County, where 15,000 are found, the Central Niesu live in all the communities of Fuheng District; in the Goupi Community of Taiping District; in the Baizhang Community of Shangjie District; and in parts of Wanpo Community in Shuangjian District. In Yongping County, which contains 7,000 Central Niesu, they inhabit the Lishuping, Shuanghe, Heidouchang, and Liumi communities of Beidou District. In Yunlong County, the 6,000 Central Niesu live in all of the communities within Tuanjie District.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nisu, Southwestern

Category

1

R o l3

nsv

Primary language name

Nisu, Southwestern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18635.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.597210

Latitude

22.657840

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Southwestern Nisu

Natural pronunciation

Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18635.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18635.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18635.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18635/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18635.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qanu 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114284

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 11,500 members of a Miao subgroup who call themselves Qanu are primarily located in villages to the south of the city of Kaili, in Guizhou Province's Qiandongnan Prefecture. Kaili is the main center of the Northern Hmu language group.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Qanu

Category

2

R o l3

hea

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Qiandong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1934-2018

Portions year

1928-1937

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18658.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.929166

Latitude

26.504929

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Qanu

Natural pronunciation

Ga-Noo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18658_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18658_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18658_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18658/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18658.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The lack of a written script has caused great anguish among the Miao (Qanu are a subgroup) for centuries. A Miao pastor, Wang Mingji, declared his feelings: "We Miao do not have writing. For thousands of years we have been like the blind." The majority of Qanu are animists. The spirit of the water is particularly held in great fear. They are primarily located in villages to the south of the city of Kaili, in Guizhou Province.

Obstacles

Lack of literacy can be an obstacle to the Gospel, but this can be partially overcome by using oral communication approaches effectively.

How reach

Christians can carry the good news of Jesus to the Qanu community by recounting stories from Scripture, as well as using Gospel recordings and films.

Pray for church

There may be no believers in Jesus among the Qanu today. However, pray for those that will soon come to faith, that the Lord will provide excellent teachers and pastors to help them. Pray for Scripture availability.

Pray for p g

Pray the Qanu people will be delivered from fear of created things, and will come to reverence and know the one who is the Creator.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tai Kao 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

109710

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 11,000 Tai Kao live on the banks of the Honghe River in Jinping County in the southern part of Yunnan Province. Jinping borders Vietnam where approximately 200,000 Tai Kao live - a similar number to the Tai Kao population in northern Laos. Small Tai Kao refugee communities are also found in France and the United States.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Tai Don, White Tai

Category

1

R o l3

twh

Primary language name

Tai Don

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2024

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18689.jpg

Photo credits

John Shedrick - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

102.240580

Latitude

22.828850

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Tai Kao

Natural pronunciation

tie cow

Percent christian p g a c

0.712

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.178

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

493000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18689_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Anonymous

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18689_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18689_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18689/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18689.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52440525@N08/16469322911

Talu 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114324

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 7,000 people belong to the Talu ethnic group in southern China. About 4,000 are concentrated in the Shuanghe, Yushui, Yunshan, and Liude villages in the Liude District of Yongsheng County in northern Yunnan Province. An additional 1,800 Talu live in the Yongningping District of northern Ninglang County, while others inhabit Weixing and Tongda areas of northwest Huaping County. All areas inhabited by the Talu are located in the mountains of northern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Talu

Category

2

R o l3

yta

Primary language name

Talu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18694.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.850290

Latitude

26.548920

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.141

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Talu

Natural pronunciation

Tah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.141

Percent evangelical

0.141

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.141

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18694.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18694.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18694.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18694/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18694.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Duota 15,000 hab.

R o p3

114047

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 11,000 members of the Duota tribe live in Mojiang County in the Honghe Prefecture and in Yuanjiang County in Yuxi Prefecture. Honghe lies in the southern part of Yunnan Province. The Ailao Mountains, which have an average elevation of 1,600 meters (5,250 ft.) above sea level, run through the region and are home to numerous ethnic groups and subgroups.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Duota

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.794444

Latitude

22.989265

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Duota

Natural pronunciation

Doo-oh-ta

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

2.521

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.521

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18447/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Ming 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114216

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 11,700 Ming people are a mixed race who live in and around the towns of Maoxian and Wenchuan counties in Sichuan Province. Maoxian County is the administrative seat of the Qiang Autonomous County - about eight hours by road from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. Maoxian is one of the most beautiful locations in all of China, with the fast-flowing Min River cutting its way through massive cliffs that rise directly from the river banks.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ming

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

50

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18597.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.686795

Latitude

31.539760

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ming

Natural pronunciation

Ming

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18597_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18597_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18597_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18597/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18597.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Naru 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114243

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 11,500 Naru people live in northern Yunnan Province in southwest China. Seven thousand inhabit areas in the southern and central parts of Yongsheng County, while 4,500 live in southern Huaping County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naru

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18623.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.615806

Latitude

26.299758

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naru

Natural pronunciation

NAH-roo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18623.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18623.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18623.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18623/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18623.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

When a Naru couple decides to get married, they tell their parents who then arrange for a meeting. Both sets of families come together and "engage in a whiskey drinking ceremony after which they playfully argue about the amount of gifts to be given and received until a compromise is reached. Rice whiskey also plays an important role in the actual wedding. If all the guests don't drink in agreement, then the couple cannot be considered married. Naru weddings are usually very festive and expensive occasions participated in by some 200 guests." The center of a Naru home is the kitchen fire-pit.

Obstacles

The remote mountains of Yongsheng and Huaping counties have been formidable barriers to the introduction of the gospel into the area. Before the 1960s there were few roads in the region. As a result, no long-term missionary work was ever undertaken in this part of China. Today the Naru are an unreached people group with no church or believers.

How reach

It will take fervent and faithful prayer to begin to cut through the spiritual barriers.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Muji, Northern 15,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116884

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: south Mengzi county, Lengquan, Qilubai, and Shuitian townships; west Pingbian county, Xinxian township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Muji, Northern

Category

1

R o l3

ymx

Primary language name

Muji, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.534171

Latitude

23.179338

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.070

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Northern Muji

Natural pronunciation

Moo-jee

Percent christian p g a c

0.070

Percent evangelical

0.070

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.070

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m20606_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20606_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m20606_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20606/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Dianbao 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114039

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 10,000 Dianbao inhabit part of Funing County in the southeastern corner of Yunnan Province. Funing County is near the juncture where Vietnam, Yunnan, and Guangxi meet. The Funing area is inhabited by Miao, Yao, and Han Chinese people, in addition to other Zhuang language groups.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Dianbao

Category

2

R o l3

zyg

Primary language name

Zhuang, Yang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18439.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.500012

Latitude

23.512566

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Dianbao

Natural pronunciation

Dee-ahn-bow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18439.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18439.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18439.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18439/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18439.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Dianbao are one of many tribes and language groups combined to form the Zhuang nationality in China. The Dianbao did not oppose being officially classified under the Zhuang minority. As one writer explains, "After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, during the stage of the 'recognition of nationalities,' the Zhuangs from different districts agreed, through democratic consultation, that they be regarded as the Zhuang nationality as a whole."

Obstacles

There are probably no Christ followers among the Dianbao people, and they live in one of China's least reached provinces. Most likely few will have the chance to hear about the saving power of Jesus Christ.

How reach

The Dianbao have a rich collection of folk songs and tales that are handed down from one generation to another. Christ followers with musical skills can produce similar music for the Dianbao people. It can have a gospel message.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling many to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lakkia 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114150

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 source lists a figure of 11,068 Lakkia people in China. The number of speakers of the Lakkia language is less than the total population. Different linguists have listed figures of 8,000, 8,900, and 9,0004 speakers. The Lakkia are located along both banks of the Jinxiu River, in the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) in Guangxi. They live in a concentrated area and are not found in any other part of China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Lakkia

Category

1

R o l3

lbc

Primary language name

Lakkia

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1912-1936

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18533.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.137030

Latitude

24.138760

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Lakkia

Natural pronunciation

Lah-kee-uh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18533_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18533_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18533_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18533/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18533.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Lakkia houses are long and deep and are approached through three or four successive gates. Inside the front gate are cattle and pigs. The living quarters are in the rear of the house. Lakkia courting customs are simple. At a suspension tower ... boys stand at one corner and girls at another, singing to each other. ... Through singing one looks for one's dream girl or ideal man and love songs are sung by way of courtship. When a boy and a girl come to like each other while singing, they exchange bracelets or waist belts as a token of their love. The boy's family will then send a matchmaker to the girl's and the two will get married on an auspicious day.

Obstacles

There are probably no Christians among the Lakkia and they live in one of China's least reached provinces. Someone will need take them the gospel from a different part of the country. They also have few biblical resources in their language.

How reach

These people love music. Christ followers with musical skills can “sing the gospel” to them using music they can easily memorize.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mo 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114939

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 12,822 Mo people were listed in a 1982 Chinese official publication. The majority are located in and around Jia Liang Township in the heart of Libo County in southern Guizhou Province, and in parts of Dushan County. The Mo live near the Maolan Karst Forest, where "karst formations are cut by beautiful waterfalls. The natural vegetation remains and there are plants that have survived from very early periods, retaining characteristics of plants and trees that are now extinct.… This conservation area supports musk deer, rhesus monkey and, it is claimed, tiger, ox, bear and leopard."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Mo

Category

1

R o l3

mkg

Primary language name

Mak (China)

Primary language dialect

Mo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19013.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.715160

Latitude

25.598780

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Mo

Natural pronunciation

mo

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.161

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.161

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

N

Map address

m19013_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19013_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19013/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19013.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Deng, Geman 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114036

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 11,000 speakers of Geman Deng live on the tablelands on both sides of the lower reaches of the Zayu River within Zayu County, in southeastern Tibet. Plenty of rainfall and natural resources provide ideal conditions for their communities. The beautiful Zayu Valley, south of Mount Demula on the Hengduan Range, lies a mere 800 to 1,000 meters (2,600-3,280 ft.) above sea level. "There are vast expanses of woods on the slopes and in the valley itself bananas, water melons and apples grow in profusion together with rice."

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Deng, Geman

Category

1

R o l3

mxj

Primary language name

Miju-Mishmi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2017

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18437.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.050710

Latitude

28.468460

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.009

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Geman Deng

Natural pronunciation

kuh-MAHN dung

Percent christian p g a c

0.714

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.266

P c buddhism

15

P c ethnic religions

82

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

20600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18437_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18437_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18437_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18437/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18437.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Geman Deng are not included as part of any nationality by the Chinese authorities. Instead, they are included in a list of undetermined minorities.

Obstacles

Geman Deng is one of the most difficult people groups in all of China to reach with the gospel as their communities are only accessible by boat or on foot. The Deng fear a variety of ghosts and demons. They believe they can temporarily calm the anger of these spirits and at appointed times offer sacrifices of animals. They are trapped in dire poverty, resulting from the killing of valuable livestock. Deng families often go into heavy debt to pay for the services of a shaman.

How reach

Believers with servant hearts, enabled by the Holy Spirit, can reach this needy people with the gospel. Bible portions, audio resources, and the JESUS Film are available in the language of this people group.

Pray for p g

Pray for Geman Deng people to find rest in new relationships with Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for the Holy Spirit to intervene among these families, giving them a hunger for the Word of God. Pray for church-planting and discipleship movements among this spiritually needy people group.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tseku 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110209

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Xizang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

402

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Buddhist

Peop name across countries

Tseku

Category

1

R o l3

tsk

Primary language name

Tseku

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19656.jpg

Photo credits

Joe Kirkendall

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

95.182264

Latitude

29.336688

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

6.325

Natural name

Tseku

Natural pronunciation

TSEH-koo

Percent christian p g a c

0.066

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

1.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.066

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

20900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19656_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Ethnologue. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19656_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19656_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19656/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19656.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tseku people live in the high, remote Himalayan Mountains. They live in freezing, blizzard-like weather. The Tseku either adapt to the climate or they perish. Their food is mainly meat and milk from their livestock together with barley and rice. They are an inconspicuous people group. Since their language is similar to the Kham Tibetans, they are probably mistaken for members of that larger people group.

Obstacles

Few, if any, Christian workers are willing to live in such a remote, inhospitable land. Tibetan Buddhism is also a major spiritual obstacle.

How reach

There are believers in China who are trying to take the gospel "back to Jerusalem," which means that the peoples of Tibet and Bhutan are on their radar screen.

Pray for church

There are no believers among the Tseku people in Bhutan and a very small number in China. Pray these few will understand that Christ calls them to tell others about him.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to bring about a movement to Christ in the 2020s. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Tseku people teachable and understanding hearts. Pray that a strong movement of the Holy Spirit would bring entire Tseku families into a rich experience of God's blessing.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.newlifeglobal.net/

Phola 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

111251

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 20,000 Pula people live in China's southern Yunnan Province. They live in Honghe, Yuanyang, Gejiu, Shiping, and Jianshui counties in the Honghe Yi-Hani Autonomous Prefecture; and in Yuanjiang County of Yuxi Prefecture. In northwest Vietnam the Pula are better known as the Phula minority group. They numbered 6,424 people in the 1989 Vietnam census.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phola

Category

1

R o l3

ypg

Primary language name

Phola

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16151.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.221790

Latitude

23.465370

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phola

Natural pronunciation

Poo-lah

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.098

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.098

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

N

Map address

m16151_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16151_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16151_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16151/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16151.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Pula believe that a god named Mumi created the heavens and earth, humans, and all spirits. "On the first 'rabbit' day after the Chinese New Year, the Pula worship the sky; on the first 'ox' day they worship the earth and the village god; and on the first 'tiger' day they call all the spirits to their aid in the new year. The Pula hold many ceremonies which … sacrifice a pig. After the sacrifice a feast is held beneath the sacred tree of the village. In every Pula home the most sacred room is a central bay which contains the ancestral altar. Next to the altar is a tiny "spirit door" about 10 inches wide. There are just a few known Christians among the Pula people of China.

Obstacles

Scripture is not reported as available in the language of the Pula, and it is questionable whether Gospel recordings are available.

How reach

Perhaps Han Chinese Christians will be led to take the Gospel to the Pula. Pray they will be well prepared for this, and will be obedient to go.

Pray for church

There is only a handful of Pula who have indicated they are Christians. They very much need our prayers.

Pray for p g

Please pray the Pula will soon be set completely free from the worship of created things. Pray also they will be able to provide adequately for material needs.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Budo 14,000 hab.

R o p3

114017

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 10,000 Budo tribesmen live in the Ailao Mountains, in the Honghe and Yuxi prefectures of southern Yunnan Province. Another source states that the Budo live near the Biyo and Kado people groups. The main areas for the Budo are Mojiang and Yuanjiang counties, while another source also places them in Xinping County farther to the north.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Budo

Category

2

R o l3

byo

Primary language name

Biyo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18422.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.657333

Latitude

22.513382

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

19.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Budo

Natural pronunciation

Boo-doe

Percent christian p g a c

19.000

Percent evangelical

18.903

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

18.903

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

78

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18422/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18422.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Xiangcheng 14,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114354

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 11,000 people who inhabit a valley in and around the township of Xiangcheng in southwest Sichuan Province speak a distinct language and possess their own unique historical heritage. The region is extremely remote. One visitor described Xiangcheng: "The town looked magnificent. The solid residential houses were all built with big blocks of stone, but their windows tended to be very small, probably for the purpose of defense, in addition to keeping warm. We were told that in the old days, horse drivers were afraid of bandits here."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Xiangcheng

Category

3

R o l3

cng

Primary language name

Qiang, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18719.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.737559

Latitude

29.173328

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.010

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Xiangcheng

Natural pronunciation

Shee-ung-cheng

Percent christian p g a c

0.010

Percent evangelical

0.010

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.010

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

14000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18719_pgac.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location and Design: Joshua Project. Map boundaries: GADM

Map credit u r l

https://gadm.org/

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18719_pgac.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18719_pgac.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18719/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18719.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Xiangcheng build beautiful houses, which have white rocks on the roofs like those of the Qiang. Xiangcheng homes are square, two-story, with colorful decorations around the window frames. They are very different from the houses of their neighbors, the Khampa.

Obstacles

The Xiangcheng are fervent adherents of Tibetan Buddhism. Their beliefs form a large part of their identity as a people. Theirs is a Buddhist culture. There are numerous Buddhist temples and pagodas throughout the region. The Xiangcheng are one of the most overlooked people groups in China. Few, if any, have heard of Jesus Christ. There are no Christian communities in the region, and no gospel literature or recordings are available in their language. There is no recorded history of missionary work in the vicinity of this hidden location.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray the Xiangcheng will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray that Jesus reveals himself through visions and dreams. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray that Chinese Christians adopt this people group.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Khik (Wakhi) 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103535

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Wakhi live on both sides of China's remote border with Pakistan. Other Wakhi are located in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 9,900 Wakhi comprise about one-fourth of the total Tajik population. They are concentrated around the town of Daftar and also in the mountains south of Pishan. In northern Pakistan the Wakhi inhabit the Khunjerab Valley. Khunjerab means "valley of blood," a reference to the gangs of local bandits who for centuries plundered caravans and traders passing through the area.

People i d1

14

R o p1

A005

Affinity bloc

Persian-Median

People i d2

299

R o p2

C0211

People cluster

Tajik

Peop name across countries

Khik (Wakhi)

Category

1

R o l3

wbl

Primary language name

Wakhi

Primary language dialect

Yasin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2000-2001

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18693.jpg

Photo credits

Robertino Radovix - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

75.387710

Latitude

37.601990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.048

Natural name

Khik (Wakhi)

Natural pronunciation

keek (WAH-kee)

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.032

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

121000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18693_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18693_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18693_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18693/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18693.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The name of this people group sounds exotic, and the Wakhi definitely fulfill that descriptive term. They live along China's border with Pakistan in the Khunjerab Valley, the valley of blood. Small in number, they are inclusive, living in extended families and usually marrying within their clan. The Wakhi are Shia Muslims who also practice a wide variety of animistic rituals.

Obstacles

They are hard to reach in their remote location. In addition, their religious views do not allow for an essential Savior.

How reach

While missionaries were active in the region inhabited by the Wakhi back in the 1920s and 1930s, no one accepted Christ. Most likely, few members of this people group have ever heard of, much less responded to, the gospel of Christ. While radio and online ministry could be useful, it is more likely that someone will need to go to the Wakhi to share God's love with them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Wakhi to have the opportunity to hear the gospel. Pray for the Lord to raise up mission workers who are willing to learn the language and go to this remote area of the globe. Pray for the Bible to be translated into the Wakhi language. Ask God for a great harvest of souls among this people group and for a church planting movement to sweep through their homes and villages.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/100415065@N06/50312622062

R l g4

35

Religion subdivision

Shia Imami Ismaili

Biao Mien, Shikou 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101409

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 10,000 people speaking the Shikou Biao Mien language live in Gongcheng County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The area is southeast of the large city of Guilin, famous for centuries for its tourist attractions.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Biao Mien, Shikou

Category

2

R o l3

bje

Primary language name

Biao-Jiao Mien

Primary language dialect

Biao Min

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10829.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

111.350875

Latitude

25.538351

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Biao Mien, Shikou

Natural pronunciation

bee-OW mee-EN SHEE-ko

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10829.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10829.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10829.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10829/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10829.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Biao Mien in Shikou share many common cultural traits with other Yao groups in southern China, including the Iu Mien. They are hardworking agriculturists, who live in two-story wooden houses located near the summits of high mountains in extremely remote areas. One won't see many Shikou Biao Mien in the townships except on market days when they buy and sell.

Obstacles

There is no known Christian presence among the Shikou Biao Mien. Their remote location and isolated mind-set have prevented them from being exposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. They remain an unreached people group without hope, in this life or eternity

How reach

Han Chinese Christian believers can reach the Shikou in their villages and share Christ-honoring materials on market days.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Rao 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114299

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 10,000 members of the Rao tribe are located in Guizhou Province. More than 4,000 live in six large villages in the Long Shan (Dragon Mountains) in Majiang County, west of Kaili City. A further 2,454 Rao live in 21 villages in Duyun County to the south of Majiang. The largest Rao villages in Duyun are Yako (356 Rao people), Ping (311), Xiao (215), Wan (181), and Zhahe (172). Most Rao communities are isolated, set back into the mountains a few hours' walk from the nearest road. The Chinese characters for Guizhou mean "precious state." However, the original name for the region was Kingdom of Demons.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

150

R o p2

C0054

People cluster

Bouyei

Peop name across countries

Rao

Category

2

R o l3

tct

Primary language name

T'en

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18673.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.528250

Latitude

26.462498

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.688

Natural name

Rao

Natural pronunciation

Raow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.163

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18673_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18673_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18673_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18673/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18673.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Wunai 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114349

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 report listed 7,000 speakers of the Wunai language. The Wunai are widely distributed in Chengbu, Xinning, Tongdao, Chenxi, Longhui, and Dongkou counties in the mountainous western part of Hunan Province. The 1982 census listed a figure of only 3,980 Wunai people.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Wunai

Category

1

R o l3

bwn

Primary language name

Bunu, Wunai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18714.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.591530

Latitude

26.449790

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Wunai

Natural pronunciation

Woo-nai

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18714.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18714.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18714.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18714/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18714.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Daizhan 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114029

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 11,600 people belonging to the Daizhan ethnic group inhabit villages in the Baige District of Kaiyuan County in the Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. An unspecified number of Daizhan are believed to live in the adjoining Ashe District of Yanshan County. The Daizhan live in simple houses near streams or some other water source.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Daizhan

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18432.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.498229

Latitude

23.702523

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Daizhan

Natural pronunciation

die-ZHAHN

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18432_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18432_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18432_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18432/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18432.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the old days, when a Daizhan couple decided to marry, the groom would select a date, gather flute players, and dance around the bride's home until nightfall. At dawn he would gather her in his arms and take her into the forest for the wedding. One month after the wedding, the wife would take her new husband to visit her parents. He would apologize to his in-laws for taking their daughter and give grain to his father-in-law as a gift of gratitude.

Obstacles

The Daizhan live in Yunnan Province, one of the most remote parts of China. In terms of the gospel, it is probably the least reached part of that vast country. There are no known Christ followers among the Daizhan.

How reach

Perhaps Chinese believers can reach the Daizhan.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord's intervention in Daizhan families, drawing people to himself. Pray for the presence of loving workers among the Daizhan. Pray for the hearts of the people to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for the establishment of a thriving church-planting movement in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Qiangyi 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114296

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Nine thousand Qiangyi people reside in the Xiangme, Ziqianglang, Huangcaoshao, Chuchang, and Chalangshao communities within the Midian District; and in the Daying and Xinxingzuo communities of Hedian District. These places are all within Xiangyun County in China's Yunnan Province. An additional 1,000 Qiangyi are believed to live in parts of southern Binchuan County as well.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiangyi

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18670.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.587804

Latitude

25.512618

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Qiangyi

Natural pronunciation

Chee-ung-Yee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18670.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18670.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18670.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18670/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18670.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phala 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116900

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Honghe and Shiping counties, both banks of Yuanjiang (Honghe) river; Jianshui and Yuanyang counties, a few isolated villages downriver.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phala

Category

1

R o l3

ypa

Primary language name

Phala

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.828157

Latitude

23.221372

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phala

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20607/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Uzbek, Northern 13,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107469

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 18 million Uzbeks are one of the great peoples of Central Asia. Of this number, 14 million proudly live in their own homeland, Uzbekistan. China has a relatively small number of Uzbeks. Only 14,500 were counted in the 1990 census. Most live in the city of Yining in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Small numbers are also found in the large cities of Qoqek, Kashgar, Urumqi, Yarkant, and Kargilik.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

314

R o p2

C0226

People cluster

Uzbek

Peop name across countries

Uzbek, Northern

Category

1

R o l3

uzn

Primary language name

Uzbek, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.500000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14039.jpg

Photo credits

Fulvio Spada - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

13

Longitude

90.294970

Latitude

44.141450

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.041

Natural name

Northern Uzbek

Natural pronunciation

OOZ-bek

Percent christian p g a c

0.043

Percent evangelical

0.286

Percent evangelical p c

0.024

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.025

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

35601000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14039_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14039_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14039_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14039/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14039.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Uzbek history in China dates back to the time of the Mongol hordes who dominated Central Asia and China in the thirteenth century. The Uzbeks in China are descended from traders who traveled along the Silk Road. The name Uzbek probably came from Ozbeg Khan, a Mongol ruler of the Golden Horde who spread Islam throughout many parts of the empire in the fourteenth century. Those who remained in the area under Ozbeg Khan's rule became known as Uzbeks.

Obstacles

The Uzbeks are not open to outside spiritual input. They need the power of the Holy Spirit to intervene in their families.

How reach

There are a few Uzbek Christians in China today, which is significant considering the strength of Islam among them. These few followers of Christ can reach out to others.

Pray for church

Pray for Uzbek believers to allow the Holy Spirit to permeate all aspects of their lives. Pray they would be obedient when the Lord tells them to go.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uzbek_people_(4934182297).jpg

R l g4

20

Religion subdivision

Sunni

Bible year

2016-2025

Yugur, Saragh 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114371

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 10,000 Saragh (Western) Yugur live in the western part of the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, in the narrow northern corridor of Gansu Province. The nearest town to the Saragh Yugur is Zhangye. Other Saragh Yugur communities are located in the Dahe and Minghua districts, and in the Huangnibao area near Jiuquan City in western Gansu.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Yugur, Saragh

Category

1

R o l3

ybe

Primary language name

Yugur, West

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18736.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.290830

Latitude

39.275520

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Saragh Yugur

Natural pronunciation

Sah-rahg Yoo-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18736_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18736_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18736/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18736.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Thai 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101940

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

303

R o p2

C0215

People cluster

Thai

Peop name across countries

Thai

Category

1

R o l3

tha

Primary language name

Thai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1843-1977

Portions year

1834-1967

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11277.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

26

Longitude

116.058000

Latitude

39.330000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

0.876

Natural name

Thai

Natural pronunciation

tye

Percent christian p g a c

1.558

Percent evangelical

1.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.381

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.871

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

22408000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11277/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11277.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1883-2020

Shui, Yunnan 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108968

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1990 national census listed a total of 7,314 Shui people living in Yunnan Province. More than 6,800 live in the Huangnihe District of Fuyuan County, while 490 inhabit the Dahe and Long'an districts of Yiliang County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Shui, Yunnan

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14922.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.700356

Latitude

25.248991

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Yunnan Shui

Natural pronunciation

Yoo-nahn Shway

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

N

Map address

m14922_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14922_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14922_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14922/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14922.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Yunnan Shui celebrate the Copper Drum Dance during special occasions such as the Duan Festival. The festival celebrates the gathering of the harvest. The Shui in Yunnan migrated to their present location at least 250 years ago. Today, they live several hundred kilometers west of the main body of Shui in central Guizhou. During their separation, the Yunnan Shui have developed their own customs, and their language is now distinct from Guizhou Shui. Most also read and write Chinese, and all but the elderly can speak the Southwestern dialect of Mandarin.

Obstacles

Most Shui in Yunnan are animists. There are very few Christians among them. Living in China's least-reached province, they have little or no exposure to the gospel. The Yunnan Shui do not see living Christianity in practice unless they meet one of the rare believers.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind and hinder spiritual forces and lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to create great breakthroughs with rapid multiplication of disciples and churches. Pray for bold workers driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to the Shui in Yunnan Province. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Guiqiong 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103542

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1983 study listed 7,000 Guiqiong people. They inhabit the tablelands along both banks of the Dadu River, north of Luding County in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province. There are also a few Guiqiong located farther to the east in northwestern Tianquan County. The great Dadu River, which surges each summer as the ice fields in the mountains begin to thaw, is the source of life for the Guiqiong. The river cuts a path through the rocky terrain of central Sichuan. As a result, plateaus have formed on both sides of the river.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Guiqiong

Category

1

R o l3

gqi

Primary language name

Guiqiong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

1.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11981.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.123500

Latitude

30.476840

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Guiqiong

Natural pronunciation

Gway-chee-ong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11981.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11981.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11981.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11981/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11981.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Guiqiong inhabit the tablelands along both banks of the Dadu River, north of Luding County in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province. Today most Guiqiong grow maize and barley, while those living near the river or some other source of water grow vegetables. However, large quantities of opium were manufactured throughout the region until the Communist takeover in the early 1950s. The new government forced the people of western Sichuan to destroy their opium crops. The Guiqiong are nominally Tibetan Buddhists, although they retain many aspects of animism and shamanism in their religious beliefs. The Guiqiong have no understanding of the gospel or the name of Jesus Christ.

Obstacles

The Guiqiong have no background of belief or experience that will help them comprehend the good news of Jesus when it comes to them.

How reach

Perhaps Han Chinese Christians will be led by God's Spirit to take the Gospel to the Guiqiong. Pray for this, and that they will be obedient to follow through with this leading.

Pray for church

Even though there are no known Christian believers among this people group today, please pray for the many who will soon come to Christ. Pray they will thoroughly understand the basis for their acceptance by God, that is, faith in Christ and his substitutionary death.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord will give the Guiqiong the gift of conviction of sin. They need to know they need forgiveness.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bokha 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116943

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Hekou county, Lianhuatan township; Jinping county, Mengqiao and Ma’andi townships; Pingbian county, Dishuiceng township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bokha

Category

1

R o l3

ybk

Primary language name

Bokha

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18417.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.657820

Latitude

23.188150

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bokha

Natural pronunciation

Bo-kah

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.054

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.054

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18417.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18417.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18417.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18417/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18417.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bokha are known for their skill in making rice and corn whiskey, which they drink in large amounts. Hospitality is central to their culture. When a guest enters a Bokha home, they are immediately offered a bowl of strong whiskey. The host presents it with both hands as a sign of respect. Refusing to drink is considered deeply offensive, and without a good reason, the visitor may not be welcome to stay. Alongside this tradition, the Bokha hold many superstitions connected to food and eating, which shape daily life and community customs.

Obstacles

There are only a few believers among the Bokha, and most have yet to hear the message of Christ. With little or no Christian presence within their community, the gospel must come from the outside. Their traditions and social expectations may make it difficult for outsiders to gain trust and share the good news.

Pray for p g

Pray for workers who are filled with the love of Christ to go to the Bokha with humility and boldness. Ask God to prepare hearts to receive the gospel and to break through spiritual barriers that keep them in darkness. Pray for miracles, healings, and signs that point people to Jesus. Pray for the rise of new disciples and house churches that multiply quickly, bringing hope and transformation to Bokha families and villages.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Dajishan 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114286

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A Chinese linguist in 1990 listed 7,400 speakers of the Dajishan Qiang language, living in ten districts within Lixian County in the Aba Prefecture of western Sichuan. The Qiang, who total approximately 200,000 people, inhabit an extremely rugged region, with gushing emerald-colored rivers cutting their way past 18,000-foot (5,480 m) snowcapped mountains.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Dajishan

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Dajishan

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18660.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.320334

Latitude

31.555440

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Dajishan Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Dah-jee-shahn Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18660/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18660.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ainu (China) 12,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100665

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Ainu, who number approximately 6,500 people, live scattered over a wide area of northwest China. The Ainu inhabit the six counties of Hetian, Luopu, Moyu, Shache, Yingjisha, and Shulekuche, near the famous ancient city of Kashgar. Kashgar, a giant oasis 1,290 meters (4,230 ft.) above sea level, is almost totally inhabited by Uygur, Uzbek, Tajik, and Kirgiz Muslims.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

311

R o p2

C0223

People cluster

Ural-Siberian

Peop name across countries

Ainu (China)

Category

3

R o l3

aib

Primary language name

Ainu (China)

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10522.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

76.169596

Latitude

38.930205

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

7.876

Natural name

Ainu

Natural pronunciation

EYE-noo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.591

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

12000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10522_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10522_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10522_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10522/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10522.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The history of the Ainu is shrouded in uncertainty. Why they came to be hated by their fellow Muslims is a mystery. Their Persian language suggests they probably originated in Central Asia long ago. Most Ainu lead simple lives, herding sheep and goats. Some Ainu men in recent years have been forced to travel to large cities in Xinjiang to seek employment in industry and construction. The Ainu are Muslims of the Sunni sect; they worship in mosques scattered throughout their villages. Few Ainu have ever studied Arabic, so even the religious leaders of their communities are unable to read the Qur 'an.

Obstacles

The Ainu live in a remote region of China, and are strongly committed to their belief system. "No trace of Christianity remains in Kashgar today."

How reach

Much prayer is needed so that workers will be sent to these people, and that hearts will be prepared to understand and believe.

Pray for church

Pray for the Ainu who will soon become disciples of Jesus Christ. Pray they will have scripture available, and will be able to read it and understand it.

Pray for p g

Being a despised people, the Ainu eagerly desire the acceptance of their Uygur neighbors, an acceptance that makes the practice of Islam a prerequisite and the acceptance of Christianity unlikely. Pray the Ainu will desire truth more than acceptance.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Indonesian 11,000 hab.

R o p3

114115

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 8,500 Indonesians are located in four provinces of southern China. About 4,000 live on Hainan Island, with nearly the same number located in Fujian Province. A few hundred Indonesians live in southern Guangxi, and one small group has recently settled south of Kunming in Yunnan Province. The main body of Indonesians were placed in the Xinglong Overseas Chinese Farm on Hainan Island, an area good for coffee, pepper, coconut, and rubber production.

People i d1

17

R o p1

A008

Affinity bloc

Malay Peoples

People i d2

215

R o p2

C0123

People cluster

Malay

Peop name across countries

Indonesian

Category

1

R o l3

ind

Primary language name

Indonesian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1968-2000

Portions year

1955-1968

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

1.000000

P c non religious

48

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18503.jpg

Photo credits

Endho - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

24

Longitude

110.221654

Latitude

18.762010

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

51.000

Percent christian p c

8.696

Natural name

Indonesian

Natural pronunciation

in-do-NEE-zhun

Percent christian p g a c

16.662

Percent evangelical

45.454

Percent evangelical p c

4.663

Percent evangelical p g a c

11.186

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15096200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18503/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18503.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/portrait-scarf-people-wear-hijab-3332334/

Bible year

1963-2021

De'ang, Pale 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

109011

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Mandalay Region, Katha and Pyinoolwin townships; Shan State, Taunggyi district.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Palaung, Pale

Category

1

R o l3

pce

Primary language name

Palaung, Ruching

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2012-2013

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14178.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

98.523840

Latitude

24.319420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.120

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Pale De'ang

Natural pronunciation

pah-LAY day-AHNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.118

Percent evangelical

0.120

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.079

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

314400

Frontier

N

Map address

m14178_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14178_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14178_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14178/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14178.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Pale De'ang are part of a larger group that straddles the Thai-China-Myanmar borders. Many fled as refugees from the fighting in Myanmar in the 1980s. When the Pale became Buddhists, they split from the Wa. However, their Buddhism is folk Theravada Buddhism replete with shamans and spiritism.

Obstacles

The Pale De'ang are relatively resistant to Christianity, apparently due to shamanism and persecution. They fear the spirit world, and their community insists they make no spiritual changes.

How reach

Short wave radio gospel broadcasts and the JESUS Film may open these people to the gospel. They also need power encounters that demonstrate Christ's power over the unclean spirits they now serve.

Pray for church

Pray for the tiny Pale De'ang Church to serve their people by driving out demonic forces that keep this community from experiencing the abundant life Jesus offered in John 10:10.

Pray for p g

Pray for a people movement to Christ among the Pale De'ang in China, Myanmar and Thailand. Pray they would be used by God to spread Christ's fame to many other tribes in this region. Pray for Pale De'ang elders to open the doors to Christ in every village.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Bible year

2021-2023

Asahei 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113995

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 8,400 Asahei people live in the north central part of Kaiyuan County in China's Yunnan Province. They inhabit the Jiufang and Hongshiyan villages of Lebaidao District and Chongmen Village of Mazheshao District.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Asahei

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

25

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18401.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.584713

Latitude

23.721624

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Asahei

Natural pronunciation

Ah-sa-hay

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

75

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18401.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18401.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18401.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18401/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18401.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Asahei are not granted status as a minority group in China. They are one of five tribes the Chinese collectively call Aza, although the name is not used by any of the five groups themselves. The Aza, in turn, have been combined with approximately 120 different ethnolinguistic groups to form the large Yi nationality. Ancestor worship is the predominant religion among the Asahei today. Many Asahei under the age of 40 are nonreligious and participate in the rituals of their parents only with reluctance.

Obstacles

There has never been a single known Christian church among the Asahei, and there are few if any Christ followers among them. They will need to hear the gospel from outsiders.

How reach

Though there are few gospel materials in their language, someone can call their attention to gospel recordings that explain the ways of Christ in their local language.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Deng, Darang 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114035

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Six thousand speakers of the Darang Deng language in China were reported in 1987. The Darang Deng live along the valley of the Dulai River in Zayu (also known as Chayu) County in the southeastern corner of Tibet. The Geman Deng, who speak a different language, live on the tablelands on both sides of the lower reaches of the Zayu River farther to the east of the Darang. Zayu County is off-limits to foreigners. The Deng language is also spoken by people in Assam, India, and the northernmost tip of Myanmar.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Deng, Darang

Category

1

R o l3

mhu

Primary language name

Digaro-Mishmi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18436.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

96.881220

Latitude

28.493990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Darang Deng

Natural pronunciation

Da-rahng Dung

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.121

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.121

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

86

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18436.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18436.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18436.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18436/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18436.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Deng, who always go barefoot, have their own set of distinctive customs. "It is a common custom for them to swap a few head of cattle and several chickens for a woman as wife. Their dead are cremated, the corpse being burned together with the house he formerly owned." The Deng are polytheists. They have been described as a "ghost and deity fearing people." For centuries the Deng have rejected pressure from the Tibetans to convert to Buddhism, although many Deng do outwardly observe Buddhist rituals.

Obstacles

Having withstood pressures to convert to Tibetan Buddhism, these people will need to hear the true gospel in a gentle and patient way. They will need to see Christ working in people's lives.

How reach

Christians from nearby northeastern India can take the gospel to the Darang Deng people. The JESUS Film is available to them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for loving workers. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Minyag, Western 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114218

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

They inhabit parts of Kangding, Ya'an, Jiulong and Shimian counties in the Garze Tibetan Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Minyag, Western

Category

1

R o l3

wmg

Primary language name

Minyag, Western

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

1.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18599.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.551410

Latitude

29.652300

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Western Minyag

Natural pronunciation

Min-yahk

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18599_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18599_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18599_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18599/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18599.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Minyak are part of the Tibetan nationality. They have been described as a "peaceful, sedentary Tibetan tribe, a most inoffensive, obliging, happy-go-lucky people." They live quiet lives in nearly complete isolation from the rest of the world. Almost all Minyak adhere to Tibetan Buddhism. They observe Tibetan festivals and make pilgrimages to Tibetan holy sites.

Obstacles

The Minyak may fear disturbing community harmony, and desire peace more than truth.

How reach

Workers are needed to carry the Gospel message to the Minyak community. Perhaps Han Chinese believers will shoulder the task.

Pray for church

Pray for followers of Christ to soon develop within the Minyak community, that the Lord even now is preparing pastors and teachers for them. Pray for Christian resources to be available to them, as well.

Pray for p g

Pray for the light of the Gospel of Christ to shine in the Minyak community.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Muzi 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114236

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1999 research paper listed a population of 1,500 Muzi people living in southern China's Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The Muzi inhabit the five villages of Gamadi, Adapo, Dimami, Liangshuigou, and Bailedi - all within Gamadi Community of Shuitian District in Mengzi County. The Muzi are not reported to live in any other part of China.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Muzi

Category

1

R o l3

ymz

Primary language name

Muzi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18616.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.182940

Latitude

23.367330

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Muzi

Natural pronunciation

Moo-zi

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18616.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18616.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18616.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18616/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18616.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Unmarried Muzi youth and widows usually live together in a huafang - a communal house where they can come together for sexual unions and courtship. "They may also spend the night with each other in rooms built above their homes adjoining goat stables." Every Muzi home has a fire-pit dug into the middle of the floor of the main room. Beside this fire-pit is a rock on which to place the cooking pot. The Muzi believe "this rock and the area around it to be sacred - being the area where the guardian god of the home and the ancestors reside. No one is allowed to step on this rock."

Obstacles

The Muzi are completely unaffected by Christianity. Their isolated location and mind-set have separated them from the mainstream of Chinese society and, consequently, from any contact they might have with Christians. Few gospel materials are available in their language.

How reach

Before reaching these completely unreached people, there will need to be faithful and fervent prayer.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Queyu 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114298

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Seven thousand speakers of the Queyu language were reported in a 1991 study. Many Queyu men are applying to enter Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Consequently, the population growth of the Queyu is expected to slow. The Queyu inhabit the three counties of Xinlong, Yajiang, and Litang in the large Garze Prefecture which covers a vast area of western Sichuan Province. Litang Township lies at an altitude of 4,700 meters (15,400 ft.) above sea level. The Queyu area was formerly part of the Kham Province of Tibet, until it was annexed and incorporated into China in the 1950s.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Queyu

Category

1

R o l3

qvy

Primary language name

Queyu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18672.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.819810

Latitude

30.324280

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Queyu

Natural pronunciation

CHOO-yoo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18672_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18672_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18672_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18672/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18672.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In 1955, the Chinese government authorities ordered the Tibetan monks of the large Litang Monastery to record their possessions for tax assessment. When they refused to comply, the People's Liberation Army of China laid siege to the monastery. Upon arrival, they encountered many of the Queyu people armed with farm equipment to which the Chinese responded by bombing Litang Monastery. These people live in three counties, all located in the western part of Sichuan Province. They have been officially counted as part of the Tibetan nationality.

Obstacles

These people are committed to the Buddhist religious system, and few witnesses of Christ's grace have been there since the 1950s. It is an understatement to say they still lack an adequate gospel witness.

How reach

Chinese workers can fill the abandoned mission posts. They can also set up small health clinics to care for physical ailments, keeping spiritual health at the forefront and seeking to lead their patients to Christ, the Great Physician.

Pray for p g

Pray that God would bring peace between the Chinese government and the Queyu people. Pray that the Lord would call missionaries to this lone area, leading to a movement to Christ. Pray that the Queyu people would see the glory of the risen Christ and turn to him alone.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Akeu 11,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114852

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1996 researcher Dwayne Graybill counted 900 Ake, including 95 families living in three villages of Menghai County with additional Ake living in Jinghong County. Both counties are located in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, the most ethnically diverse region in all of China. Small numbers of Ake also live in Laos, Myanmar, and northern Thailand.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Akeu

Category

1

R o l3

aeu

Primary language name

Akeu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2015-2023

Portions year

2006-2012

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18899.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

101.082330

Latitude

22.195870

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Akeu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-ker

Percent christian p g a c

11.533

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

5.808

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

19100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18899_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18899_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18899_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18899/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18899.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Miao, Guiyang Northwestern 10,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106593

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1982, 5,000 speakers of the Northwestern Guiyang Miao language were reported in China. At that time, Chinese linguists began to investigate the numerous Miao languages and dialects, assigning them to their various classifications. The Northwestern Guiyang Miao live in Pingba, Qianxi, Luzhi, and Qingzhen counties, west of Guiyang City in Guizhou Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Guiyang Northwestern

Category

2

R o l3

huj

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Guiyang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13703.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.688959

Latitude

26.732927

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Northwestern Guiyang Miao

Natural pronunciation

Gway-yung Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

10000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13703/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13703.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lhoba, Idu 10,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

112269

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The extremely isolated Danba River valley and the surrounding mountain slopes in southeast Tibet are home to more than 8,000 Yidu Lhoba. This sparsely populated region borders northern India. More than 8,500 Idu live in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Some reports have incorrectly stated that there are 200,000 Lhoba living in northern India.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Lhoba, Idu

Category

3

R o l3

clk

Primary language name

Idu-Mishmi

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2024

Portions year

2000

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13050.jpg

Photo credits

Mow Sunil

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

95.647160

Latitude

29.447250

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Idu Lhoba

Natural pronunciation

EE-doo LOW-bah

Percent christian p g a c

4.699

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.770

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m13050_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13050_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13050_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13050/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13050.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Phowa, Ani 10,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116902

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: south Kaiyuan county, Yangjie district; north central Mengzi county, Xibeile district.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phowa, Ani

Category

2

R o l3

ypn

Primary language name

Phowa, Ani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.470213

Latitude

23.482803

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ani Phowa

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

10000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20627/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Ani 9,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113990

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 3,000 people belonging to the Ani tribe live in one small area of southwest China. All Ani live within the Zongshe, Masangqing, Qibudi, and other surrounding villages in the Yanggai District of Kaiyuan County in Yunnan Province's Honghe Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ani

Category

2

R o l3

ypn

Primary language name

Phowa, Ani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18396.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.729970

Latitude

24.519800

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ani

Natural pronunciation

Ah-nee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18396.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18396.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18396.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18396/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18396.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Approximately 5,000 people belonging to the Ani tribe live in one small area of southwest China. Today the Ani are being rapidly assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and language. Although they mostly ignore him, the Ani believe in a Creator. Today, most practice simple ancestor worship and believe in spirits that can cause disease if ceremonies are not held to placate them. Catholic and Protestant mission work in Kaiyuan County prior to 1949 failed to impact the Ani people. Although Catholic work began in the late 1800s, the first Protestant missionary in Kaiyuan was an American who came in 1914. Five years after he came, he had won only eight people to Christ. Today there are no known believers among the Ani people.

Obstacles

Scripture is not reported as available in the primary language of the Ani.

How reach

Perhaps some Han Chinese believers near the Ani will be led to take the Gospel of Christ to them. Pray they will be well prepared for this, and will be obedient.

Pray for church

Although there are no known followers of Jesus today among the Ani, please pray for those the Lord will call to himself. They will need prayer support.

Pray for p g

Pray the Lord is even now preparing the hearts of the Ani to receive the Gospel when it comes to them. If they don't have an interest in the Gospel, it may be meaningless to them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Samadu, Western 9,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114301

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to a 1999 source, 7,500 Western Samadu people live in the western part of Yunnan Province in southwest China. The majority (6,000) live in Zhenkang County, while an additional 1,500 inhabit areas within neighboring Yongde County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Samadu, Western

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18675.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.970851

Latitude

24.079400

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Western Samadu

Natural pronunciation

Sah-mah-doo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18675/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18675.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Neisu, Xiao Hei 9,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114255

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 7,500 Xiao Hei Neisu people live in the mountains of central Yunnan Province. They are closely related to, yet distinct from, the Wopu ethnic group. The Xiao Hei Neisu are distributed throughout Malong (2,600), Mile (2,500), Shizong (2,000), and Luliang (300) counties in eastern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Neisu, Xiao Hei

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18634.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.438106

Latitude

24.405120

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.150

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xiao Hei Neisu

Natural pronunciation

Shaow-Hay Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.150

Percent evangelical

0.131

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.131

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9800

Frontier

N

Map address

m18634.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18634.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18634.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18634/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18634.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Oroqen 9,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114271

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 9,000 Oroqen are spread over a vast area of the Outer Xingan Mountain range in northeast Inner Mongolia and in neighboring Heilongjiang Province. The Oroqen population has been affected by rampant disease and violence during the twentieth century. By 1953 their numbers had fallen to just 2,200. Despite their small population, the Oroqen live in a vast area measuring 58,000 square kilometers (22,970 sq. mi.), "slightly smaller than West Virginia (which has similar terrain) or Belgium and Holland combined." When the Hulunbuir Prefecture was established in 1951, 774 of the 778 residents were Oroqen. By 1980 the population of 410,000 contained just 1,315 Oroqens. A small number of Oroqen live across the border in eastern Siberia.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Oroqen

Category

3

R o l3

evn

Primary language name

Evenki

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1880-2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18650.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

125.339610

Latitude

50.652220

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Oroqen

Natural pronunciation

ARA-ken

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.334

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.334

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9100

Frontier

N

Map address

m18650_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18650_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18650_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18650/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18650.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Oroqen Mongolians are spread over a vast mountain range area in northeast Inner Mongolia. Rampant disease and violence decimated the number of Oroqen people in the 20th century. For generations they have lived in tents covered by tree bark in the summer and deer skins in the winter. They are excellent hunters and fishermen, and some raise reindeer.

Obstacles

Shamanism has a hold on their lives. Their tendency towards drunkenness and violence have hampered evangelism efforts.

How reach

They do have a high literacy rate, so they can be reached with printed materials; however, they have no scripture. They need a Gospel to be translated for them to learn about Jesus.

Pray for church

There are only 30 known Christian believers. These few need to be led by the Holy Spirit to share their good news with family members and neighbors.

Pray for p g

Pray for spiritual hunger that would lead Oroqen people to Jesus Christ. Pray for a church planting movement to grow in this remote region. Pray for at least one Gospel of the New Testament to be translated into their language and widely distributed.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Namuyi 8,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114241

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1983 Chinese linguist Sun Hongkai listed 5,000 speakers of the Namuyi language. The majority are located in the western parts of the Liangshan (Cold Mountains) Prefecture in southern Sichuan Province. Although small in number, the Namuyi are geographically widespread, inhabiting parts of Mianning, Muli, Xichang, and Yanyuan counties in the Liangshan Prefecture, in addition to parts of Jiulong County in Garze Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Namuyi

Category

1

R o l3

nmy

Primary language name

Namuyi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

1.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18621.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.882800

Latitude

28.582910

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Namuyi

Natural pronunciation

Nah-moo-yee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18621.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18621.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18621.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18621/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18621.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sanie 8,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114305

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 25,300 Sanie people lived within Kunming Municipality in Yunnan Province in 1999. The Sanie inhabit most of Gufeng and Tuanjie districts in Xishan (West Mountains) County; parts of Fumin County; and parts of Qinglong District in northern Anning County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Sanie

Category

1

R o l3

ysy

Primary language name

Sanie

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18679.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.374620

Latitude

25.025040

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sanie

Natural pronunciation

Sah-nieh

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.386

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.386

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8700

Frontier

N

Map address

m18679.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18679.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18679.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18679/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18679.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phuma 8,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116904

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: east central Pingbian county, Baihe township; Baiyun and Wantang townships.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phuma

Category

1

R o l3

ypm

Primary language name

Phuma

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.796248

Latitude

22.979741

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phuma

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20610/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Zhaba 8,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

111173

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Zhaba reside in parts of Yajiang and Daofu counties within the vast Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province. The main centre is Zhaba township in southern Daofu County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Zhaba

Category

1

R o l3

zhb

Primary language name

Zhaba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16102.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.006110

Latitude

30.708290

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Zhaba

Natural pronunciation

Zhar-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m16102.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16102.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16102.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16102/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16102.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Zhaba are counted as part of the Tibetan nationality, although they speak a Qiangic language. Sexual promiscuity has long been rife among the Zhaba. They worship a wide variety of demons and ghosts. These influences date back to the pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion of Bon. They believe large demons live inside mountains, and so they offer frequent sacrifices to appease them. There are no known Christians among the Zhaba, although there are a few Tibetan Catholics farther west near Litang.

Obstacles

The Zhaba have been in bondage to evil spiritual forces for many generations. These bonds are not easily broken.

How reach

Workers need to find ways to assist these people with their material and physical needs, as well as with spiritual needs.

Pray for church

Even though there are no known followers of Jesus among the Zhaba people today, pray that the Spirit of God would be even now preparing the people to receive the gospel with gladness.

Pray for p g

The Zhaba lead hard lives. Workers seeking to reach them will need to help them physically and not just spiritually. Pray for greatly improved living conditions for the Zhaba.

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Gepo, Western 8,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114064

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

An estimated 6,500 Western Gepo live in many of the villages within the Liuhe District of Heqing County in the northern part of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The Western Gepo are located in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, not far from the main road between the tourist towns of Dali and Lijiang.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gepo, Western

Category

2

R o l3

ygp

Primary language name

Gepo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2015

Portions year

1913

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18462.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.377094

Latitude

26.506369

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Western Gepo

Natural pronunciation

Geh-po

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8400

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18462/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18462.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The history of most of the people groups in northern and western Yunnan has been one of conflict, warfare, and bloodshed. Great battles were waged over land, with smaller groups like the Western Gepo invariably losing out to the stronger and more powerful alliances. Today most Western Gepo lead quiet lives as hardworking farmers. They enjoy relatively good relations with their neighbors, even with the Nosu who used to force them to do menial labor. They are among the most unreached people groups in northern Yunnan Province. They live in an unevangelized corridor, while many Lisu Christians live farther to the west and the Eastern Lipo and Naluo churches are situated to the east.

Obstacles

No scripture has been reported in the Gepo language.

How reach

Lisu, Lipo, and Naluo believers could potentially be mobilized to take the gospel to the Western Gepo and other unreached peoples in Heqing.

Pray for church

Please pray for Christians in neighboring people groups to feel their opportunity and responsibility to take the news about Jesus to unreached groups in Hequing county.

Pray for p g

Pray the Western Gepo people will begin to hunger to know truth - Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life". John 14:6.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Utsat 8,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114341

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,500 Utsat live on the southern tip of China's tropical Hainan Island. The majority live in the two large villages of Huihui and Huixin in the Yanglan District of Yaxian County, on the outskirts of Sanya City.

People i d1

17

R o p1

A008

Affinity bloc

Malay Peoples

People i d2

215

R o p2

C0123

People cluster

Malay

Peop name across countries

Utsat

Category

3

R o l3

huq

Primary language name

Tsat

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.900000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18707.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.335580

Latitude

18.319170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.696

Natural name

Utsat

Natural pronunciation

Oot-sat

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

4.663

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18707.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18707.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18707.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18707/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18707.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Labapo 8,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114146

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Six thousand four hundred Labapo people were counted in a 1999 study of Honghe Prefecture. They inhabit more than 20 villages in the Baige and Dazhuang districts of Kaiyuan County in southern Yunnan Province. The Labapo live in the same district as the 9,400 Daizhan, who are a related people group.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Labapo

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18530.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.389909

Latitude

23.637000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Labapo

Natural pronunciation

Lah-ba-po

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18530.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18530.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18530.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18530/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18530.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qiang, Taoping 8,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114294

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 6,300 speakers of the Taoping Qiang language live in Lixian County in western Sichuan Province. Before 1949 landlords controlled the distribution of land among the Qiang. Eight percent of the population controlled 43% of the land. Consequently, many Qiang lived in chronic poverty and bondage.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Taoping

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Taoping

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18668.jpg

Photo credits

Ealge XiaoYing - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.420537

Latitude

31.563510

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Taoping Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Taow-ping Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18668/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18668.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Neisu, Da Hei 8,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114380

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,300 Da Hei (Greater Black) Neisu live in Yunnan Province. They inhabit widespread communities in four different prefectures. They live within Mile2 and Luxi counties of Honghe Prefecture; Shilin (Lunan) County in Kunming Municipality; Shizong and Luoping counties of Qujing Prefecture; and Qiubei County in Wenshan Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Neisu, Da Hei

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18744.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.830553

Latitude

24.638943

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Da Hei Neisu

Natural pronunciation

Da-Hay Nee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18744.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18744.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18744.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18744/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18744.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Katso 8,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115846

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Yuxi prefecture, Tonghai county, Xingmeng Mongolian autonomous township.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Katso

Category

1

R o l3

kaf

Primary language name

Katso

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19683.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.484990

Latitude

24.560290

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.050

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Katso

Natural pronunciation

KAH-tso

Percent christian p g a c

0.050

Percent evangelical

0.050

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.050

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

60

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19683_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19683_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19683_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19683/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19683.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Katso of China proudly retain their ethnic identity as Mongols. In the early 1980s, Katso village elders sent a delegation to Inner Mongolia to learn about Mongolian culture and they immediately adopted customs similar to Mongols. Wrestling became their favorite sport when they saw how popular it was with other Mongols.

Obstacles

Efforts to take the gospel to them have been met with stubborn resistance and opposition from village leaders and local police who are eager to preserve the Mongolian traditions.

How reach

The religion of the Katso is a mixture of Buddhism and Daoism. Posters of fierce Daoist deities hang on the doors and gates of their homes to ward off evil spirits. Christian believers can show them the power of Christ to stand against demons.

Pray for church

There is no Christian church among the Katso, so pray for a spiritual breakthrough. Pray that Christian Mongolians from (outer) Mongolia would evangelize them and show that Christ is compatible with Mongolian culture.

Pray for p g

Pray for the authority of Christ to bind spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders among them and for breakthroughs with a multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for bold workers, driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Aling 8,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113983

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 5,600 ethnic Aling people live in Yunnan Province, China. The majority inhabit the villages of Yimai, Faze, Chezhai, Musheluo, Yinie, Qianjia, Shugandian, and Dashao within Shizong County. Some 2,400 Aling dwell in the Longhai Mountains of Luliang County, while just a few hundred more inhabit villages within the Guishan, Zhuqing, and Dake districts of Shilin County (formerly called Lunan County). In Shilin, the largest Aling concentration is found in Yumeidu Village of the Guishan District.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Aling

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

45

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18390.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.802945

Latitude

24.938009

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Aling

Natural pronunciation

Ah-ling

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

55

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18390.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18390.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18390.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18390/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18390.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Monba, Medog 8,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114222

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1987 study reported 5,000 speakers of the Medog Monba living in China. The majority are located in Medog County in southern Tibet. A few are also found in the Dongjiu area of Linzhi County. All Monba in Tibet are located in the vast Menyu Prefecture. One linguist states, "The Medog Monba live mainly in Medog County in Tibet as well as Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. This is a very small group… with the majority in India, quite distinct linguistically from the [Cona] Monba." Inaccessible for most of the year due to snow and landslides, Medog was the last county in China to become accessible to land vehicles. In 1994 a road was built there for the first time. Medog contains many Bengali tigers and 40 species of other rare, protected animals.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Monba, Medog

Category

1

R o l3

onp

Primary language name

Sartang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2011

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18602.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

92.189700

Latitude

27.911060

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Medog Monba

Natural pronunciation

Meh-dog Mon-bah

Percent christian p g a c

0.253

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.095

P c buddhism

85

P c ethnic religions

15

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

13000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18602_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18602_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18602_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18602/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18602.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Ayi, Anong 8,100 hab.

R o p3

107509

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,000 people speak the Ayi language, out of a total of 27,000 in the Nu nationality. Other Nu subgroups in China include the Lama and Zauzou. The Ayi live in parts of Fugong and Gongshan counties in Nujiang Prefecture. They inhabit the remote mountains of northwest Yunnan near the Myanmar border. Although the region is off-limits to foreign travelers, it is one of the most Christianized areas in China. Most of the remainder of the Nu minority live farther north of the Ayi.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Anong

Category

3

R o l3

nun

Primary language name

Anong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1981

Portions year

2005-2010

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10519.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.864590

Latitude

27.120210

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

59.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ayi, Anong

Natural pronunciation

Ah-yee, ah-NONG

Percent christian p g a c

48.146

Percent evangelical

50.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

23.724

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

35

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

19100

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10519/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10519.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2015

Adu 8,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113980

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,500 Adu people live in central Yunnan Province in southwest China. Approximately 3,500 live in Huaning County within Yuxi Prefecture. Their village names in Huaning are Songzichang, Xinzhai, Keju, and Chengmentong. There are many additional villages in the Lufeng District. An official Chinese report also lists 2,025 Adu people in the mountains of Haikou District in Chengjiang County, in the northern tip of Yuxi Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Adu

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

55

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18387.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.284228

Latitude

25.931360

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Adu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-doo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

45

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18387_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18387_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18387_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18387/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18387.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Adu are an interesting people group in that they have been officially included in the Yi nationality but speak a form of Yunnan Chinese. Today most Adu youth choose their partners. It is essential for a young Adu man to own certain possessions—like a TV, a motorbike and a refrigerator—to be considered attractive.

Obstacles

The majority of Adu under the age of 40 are nonreligious. At most, they observe customs relating to ancestor worship and they may clean their ancestors' graves once a year. Most elderly Adu retain their animistic practices and rituals.

How reach

In 1999, Global Recordings Network produced the first ever gospel message in the Adu language. We hope Christian believers will use this resource to take the gospel to the Adu for the first time.

Pray for church

There are no known Christians among the Adu; pray this will soon change.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to unclean spirits to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Adu people would have a spiritual hunger for the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Angku 8,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114915

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Baoshan, Dai Lincang, Simao, and Xishuangbanna autonomous prefectures.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Angku

Category

2

R o l3

kkn

Primary language name

Kon Keu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19373.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.781534

Latitude

21.872035

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Angku

Natural pronunciation

AHNG-koo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19373_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19373_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19373_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19373/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19373.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Angku are classed by the Chinese government as the same as the Bulong people. The Angku people predate the Han Chinese. They practice Theravada Buddhism, which is central to their life. It is based on Buddhist scriptures and teaches that each person must work out his or her own salvation. Like most people in this region, they blend Buddhism with ancient religious practices. They live in Yunnan Province, China's most unreached region.

Obstacles

Their small numbers, remoteness and a lack of interest on the part of Chinese Christians are the major obstacles to reaching them with the gospel. There are no Christian resources available in the Angku language, although the Bible is available in Mandarin. Unfortunately, local believers from a tribal background have not reached the Angku people.

How reach

Chinese Christians need to deliberately reach out to these Theravada Buddhists.

Pray for church

Some tribes in Yunnan have the gospel. Pray for Christian believers from surrounding tribes to present Christ and his ways to the Angku people of China.

Pray for p g

Pray the Holy Spirit would prepare the Angku to be open to outreach. Pray for dreams and visions of the risen Christ to open Angku elders to the King of kings who has power over death and sin.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Depo 8,000 hab.

R o p3

114037

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 6,000 people belonging to the Depo tribe live in the Panzhihua area of southern Sichuan Province, and in Wuding and Luquan counties in northern Yunnan Province. Most Depo villages contain no more than ten families. In the majority of locations the Depo share their villages with members of other ethnic minorities. Wuding County and Luquan County (where only 747 Depo were reported to live in 1957) experienced a massive earthquake in October 1995. Fifty people were killed, 1,000 injured, and 200,000 people were left homeless.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Depo

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18438.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.035886

Latitude

26.296433

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

14.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Depo

Natural pronunciation

Deh-po

Percent christian p g a c

14.000

Percent evangelical

14.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

14.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

82

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

8000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18438/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18438.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

De'ang, Shwe 7,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103423

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Baoshan prefecture, Longyang county; Lincang prefecture, Zhenkang county.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Palaung, Shwe

Category

1

R o l3

pll

Primary language name

Palaung, Shwe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11921.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.658130

Latitude

24.348360

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Shwe De'ang

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.123

P c buddhism

96

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

243900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11921_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11921_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11921_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11921/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11921.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the past the De'ang were great hunters, but today most earn their living by growing tea or bamboo. They live in China's Yunnan Province where there are many unreached people groups.

Obstacles

Without a single Christ follower, it will be difficult to get the gospel imbedded into the Shwe De'ang community. Most likely there will be much resistance.

How reach

Ordinary Shwe De'ang people make a variety of offerings to placate wicked spirits. Illness is attributed to the actions of evil spirits and the services of a diviner/medical practitioner serves to identify and counteract the proper spirit. Christ followers who understand spiritual warfare can pray and see the Lord overcome these spirits.

Pray for p g

Pray for loving workers. Pray for the Lord to intervene in their families, calling people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Jiarong, Guanyingqiao 7,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114120

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Several thousand speakers of the Guanyingqiao Jiarong language live in the remote northwestern part of Sichuan Province. According to linguist Jonathon Evans, "The language is spoken along the tributaries of the Jinchuan River in the southwestern tip of Ma'erkang (Barkam) County, northwestern Jinchuan County, and southeastern Zamtang County. It has been named Guanyingqiao after the district in Jinchuan County which is the focal point of the Guanyingqiaospeaking area." Although no specific figure for the Guanyingqiao Jiarong has been published, they are believed to number approximately 5,000 speakers. Their location is shared with Tibetans. Very few outsiders have ever ventured as far as the Guanyingqiao area.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Jiarong, Guanyingqiao

Category

2

R o l3

jiq

Primary language name

Lavrung

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18508.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.927600

Latitude

31.565520

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Guanyingqiao Jiarong

Natural pronunciation

gwan-ying-chee-OW gee-ah-RONG

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18508_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Ethnologue / Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18508_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18508_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18508/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18508.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

To outsiders, the Guanyingqiao people look like Tibetans. However, the language they speak is not closely related to Tibetan. The Guanyingqiao live in a remote mountainous area of northwestern Sichuan Province in China seldom visited by others. Like Tibetans, they practice Buddhism and shamanism. The Guanyingqiao raise animals and grow crops in the short summers of the high mountains. Few, if any, have ever heard a clear gospel presentation.

Obstacles

There are limited roads to the region of Sichuan where the Guanyingqiao live. The Guanyingqiao have been Buddhists for centuries, and it is part of their core identity. By contrast, they see Christianity as a foreign religion opposed to their traditions and culture. There are no Christian resources available in the Guanyingqiao language of Lavrung.

How reach

Han Chinese believers can go to the Guanyingqiao to set up businesses with them. The Han believers can help the Guanyingqiao with modern medicine and in setting up schools for their children.

Pray for p g

Pray that Christian resources, including a complete Bible, would be translated into the Lavrung language. Ask the Lord to send caring, Spirit-filled workers to the Guanyingqiao people. Pray for a hunger for spiritual truth among the Guanyingqiao. Pray that every Guanyingqiao would have the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ in a way they can understand.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Lagou 7,900 hab.

R o p3

114147

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,000 people belonging to the Lagou ethnic group live in Weining County in northwestern Guizhou Province, and in Yiliang County in northeastern Yunnan Province. Two thousand Lagou live within Yunnan Province. In Guizhou, the Lagou are concentrated near the town of Majie.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lagou

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18531.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.119334

Latitude

27.029303

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

35.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lagou

Natural pronunciation

Lah-gaow

Percent christian p g a c

35.000

Percent evangelical

35.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

35.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

64

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7900

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18531/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18531.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Laka 7,900 hab.

R o p3

114854

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,000 members of the Laka group live in the northernmost reaches of Yunnan Province, on the southern banks of the Yangtze River in Wuding County. The Yangtze is the border between Yunnan and Sichuan. In 1911 missionary Samuel Clarke recounted the first visit to the Laka people by Australian missionary Arthur Nicholls: "The Laka are another branch of the Nosu [Yi] race. From the hill-tops, when Mr. Nicholls visited them, he saw the River of Golden Sand, as the Yangtze River is called in that part of its course. Across the river was the province of [Sichuan], which there, following the course of the river, projects like a promontory far away to the south."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Laka

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

39

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18901.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.178363

Latitude

25.588135

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

41.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Laka

Natural pronunciation

Lah-ka

Percent christian p g a c

41.000

Percent evangelical

32.520

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

32.520

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7900

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18901/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18901.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Daur, Western 7,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114031

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 4,369 Western Daur were counted in the 1982 Chinese census. They live in the Gurbansher Daur Commune near the city of Tacheng, in the Ili Prefecture of northwest Xinjiang. The region has long been a crossroads for many peoples. In 1936 it was described as "a riot of color… whose community is an amazing mixture of tongues. Here in the winter, old-style Russians in gay troikas race to and fro from all-night parties; solemn processions of Mongol lamas parade through the streets on horse-back, and long-robed Chinese and Turki merchants shout and gesticulate in the crowded market places."

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Daur, Western

Category

3

R o l3

dta

Primary language name

Daur

Number languages spoken

3

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2003

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18434.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

83.140764

Latitude

47.025484

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Western Daur

Natural pronunciation

Dao-urh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18434_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18434_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18434_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18434/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18434.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Achang, Husa 7,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113977

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 6,000 Husa Achang live in the Husa District of Longchuan County in Yunnan Province. Longchuan forms part of the Dehong Prefecture, which borders Myanmar.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Achang, Husa

Category

2

R o l3

acn

Primary language name

Achang

Primary language dialect

Longchuan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1992-2005

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

21

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18384.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

97.871656

Latitude

24.403474

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Achang

Natural pronunciation

AH-chahng

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.000

P c buddhism

35

P c ethnic religions

42

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7400

Frontier

N

Map address

m18384.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18384.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18384.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18384/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18384.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

"The Achang of Husa are said to be descended from Achang women who married Han Chinese soldiers serving in the Ming army who were left behind to farm and garrison this area after three successful campaigns against the rebellious clan of Si in 1448." The Husa Achang consider themselves separate from other Achang ethnicities. Some Husa Achang practice a mixture of Theravada Buddhism and Daoism, while many of the current atheism-educated generation are nonreligious. There are a few Christians among them. Surrounded by strong Jingpo churches, most Achang in Husa are aware of the gospel.

Obstacles

Lack of workers to take the good news of Jesus to these people may continue to keep most of them in spiritual ignorance.

How reach

Please pray that nearby Jingpo Christians will see their opportunity and responsibility to share Jesus with the Husa Achang people.

Pray for church

Pray for the reported Christians within this people group, that they will honor the Lord by living in joyful obedience to his commands.

Pray for p g

Pray the Achang people of Husa will be given an increasing desire to find out more about Jesus Christ, and will understand the way of salvation is found only in him.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2010-2011

Drung 7,300 hab.

R o p3

110266

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 6,000 members of the Derung nationality live in some of the most isolated terrain in all of China. Ninety percent of the Derung live in the extreme northwestern part of Yunnan Province, along the Dulong River basin in Gongshan County. The Derung region is "highly mountainous and rainfall is abundant. Virgin forests cover the mountain slopes, and wild animals abound." Twenty-one Derung live in Zayu County, Tibet. In addition, the Derung are also found in northern Myanmar.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Drung

Category

1

R o l3

duu

Primary language name

Drung

Primary language dialect

Nu River

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15628.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.443390

Latitude

27.979680

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

25.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Drung

Percent christian p g a c

26.039

Percent evangelical

21.323

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

21.580

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

72

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15628/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15628.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bonan, Tongren 7,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114015

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Tongren County, in the eastern part of Qinghai Province, is home to more than 5,000 people of the Bonan nationality. Tongren is a crossroads for many different peoples, including the Salar, Tu, Hui, Amdo Tibetans, and Wutun.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Bonan, Tongren

Category

3

R o l3

peh

Primary language name

Bonan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18420.jpg

Photo credits

Joe Tym - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.895919

Latitude

35.093589

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Tongren Bonan

Natural pronunciation

boh-NAHNG TONG-ren

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18420_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18420_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18420_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18420/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18420.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Tongren Bonan are the descendants of Mongolian troops who were stationed in a region of what is now China during the Mongolian Empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. After the collapse of Mongol rule in 1368, most soldiers retreated to Mongolia, but a few remained behind. After centuries of intermingling with other nationalities, they became a distinct group called the Bonan.

Obstacles

The Tongren Bonan are committed either to Islam or Tibetan Buddhism. It will be hard for them to accept the teachings of Christ given their spiritual confusion. The shamanistic aspect of Tibetan Buddhism adds a formidable spiritual obstacle to the gospel.

How reach

Followers of Christ can produce skits and songs that would appeal to the Tongren Bonan. After much prayer, they can take these to their villages.

Pray for church

Today, there are no known Christians among the Tongren Bonan. Pray for Christian believers from other communities to take Christ to the Tongren Bonan.

Pray for p g

Pray for a movement to Christ among both the Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist Bonan communities. Pray for them to seek and find the adequacy of Christ to provide for all their material and spiritual needs according to his riches in glory.

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/ding_zhou/15612978268/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Phula 7,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115224

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southeast Maguan and southwest Malipo counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Phula

Category

1

R o l3

phh

Primary language name

Phula

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19622.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

108.954000

Latitude

28.264000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Phula

Natural pronunciation

FOO-la

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.020

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.045

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

20100

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19622/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19622.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Moji 7,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116882

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: possibly east Fumin county, south and southwest Wenshan county, west Xichou county, Luchaichong village.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Moji

Category

1

R o l3

ymi

Primary language name

Moji

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.674519

Latitude

23.441682

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Moji

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7100

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20605/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Jiarong, Sidabao 7,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114122

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 5,500 Sidabao Jiarong live in an extremely remote and relatively widespread area of northwest Sichuan Province. "Most of its speakers live in the three townships of Caodeng, Kangshan and Ribu in the Sidabao District of Ma'erkang (Barkam) County, hence the language name Sidabao. Small outlying communities, however, exist both to the north in certain villages of Kehe and Rongan townships at the southwestern corner of Aba County, and, to the west, along the middle Doqu River between Wuyi and Shili townships in Zamtang County, spilling over even to a small area near the confluence of the Sertar and Doqu rivers in Sertar County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Jiarong, Sidabao

Category

2

R o l3

jiq

Primary language name

Lavrung

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18510.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.927600

Latitude

31.565520

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Sidabao Jiarong

Natural pronunciation

See-da-baow Gee-ah-rong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18510/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18510.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

E 6,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

102811

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 30,000 people in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region speak the E (pronounced "Erh") language. Another study lists a figure of 50,000 E speakers in China. The E inhabit 19 villages in both Rongshui and Luocheng counties. Rongshui is an autonomous county of the Miao people, and Luocheng is an autonomous county of the Mulao nationality. The main population center of the E is in the town of Yongle. The region contains an abundance of beautiful karst hills and rock formations nestled among lush green pastures.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

E

Category

1

R o l3

eee

Primary language name

E

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11672.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.109700

Latitude

24.764360

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

E

Natural pronunciation

erh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11672.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11672.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11672.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11672/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11672.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

While this group call themselves "E", the Chinese call them Wuse, a derogatory name meaning "five colors." The E celebrate the traditional Chinese festivals, the most important of which are the Spring Festival and the Chinese New Year. The north-central part of Guangxi Province has long been a crossroads for various ethnic groups, including the E. Interaction between Han Chinese and minority groups has led to the intermixing of ethnic groups, including the Mulao, Maonan, and Zhuang. Although they have been classified as part of the large Zhuang nationality, the E cannot speak the Zhuang language. These groups have many Chinese customs and linguistic influences.

Obstacles

There are no known Christian fellowships or believers among the 19 E villages in northern Guangxi. The E still await the arrival of the gospel for the first time. They will have to hear the gospel from someone outside their community.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in the daily lives of their families, which will result in many of the E learning about the Lord. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord of lords. Ask God for loving workers to serve among the E, especially through a church planting movement. Pray these churches will spread in their communities and throughout Guangxi Province.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Pusha 6,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114282

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 5,500 members of the Pusha tribe live in an unspecified location in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In research literature the Pusha are often mentioned along with the Buyang, a group of similar size who inhabit three counties in the extreme southeastern arm of Yunnan Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Pusha

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18656.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.288066

Latitude

23.429194

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Pusha

Natural pronunciation

Poo-sha

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18656/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18656.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Khmu 6,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114799

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1,400 Khmu in China are located in the extreme southwest corner of the country. More than 560,000 Khmu also live throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Laos where 500,000 are found. The Khmu in China came from northern Laos into Xishuangbanna earlier this century. Twenty-five hundred Khmu have also settled in Western countries as refugees. In Yunnan, "the area they inhabit is surrounded by mountains and situated in the Shanyong District adjacent to China's border with Laos and south of the Nanla River in Mengla County."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Khmu

Category

1

R o l3

kjg

Primary language name

Khmu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1918-2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18878.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

101.696840

Latitude

21.212810

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.900

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Khmu

Natural pronunciation

kuh-MOO

Percent christian p g a c

9.240

Percent evangelical

0.714

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.066

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

921300

Frontier

N

Map address

m00089.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00089.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18878/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18878.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Japanese 6,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

104189

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

There is no single cohesive Japanese community or village in China. They are scattered throughout towns and villages in what was formerly called Manchuria, now the northeastern Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

194

R o p2

C0099

People cluster

Japanese

Peop name across countries

Japanese

Category

1

R o l3

jpn

Primary language name

Japanese

Primary language dialect

Western Japanese

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1879-1993

Portions year

1837-1992

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

25

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12322.jpg

Photo credits

N-Y-C - Pixabay

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

37

Longitude

126.694701

Latitude

45.785993

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

1.755

Natural name

Japanese

Natural pronunciation

jae-puh-NEEZ

Percent christian p g a c

1.596

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.489

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.456

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

15

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

119044000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12322_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12322_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12322/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12322.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://pixabay.com/photos/fashion-asian-japanese-chinese-4257900/

R l g4

12

Religion subdivision

Mahayana

Bible year

1883-2018

Sanqiao 6,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114306

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

It is estimated that more than 5,000 Sanqiao people live in the southeastern part of Guizhou Province, possibly in Liping County. The Sanqiao area is near the juncture of Guizhou and Hunan provinces, and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Sanqiao

Category

3

R o l3

kmc

Primary language name

Dong, Southern

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2006

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18680.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.271396

Latitude

26.252974

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Sanqiao

Natural pronunciation

Sahn-cheeow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6800

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18680/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18680.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Changpao 6,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114023

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 5,000 members of the Changpao ethnic group live in an unspecified part of southwestern or southern Guizhou Province in southern China. Guizhou "is an intense table-land with a mean altitude of 4,200 feet [1,280 meters]. Deep narrow rivers intersect the table-land which is studded with numerous mountain peaks, some of which, especially in the west, attain an altitude of 8,000 or 9,000 feet [2,440-2,740 meters]."

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Changpao

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18427.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.950481

Latitude

25.496417

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Changpao

Natural pronunciation

Chung-paow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18427/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18427.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Baheng, Lipeng 6,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100766

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Chinese scholars in the 1990s discovered that Baheng speakers in southern Guizhou and northern Guangxi divided into two distinct language groups. The larger group was labeled Baheng, Sanjiang, while this smaller group (4,000 people) was named Baheng, Liping after the county which they primarily inhabit in Guizhou Province. Liping is home to several minorities, including the Mjuniang and the Dong.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Baheng, Liping

Category

2

R o l3

pha

Primary language name

Pa-Hng

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10568.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.092402

Latitude

26.196363

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Lipeng Baheng

Natural pronunciation

Lee-ping Ba-heng

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10568.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10568.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10568.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10568/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10568.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Baheng consider themselves descended from eight ancient clans. Their name in Chinese is Ba Xing (Eight Clans). The women like to wear much jewelry, including large earrings and necklaces. In the past, a new husband was required to live in his in-laws' house for 12 years. After six years, however, he was able to take his wife and build his own home if her family gave their consent. This custom has not been strictly observed in recent years. Ancestor worship is the primary religion among the Baheng and is the driving force behind many customs and prohibitions in their society.

Obstacles

This is a small ethnic group, and could easily be overlooked.

How reach

Pray that Chinese Christians will be given a burden to take the good news of Christ to the Lipeng Baheng people. Pray these people won't be overlooked.

Pray for church

There are likely no followers of Christ today among the Lipeng Baheng. Pray God will be cultivating a hunger and thirst for knowledge of him among the group.

Pray for p g

Pray these people will soon come to see the futility of worshipping one's ancestors, and will understand their opportunity to worship the Creator God.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mixisu 6,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114219

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 5,000 people belonging to the Mixisu ethnic group live in the mountainous southern part of Sichuan Province in southern China. The Mixisu inhabit villages within Xichang and Mianning counties in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Mixisu

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18600.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.195599

Latitude

28.138645

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mixisu

Natural pronunciation

Mee-shee-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6600

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18600/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18600.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mozhihei 6,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114231

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 5,000 speakers of the Mozhihei language live in the Tanxi District of Luxi County, in the western part of Hunan Province. The mountainous region - close to the juncture of Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces - is largely inhabited by Miao people. Tanxi lies on the northern bank of the Wushui River, which serves as a tributary of the Yuanjiang River.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Mozhihei

Category

1

R o l3

tjs

Primary language name

Tujia, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18611.jpg

Photo credits

Create International

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.000600

Latitude

28.250420

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Mozhihei

Natural pronunciation

MOH-jerr-hay

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18611_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18611_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18611_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18611/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18611.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

When does one become two? The Mozhihei are one of two Tujia peoples, who have their roots in a migration that happened between 1,800 and 2,200 years ago. Today they grow a wide variety of crops, and are also quite proficient in hunting, trapping, and fishing. Those who live in urban areas tend to be atheistic while all others hold to religious practices involving a combination of shamanism, Daoism, ancestral worship, and ancient spiritual beliefs.

Obstacles

Perhaps the greatest obstacle standing between the Mozhihei and Christ is that few believers have ever gone to their home in the Hunan Mountains. Pray for more workers in the fields!

How reach

The Mozhihei have a beautiful cultural repertoire of traditional songs and dances, suggesting they value these mediums. Song and dance might be the best avenue to present the gospel. Pray for creativity in reaching the Mozhihei people!

Pray for p g

Pray that they would hear of Christ and that their hearts would be moved to pursue him as a group. Pray for a people movement to Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.createinternational.com

Tushu 6,600 hab.

R o p3

114338

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 5,000 Tushu people live in Weining County of northwest Guizhou Province and in adjoining areas of Yiliang County in northeast Yunnan Province. One researcher estimates 2,000 Tushu people live on the Yunnan side of the border.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Tushu

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18704.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.387338

Latitude

27.458325

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

10.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Tushu

Natural pronunciation

Too-shoo

Percent christian p g a c

10.000

Percent evangelical

7.900

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.900

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18704/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18704.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Popei 6,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114277

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Between 3,000 and 5,000 Popei people live in the northern part of Yunnan Province close to the border with Sichuan Province. About 1,000 Popei live in several villages in Huaping County which is part of Lijiang Prefecture. In addition, the Popei live in Dayao and Yongren counties of Chuxiong Prefecture. Other small pockets of Popei live scattered throughout the area. The Popei live in mountainous areas, alongside members of many other Yi subgroups such as the Eastern Nasu, Western Lipo, and Lopi.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Popei

Category

2

R o l3

ycl

Primary language name

Lolopo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18655.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.212593

Latitude

26.311803

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Popei

Natural pronunciation

Poh-pay

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18655.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18655.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18655.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18655/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18655.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phuza 6,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116907

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southeast Gejiu county, southeast Kafang township; southwest Mengzi county, west Lengquan township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phuza

Category

1

R o l3

ypz

Primary language name

Phuza

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.163214

Latitude

23.461613

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.400

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phuza

Percent christian p g a c

0.400

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20612/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Palaung, Rumai 6,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108436

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

They inhabit a widespread area of northern Shan State in northern Myanmar. Between 4,000 and 5,000 Rumai Palaung inhabit China's Yunnan Province, in Longchuan and Rulili counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Palaung, Rumai

Category

1

R o l3

rbb

Primary language name

Palaung, Rumai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14590.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.963210

Latitude

24.156490

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.666

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Rumai Palaung

Natural pronunciation

Roo-mai Djahng

Percent christian p g a c

0.506

Percent evangelical

0.666

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.217

P c buddhism

99

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

167200

Frontier

N

Map address

m14590_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14590_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14590_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14590/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14590.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Despite their conversion to the Theravada sect of Buddhism many centuries ago, the De 'ang retain many of their pre-Buddhist animistic and shamanistic rituals. Many Buddhist monks are also the village witch doctors. They enter trances in order to contact the spirit world. The De 'ang believe they should strive to do good works to gain merit for the next life. Like most Theravada Buddhists, the De 'ang believe fate predetermines the events of their lives. This results in them having little concern about changing their ways. Their consciences have long been silenced regarding sin. There are no known Christians among the Rumai in either China or Myanmar.

Obstacles

The Buddhist De 'ang people have little knowledge they have a serious sin problem, as all people do. Pray the Lord will show them their sin.

How reach

Perhaps Han Chinese Christians will remember the small De 'ang tribe, and send workers to them.

Pray for church

Please pray the followers of Jesus who will someday come from this people group will be real disciples, living in joyful obedience to the Lord.

Pray for p g

Pray the De 'ang will be given the gift of conviction of sin, and then at the proper time that the Lord will show them his solution to this problem.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Lu, Lu Ren 6,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114824

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 Chinese publication Minzu Shibie Wenxian Ziliao Huibian listed a population of 3,000 Lu people living in Dafang, Qianxi, and Bijie counties of Guizhou Province.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Lu, Lu Ren

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

15

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19030.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.057081

Latitude

27.025660

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Lu, Lu Ren

Natural pronunciation

loo ren

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19030_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19030_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19030_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19030/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19030.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Bible year

1874-2018

Yugur, Enger 6,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114370

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Yugur (not to be mistaken for the Uygur) minority live in the Gansu corridor. They are one of the most unique people groups in China, speaking two completely unrelated languages. The Enger (Eastern) Yugur live in the eastern part of the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in northern Gansu Province. A 1987 study listed 4,000 speakers of Enger Yugur, representing about a third of all Yugur.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Yugur, Enger

Category

1

R o l3

yuy

Primary language name

Yugur, East

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18735.jpg

Photo credits

Mark mke1963 - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.727900

Latitude

38.068480

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.200

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Enger Yugur

Natural pronunciation

Eng-gur Yoo-gur

Percent christian p g a c

1.200

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

65

P c ethnic religions

32

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18735.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18735.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18735.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18735/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18735.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/mke1963/154213183/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Miao, Guiyang South Central 5,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114200

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1985 Chinese linguist Wang Fushi listed a 1982 figure of 3,000 speakers of the South Central Guiyang Miao language in China. They are one of five Guiyang Miao languages spoken in China's Guizhou Province. The South Central Guiyang Miao live in parts of Ziyun and Zhenning counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Miao, Guiyang South Central

Category

2

R o l3

hmy

Primary language name

Miao, Southern Guiyang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18581.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.488656

Latitude

26.391164

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

South Central Guiyang Miao

Natural pronunciation

Gway-yung Meow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18581.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18581.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18581.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18581/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18581.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Qixingmin 5,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114297

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to a 1982 Chinese ethnographic survey, 3,000 Qixingmin people live in Shuicheng and Weining counties in western Guizhou Province, and in Qiubei County in Yunnan Province (where they may be better known as Boren). This ethnically diverse area contains many Yi and Miao subgroups in addition to the majority Han Chinese population.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qixingmin

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18671.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.953184

Latitude

26.304778

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Qixingmin

Natural pronunciation

Chee-shing-min

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18671_pgac.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location and Design: Joshua Project. Map boundaries: GADM

Map credit u r l

https://gadm.org/

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18671_pgac.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18671_pgac.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18671/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18671.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

There is considerable confusion about whether the Qixingmin constitute a distinct people. In the 1980s, the Chinese government tried to combine them with other ethnic groups. They speak Mandarin Chinese, and their own language is endangered. Despite their small numbers, the Qixingmin have a fierce reputation among their neighbors, who claim that they have hot tempers, are stubborn, and frequently fight. Visitors to a Qixingmin home are required to leave the house through a different door than the one by which they entered. The door is of great importance to the Qixingmin.

Obstacles

The ethnic identity of the Qixingmin is integrally linked with Buddhism; to be a Qixingmin is to be Buddhist. The cost of going against their culture and the threat of probable expulsion from their community if they should become a Christian has proven too great an obstacle for the Qixingmin to overcome. Most churches in the area no longer attempt to evangelize them.

Pray for p g

Pray for a great awakening in the hearts of the Qixingmin that will lead them to Christ. Pray that they would be able to go against the traditions of their culture to respond to the truth of the gospel. Pray for a work in the hearts of the Qixingmin so that when they hear the gospel, they will recognize its worth and embrace Jesus. Pray that they would hear the knock of Jesus at their heart doors and open to him.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

12

Religion subdivision

Mahayana

Bible year

1874-2018

Qiang, Longxi 5,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114289

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 4,000 Longxi Qiang are one of at least ten Qiang language groups living in the Aba Prefecture in western Sichuan Province. The Longxi Qiang live in the northern part of Wenchuan County. The 1,155-kilometerlong (712 mi.) Dadu River flows through the region. "It is sandwiched between skyhigh cliffs on both banks and follows a course replete with rocks, precarious shoals and submerged reefs."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Qiang, Longxi

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Primary language dialect

Longxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18663.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.521666

Latitude

31.537379

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Longxi Qiang

Natural pronunciation

Long-shee Chee-ung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00273.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00273.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18663/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18663.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Persian 5,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107987

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

14

R o p1

A005

Affinity bloc

Persian-Median

People i d2

268

R o p2

C0179

People cluster

Persian

Peop name across countries

Persian

Category

1

R o l3

pes

Primary language name

Persian, Iranian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1815-1979

Portions year

1546-1965

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

98.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14371.jpg

Photo credits

Hamed Saber - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

39

Longitude

117.090000

Latitude

39.570000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

1.493

Natural name

Persian

Natural pronunciation

PUR-zhun

Percent christian p g a c

1.770

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

1.314

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.543

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

48767400

Frontier

N

Map address

m14371.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14371.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14371.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14371/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14371.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/424972149/

Bible year

1838-2023

Lopi 5,500 hab.

R o p3

114182

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Mojiang, Yuanjiang, and Yuanyang counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

260

R o p2

C0171

People cluster

Southeast Asian, other

Peop name across countries

Lopi

Category

1

R o l3

lov

Primary language name

Lopi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

97.083320

Latitude

25.083320

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

20.000

Percent christian p c

37.191

Natural name

Lopi

Natural pronunciation

Lo-pee

Percent christian p g a c

20.000

Percent evangelical

15.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.197

Percent evangelical p g a c

15.000

P c buddhism

1

P c ethnic religions

79

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18565/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Hdzanggur 5,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114098

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

This little-known people inhabit a remote part of south-east Qinghai Province, primarily in the Ger Zhung Valley around the Radja Monastery, north-east of Dawu on the banks of the Yellow River. This area lies within Machen County in the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Hdzanggur

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18489.jpg

Photo credits

Karissa Knight

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.486600

Latitude

34.520876

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Hdzanggur

Natural pronunciation

H-zung-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

8

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18489.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18489.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18489.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18489/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18489.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Liwu 5,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114179

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Totaling 4,300 people, the only known members of the Liwu ethnic group live in the Liang'e and Jiehu communities of Xinghu District, in Yongsheng County of northern Yunnan Province. The Liwu live in remote villages in high, isolated mountains.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Liwu

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18562.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.761886

Latitude

26.731083

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Liwu

Natural pronunciation

Lee-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18562.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18562.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18562.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18562/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18562.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kua-nsi 5,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116878

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Heqing county, Liuhe township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Kua-nsi

Category

1

R o l3

ykn

Primary language name

Kua-nsi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p20588.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.334310

Latitude

26.418554

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Kua-nsi

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

35

P c ethnic religions

62

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5400

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20588/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p20588.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Kathu 5,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116869

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Guangnan county, Balong district; possibly Guangxi province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Kathu

Category

1

R o l3

ykt

Primary language name

Kathu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.068759

Latitude

24.051536

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Kathu

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5400

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20602/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Laomian 5,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115283

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Lancang, Menglian, and Ximeng counties. Menghai county, Mengzhe township, Van Phin (Laopinzhai) village (Laopin dialect).

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Laomian

Category

1

R o l3

lwm

Primary language name

Laomian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.786700

Latitude

22.988840

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Laomian

Percent christian p g a c

0.300

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.300

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19797/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Gouzou 5,300 hab.

R o p3

114072

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 4,000 people belonging to the Gouzou people group live in Weining County in the northwest part of Guizhou Province. The landscape in Weining "is an unimaginable labyrinth of inter-tangled valleys which run in every direction. The soil is formed out of a very soft limestone, which is quickly eroded by running water. A frequent result is that the stream sinks too low, cannot find an escape from the valley it has entered, and finally erodes a subterranean passage and disappears into a cavern."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gouzou

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18468.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.242066

Latitude

27.015793

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Gouzou

Natural pronunciation

Gow-zo

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

4.878

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.878

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18468/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18468.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Lalu, Xuzhang 5,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114152

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Xuzhang Lalu group, who number 4,100 people, live in several villages within the Xuzhang Community in Wafang District of Baoshan County. Baoshan is located in the western part of Yunnan Province. The principal village of the Xuzhang Lalu is named Sikeshu.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lalu, Xuzhang

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18535.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.046080

Latitude

25.370727

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xuzhang Lalu

Natural pronunciation

Shoo-jung Lah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18535.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18535.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18535.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18535/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18535.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tulao 5,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114337

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 4,000 Tulao people live in southeastern Yunnan Province. They inhabit the villages of Xinhuilong and Luchaichong in Maguan County. Others are reported to live in Wenshan, Malipo, and Kaiyuan counties. In northern Vietnam the Tulao live in communities immediately facing their counterparts on the Chinese side of the border. They live in two villages in two different districts of Vietnam's Lao Cai Province: Thai Giang Sau Village in Ta Gia Khau Township of Muong Khuong district; and Doil Village in Xa Nam San Township of Bac Ha District. Their homeland is north of the Red River in an area that juts northward into China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Tulao

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18703.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.446321

Latitude

23.131612

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Tulao

Natural pronunciation

Too-laow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5200

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18703/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18703.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Nepali, general 5,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107204

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

442

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Hindu - other

Peop name across countries

Nepali, general

Category

1

R o l3

npi

Primary language name

Nepali

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1821-2010

Portions year

1850-1961

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

5

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

5

Primary religion

Hinduism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Hinduism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13317.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

26

Longitude

116.566000

Latitude

40.287000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

0.406

Natural name

Nepali

Natural pronunciation

nay-PAH-lee

Percent christian p g a c

1.967

Percent evangelical

0.900

Percent evangelical p c

0.184

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.570

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

79

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1717200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13317/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13317.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1914-2024

Jiarong, Shangzhai 5,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114121

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 4,000 speakers of the Shangzhai Jiarong language live in an isolated and sparsely populated part of northwest Sichuan Province. The area inhabited by the Shangzhai Jiarong was previously part of the Tibetan empire but was annexed by the Chinese and integrated into Sichuan Province. The Shangzhai Jiarong are located "near the confluence of the Doqu River and its tributary, the Zhongke River, in Shili, Zongke and Puxi townships of Shangzhai District, in southern Zamtang County."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Jiarong, Shangzhai

Category

1

R o l3

jih

Primary language name

sTodsde

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18509.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.015530

Latitude

31.984460

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Shangzhai Jiarong

Natural pronunciation

Shang-jai Gee-ah-rong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

9

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5200

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18509/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18509.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Meng 5,200 hab.

R o p3

114193

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 4,000 Meng are located in Shuangjiang County in Yunnan Province's Honghe Prefecture. The precise location of the Meng within the county is uncertain. One source simply locates the Meng as "south of Dali." The Honghe (Red) River "meanders across the prefecture from northwest to southwest. Of the prefecture's 3.35 million inhabitants, 52.7% are minority people." In addition to the different Hani groups, Honghe is also home to the Yi, Miao, Dai, Zhuang, Yao, Hui, Bouyei, and Lahu.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Meng

Category

3

R o l3

hni

Primary language name

Hani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18574.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.363637

Latitude

23.362787

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

6.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Meng

Natural pronunciation

Mung

Percent christian p g a c

6.000

Percent evangelical

4.889

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.889

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18574/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18574.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phana 5,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114840

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Several thousand ethnic Pana, or Bana, live in the extreme southern part of China along the border with Laos. The Pana live in Mengla County within the Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest Yunnan Province. An additional 350 Pana inhabit three villages in northern Laos. Two villages, Bopiet and Namtoung, are located in the Luang Namtha District of Luang Namtha Province, while one Pana village is in the Houaxay District of Bokeo Province near the Golden Triangle.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Phana

Category

1

R o l3

phq

Primary language name

Phana'

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18892.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

101.271820

Latitude

21.246492

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.094

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Phana

Natural pronunciation

Pa-nah

Percent christian p g a c

0.084

Percent evangelical

0.094

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.084

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5800

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18892/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18892.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Liujia 4,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114178

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 4,000 Liujia people inhabit villages in an unspecified part of western Guizhou Province in southern China. Guizhou has a reputation in China as one of the poorest and most backward areas of the nation. The soil is generally rocky and yields poor harvests. Famine and starvation have been problems for the province's inhabitants throughout history.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Liujia

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18561.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.004226

Latitude

25.512987

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Liujia

Natural pronunciation

Lee-u-jeeah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18561/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18561.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Shenzhou 4,900 hab.

R o p3

114308

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With an estimated population of more than 4,000 people, the littleknown Shenzhou people group inhabit areas of western Guizhou Province in southern China. The precise location of the Shenzhou is uncertain, but it is likely that they live in Anshun Prefecture.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Shenzhou

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18681.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.738526

Latitude

25.647157

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.200

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Shenzhou

Natural pronunciation

Shen-joe

Percent christian p g a c

4.200

Percent evangelical

3.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.800

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4900

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18681/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18681.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Iu Mien, Luoxiang 4,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114118

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 3,900 Luoxiang Iu Mien people live in the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) of the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County within the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Jinxiu is one of the most fascinating areas in all of China for anthropologists and linguists. Five distinct Yao subgroups, each speaking a different language, live in a small area.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Iu Mien, Luoxiang

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18506.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.316049

Latitude

24.430128

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Luoxiang Iu Mien

Natural pronunciation

Luoh-sheung Yoo-Mee-en

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.387

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.387

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4900

Frontier

N

Map address

m18506.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18506.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18506.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18506/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18506.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2007-2008

Bela 4,800 hab.

R o p3

101217

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Dehong prefecture, Luxi county, Santaishan township; Lianghe and Yingjiang counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Bela

Category

1

R o l3

bxd

Primary language name

Pela

Primary language dialect

Bela

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

97.910890

Latitude

24.209450

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

14.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Bela

Natural pronunciation

Bay-la

Percent christian p g a c

14.000

Percent evangelical

13.513

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

13.513

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

76

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4800

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19610/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Hezhen 4,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107064

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Northeast corner of Heilongjiang Province, near merge of Heilong, Songhua, and Wusuli rivers, Tongjiang county, Bacha and Jiejinkou villages; Raohe county, Sipai village.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Nanai, Hezhen

Category

1

R o l3

gld

Primary language name

Nanai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1884-2021

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

13

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13940.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

134.145460

Latitude

47.229430

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Hezhen

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.882

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

83

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

16800

Frontier

N

Map address

m13940_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13940_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13940_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13940/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13940.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hezhen (AKA, Nanai) make their own national clothes using fish, deer, elk leather and skin, and other forms of animals. Today we see a restoration of their culture. There are public organizations and associations founded in the Nanaisky and Komsomolsky regions, along with one museum. They have even started to publish their own books and textbooks in their language. Also, just like any other people group they celebrate festivals and holidays.

Obstacles

Who is willing to live in a place where winters last most of the year? It will take a special kind of missionary to go to the Hezhen people.

How reach

Perhaps Russian Christian believers can take the true gospel to the Hezhen people.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Hezhen people to know the one true God and that they may receive knowledge of him. Please help the Hezhen to recognize the God of all Creation and to worship him rather than the creatures he has made. Pray that God reveals Himself to Siberian people such as the Hezhen even as he did to the nomadic nation of Israel and pray that He makes Himself at home in the hearts of the Hezhen. Pray that their language would be preserved so that these indigenous people may someday praise His name in each language.

N t online

Y

Awu, Northern 4,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113997

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Numbering just 3,500 people, the Northern Awu inhabit the Peiyuan, Shuiping, and Yongle communities within the Da'an District of Yongsheng County in northern Yunnan Province. Yongsheng is the only area known to be inhabited by the Northern Awu.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Awu, Northern

Category

2

R o l3

yiu

Primary language name

Awu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18403.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.994610

Latitude

26.806674

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.021

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Northern Awu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-woo

Percent christian p g a c

0.021

Percent evangelical

0.021

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.021

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18403.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18403.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18403.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18403/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18403.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Northern Awu have lived in their remote part of Yunnan Province for many centuries. They may have been former slaves of the Xiaoliangshan Nosu, who dominated the lives of people in the area until the slave trade was finally abolished in the late 1950s. They believe in a host of spirits and deities which must be appeased in order to bring peace and prosperity to their communities. They also believe the human soul lives on after death and travels back to the abode of ancestors. Little Christian activity has ever taken place in Yongsheng County. The remote mountains and former threat of slavery combined to keep evangelists and missionaries away from the area. As a result, the Northern Awu are an unreached and unevangelized people group with no access to the gospel and no contact with Christians.

Obstacles

There is almost no history of Christianity within this people group. Much groundwork needs to be laid before they are likely to understand.

How reach

The Northern Awu believe the soul lives on after death. This belief can be used as a "redemptive analogy", or bridge, to the gospel of Jesus.

Pray for church

Please pray for those who will one day become zealous followers of Jesus among this group. Pray they will be given an accurate understanding of spiritual truths.

Pray for p g

Pray that Christian workers will soon be sent to the Awu people, workers who will be able to communicate the gospel message accurately and who have love for the people.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tagu 4,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114315

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 3,500 people belong to the Tagu ethnic group in northern Yunnan Province of southern China. The Tagu mainly inhabit villages in the Dongshan and Gai communities of Dongshan District in Yongsheng County. The principal village of the Tagu is Taguping. The Tagu are also known to live in Ninglang County, but their specific location is unknown.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Tagu

Category

2

R o l3

yta

Primary language name

Talu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18688.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.773903

Latitude

27.456076

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.446

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Tagu

Natural pronunciation

Tah-goo

Percent christian p g a c

0.446

Percent evangelical

0.446

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.446

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4600

Frontier

N

Map address

m18688.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18688.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18688.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18688/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18688.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lhoba, Bokar 4,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

111670

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 3,500 speakers of the Bogar language inhabit a sparsely populated area of southeast Tibet. They live south of the Yaluzang (Yarlung Zangbo) River in the two large counties of Lhunze and Mainling. Medog Prefecture is the size of Holland, yet contains just 9,000 people. It is closed for most of the year due to snow and landslides. One study remarks that "an unknown number of Bogar can also be found on the south slope of the eastern section of the Himalayan ranges." The 1981 census of India listed 3,375 Bokar living in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Bokar

Category

3

R o l3

adi

Primary language name

Adi

Primary language dialect

Bokar

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1988-2003

Portions year

1932-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16499.jpg

Photo credits

bojum

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

92.394177

Latitude

28.408068

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Bokar Lhoba

Percent christian p g a c

36.716

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

13.831

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

9200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m16499_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16499_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16499_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16499/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16499.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

2005-2012

Tibetan, Boyu 4,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114327

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Boyu Tibetans live in the large Boyu Village in Zhugqu County. Zhugqu is within the Gaanan Prefecture in poverty-stricken Gansu Province. They live atop a 3,000- meter-high (9,840 ft.) mountain. "Boyu is located at the heart of a complex of high peaks and deep ravines, and the paths along which they climb lead through magnificent scenery… dotted with all kinds of flowers: azaleas, camellias, peonies, wolf-berries."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Tibetan, Boyu

Category

3

R o l3

bod

Primary language name

Tibetan, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1885-1973

Portions year

1862-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18696.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

85.982908

Latitude

27.990310

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.600

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Boyu Tibetan

Natural pronunciation

BOH-yoo ti-BEH-ten

Percent christian p g a c

0.600

Percent evangelical

0.600

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.600

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

68

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4300

Frontier

N

Map address

m18696_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18696_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18696_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18696/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18696.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The local Flower-Gathering Festival of the Boyu Tibetans takes place annually on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. They believe if they drink the spring water on the mountain before the sun touches it, they will be free from disease, and if they bathe in the water, all evil will be kept from them. During the Flower-Gathering Festival, the Boyu worship Lianzhi, the goddess of flowers.

Obstacles

They rely on demons, ghosts and the spirits of disembodied deities to guide their decisions. Many Buddhist monks call upon fearsome demons.

How reach

Perhaps their fear of the spirit world will draw them to the only one who can save them from it. Pray for power encounters and dreams and visions of Jesus.

Pray for church

There are only a handful of known Christians among the Boyu Tibetans today. Pray they would take Christ to their families and communities.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Boyu people teachable and understanding hearts. Pray for Boyu families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1948-2023

Tuvan 4,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110333

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Tuva inhabit the region where Russia, Mongolia and China intersect. The majority reside in the Tuva Republic of Russia, radiating out from the capital of Kyzl. Many also live in north-west Mongolia, especially in the Hovsgol and Hovd Aimags, and a small number reside in the Xingiang Region of north-west China.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

311

R o p2

C0223

People cluster

Ural-Siberian

Peop name across countries

Tuvan

Category

1

R o l3

tyv

Primary language name

Tuvan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15668.jpg

Photo credits

zoetnet - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

89.573540

Latitude

47.167520

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

7.876

Natural name

Tuvan

Percent christian p g a c

1.442

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.591

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.303

P c buddhism

85

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

341300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m00265.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m00265.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15668/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15668.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zoetnet/4851882718

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Bible year

2011-2017

Hmong Dou 4,200 hab.

R o p3

114104

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 3,200 Hmong Dou live in the large Dananshan Village in Bijie County, located in the western part of Guizhou Province. Small numbers also live in a few surrounding villages in Xiaoshao and Yanzikou townships. In addition, some Hmong Dou have migrated to the Daguan and Xiehe districts of Qianxi County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Dou

Category

2

R o l3

hmd

Primary language name

Miao, Large Flowery

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1917-1936

Portions year

1907-2009

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18493.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.403768

Latitude

27.577298

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

11.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Dou

Natural pronunciation

mung njah

Percent christian p g a c

11.000

Percent evangelical

9.463

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.463

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

84

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18493/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18493.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2009

Yonzhi 4,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114366

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 3,000 members of the Yonzhi tribe, a nomadic Tibetan people group, live in a virtually inaccessible area of eastern Qinghai Province. They primarily inhabit the Heha Chen Valley, near the town Tibetans call Cheb Chu. The Yonzhi area lies within Gonghe County, east of the Yellow River. The imposing Anye Machen Mountain range, considered sacred by all Tibetans, lies to the east of the Yonzhi tribe. The highest peak is the 6,282 meter (20,604 ft.) Machen Gangri. In the short summer months the area comes alive with flowers. "Red and blue poppies, bright, fresh, and unharmed, looked happily out of their bed of snow.… The scenery became more and more beautiful as we descended. The little meadows, clearings in the juniper forest, were full of flowers… out in all their glory." The Yonzhi share their homelands with many blue sheep, gazelles, and wolves.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Yonzhi

Category

2

R o l3

adx

Primary language name

Tibetan, Amdo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016

Portions year

2016

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18731.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.488350

Latitude

34.523248

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Yonzhi

Natural pronunciation

Yon-jee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18731.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18731.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18731.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18731/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18731.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Yonzhi live simple lives, unaffected by events in the rest of the world. Nomadic Yonzhi live in yak-hair tents and move every few weeks to find new pastures for their yaks, sheep, and goats. Today, the Yongzhis live as nomads in the central provinces of China. They live as a distinct ethnic group in a remote area that has changed little for hundreds of years.

Obstacles

Tibetan Buddhism is a huge impediment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Few from such a background have given their hearts to the Lord of lords.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in Yonzhi families, blessing them in every way. Pray for loving, Holy Spirit-led workers to go to them. Pray for the Lord to draw Yonzhi hearts to himself. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in Yonzhi communities. Pray that those who come to Jesus in faith from this community will live holy lives, honoring the Lord in all they say and do. Pray that a clean water supply and adequate medical care will become available for this low caste community.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Longjia 4,000 hab.

R o p3

114181

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

An official 1982 Chinese publication, the Minzu Shibie Wenxian Ziliao Huibian, listed a population of 2,000 Longjia people living in a widespread area of southern China. The majority are located in Pu'an County in southwest Guizhou, and in Pingba and Qingzhen counties between Guiyang and Anshun cities in central Guizhou. Others live within Longlin County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There are possibly also a few Longjia living in the Qingping District, just west of Kaili in central Guizhou.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Longjia

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18564.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.020554

Latitude

25.571016

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.500

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Longjia

Natural pronunciation

Long-jeeah

Percent christian p g a c

4.500

Percent evangelical

3.800

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.800

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

92

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18564/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18564.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Xialusi 3,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114352

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1982 Chinese report listed an ethnic group called the Xialusi living in an unspecified part of southeast Guizhou Province in southern China. The Xialusi are believed to be a relatively small group numbering about 3,000 people.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Xialusi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18717.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.834527

Latitude

26.010216

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Xialusi

Natural pronunciation

Sheeah-loo-si

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18717/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18717.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Wopu 3,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114347

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 3,000 members of the Wopu ethnic group live in Xingyi County of Guizhou Province and in adjacent areas of Luoping County of Yunnan Province. Although the specific location of the Wopu in Guizhou is uncertain, in Yunnan they are known to inhabit the Dayiben, Jiudaogou, and Jigu villages within the Magai District; and Satuge Village of Agang District in Luoping County. According to the 1990 census, there were a total of 7,337 Yi people in Xingyi County of Guizhou Province. This figure includes the Wopu. There may also be a small number of Wopu living in the western extremity of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Wopu

Category

3

R o l3

yig

Primary language name

Nasu, Wusa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2018

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18712.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.611809

Latitude

24.838807

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Wopu

Natural pronunciation

Woh-poo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18712.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18712.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18712.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18712/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18712.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

Yes

Alu 3,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114830

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A total of 5,500 Alu people live in southern Yunnan Province. They live in the Hama Community of Huangcaoling District in Yuanyang County and in the adjoining western part of Laojizhai District in Jinping County. There is also a people group who call themselves Alu living in Jiangcheng County of Simao Prefecture. An additional 1,407 Alu live in northern Laos where they are officially labelled Lolo.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Alu

Category

2

R o l3

nos

Primary language name

Nisu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18886.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

102.944760

Latitude

23.109060

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Alu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-loo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

11800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18886_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18886_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18886_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18886/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18886.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Zauzou 3,800 hab.

R o p3

111158

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 2,500 Zauzou live in the mountainous Lanping and Lushui counties in northwestern Yunnan Province. The Zauzou are the most southern of the several Nu groups in China. The mighty Nujiang and Lancang rivers roar through the region, forming two sizable obstacles to travel in the area. The Nujiang rages up to 180,000 cubic feet per second during the rainy season, causing massive landslides.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Zauzou

Category

1

R o l3

zal

Primary language name

Zauzou

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16092.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.852460

Latitude

26.479170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Zauzou

Natural pronunciation

Zaaw-zo

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

3.367

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.367

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3800

Frontier

N

Map address

m16092.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16092.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16092.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16092/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16092.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Kazakh, Qinghai 3,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114131

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,900 members of an isolated Kazak people group live in the northwest section of Qinghai Province. Being seminomadic, they inhabit a wide stretch of land in the Haixi Autonomous Prefecture which is jointly administered by the Mongols, Tibetans, and Kazaks. They are the only group of Kazaks found in Qinghai (Blue Sea) Province.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

202

R o p2

C0108

People cluster

Kazakh

Peop name across countries

Kazakh, Qinghai

Category

2

R o l3

kaz

Primary language name

Kazakh

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1820-2008

Portions year

1818-1989

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

69.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18517.jpg

Photo credits

Abdulrakhim Aitbayev

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

94.756898

Latitude

36.553577

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.419

Natural name

Qinghai Kazakh

Natural pronunciation

Ching-hai KAH-zahk

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.159

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

1

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18517_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18517_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18517_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18517/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18517.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In 1936 a group of 10,000 Kazaks left northern Xinjiang and migrated south to Qinghai. Beset there by Mongol nomads, the Kazaks moved further south in 1939, only to be caught and massacred by a local warlord. Of 10,000 Kazaks, they say all but 700 perished. Today they have recovered to become a commune of about 2,000 semi-nomads.

Obstacles

They reside in a remote area of western China.

How reach

Although they claim to be Muslims, the Qinghai Kazaks are essentially animists. They also engage in ancestor worship. They are surrounded by Tibetan Buddhists on every side but have stubbornly refused to embrace their religion. They may be open to the message of Jesus' love and forgiveness - many resources are available in their language.

Pray for church

Pray for those believers that will someday soon come to faith within this people group. Pray they will grow in knowledge, and that Godly teachers will help them.

Pray for p g

Today the Kazaks of Qinghai are a completely untouched group and have no knowledge whatsoever of Christ or the gospel. Pray that the Lord will work mightily to make his salvation known to these people.

N t online

Y

Bible year

1993-2014

Gao 3,600 hab.

R o p3

115102

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Guangxi province: Longlin county, Sanchong village; Guizhou province: Guanling county, Dingying village; Qinglong county, Liangshuiyang; Qingzhen county, Maixiang village; Renhuai county, Anliang and Taiyang villages; Zhenning county, Huajiangzhen and Ma’ao villages; Zunyi county, Qinglong village.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Gao

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19617.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.884481

Latitude

28.529564

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

7.500

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Gao

Percent christian p g a c

7.500

Percent evangelical

6.800

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

6.800

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

83

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19617/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19617.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Chesu 3,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114025

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 6,600 members of the Chesu tribe inhabit the southern part of Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Prefecture and the adjacent northern part of Xinping County in Yuxi Prefecture. The Chesu population in Shuangbai actually fell from 2,769 in 19571 to 2,528 in 1986. Most Chesu villages are located in remote mountainous areas, deep within forests.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Chesu

Category

1

R o l3

ych

Primary language name

Chesu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18429.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.910070

Latitude

24.085020

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Chesu

Natural pronunciation

Cheh-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3600

Frontier

N

Map address

m18429.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18429.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18429.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18429/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18429.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Chesu are one of the people groups most untouched by Christianity in China. Few Chesu have ever been evangelized, although in March 2000 a few Chesu came to Christ when visited by Chinese evangelists. The preachers reported the Chesu are very responsive and open, but that ministry to them is difficult because of the lack of Mandarin understood by the Chesu. They live in such remote areas that outsiders have failed in their bid to even locate the Chesu. The Chesu offer sacrifices to animals such as panthers, bears, and tigers. They believe the spirits of these powerful animals can protect their communities from harm and disease.

Obstacles

The Chesu are a small tribe, easily overlooked by Christian workers.

How reach

Please pray the Christians among the Chesu will grow both in numbers and spiritual maturity such that they can effectively take the Gospel to their entire tribe.

Pray for church

The few Christians among the Chesu people need prayer support, and they need to fellowship with each other. Pray they will find each other.

Pray for p g

Pray this small tribe will one day worship the living God of the Bible, not depending on the spirits of animals for protection.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Alugu 3,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116100

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Gejiu county, Manhao township; Yuanyang county, Fengchunling township across Honghe river.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Alugu

Category

1

R o l3

aub

Primary language name

Alugu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.120791

Latitude

23.016706

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Alugu

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3600

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21074/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Shixing 3,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108956

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1983 report listed 2,000 speakers of the Shixing language 'living along the fast-flowing Shuilo River and its downstream tributary, the Chongtian River, in the First District of Muli County in southern Sichuan Province'. Mountain trails leading to the Shixing villages rise to an altitude of 4,680 meters (15,000 ft.). One visitor to the Shixing described the remarkable variation in terrain: 'We found the stifling heat in the gorges of the Shou Chu next to unbearable, especially as we passed from cool forest regions to a temperature of over 100° Fahrenheit within a couple of hours. The region is a botanist's paradise. We found wild flowers, anemones, blue poppies, and many primroses of all colors, forming a veritable carpet of exquisite designs.'

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Shixing

Category

1

R o l3

sxg

Primary language name

Shuhi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14916.jpg

Photo credits

Christopher Timmons

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.389590

Latitude

28.381200

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Shixing

Natural pronunciation

Sher-Shing

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14916_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14916_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14916_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14916/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14916.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The area inhabited by the Shixing has a long and rich history. Their villages are "guarded by watchtowers erected by powerful Naxi kings several hundred years ago." The Naxi's interest in the region may have been due to the abundance of gold once found in the Shou Chu River. There has never been a known believer or Christian fellowship among the Shixing people.

Obstacles

The Shixing have no background in monotheism - there is much to correct in their worldview.

How reach

Han Chinese believers may be able to carry the message of salvation to their Shixing neighbors.

Pray for church

Pray for the believers that will one day soon be found among the Shixing, that pastors and teachers are even now being prepared for them.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Shixing people love for God's Word and a desire to spread its influence. Pray they will awaken to their need for life as found in the one who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life."

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Apu 3,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113994

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,500 Apu people were counted in a recent study of the peoples of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province. They live in one small area: the western part of Maandi District within Jinping County. They may also spill across the border into northern Vietnam.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Apu

Category

2

R o l3

nos

Primary language name

Nisu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18400.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.495399

Latitude

22.780107

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Apu

Natural pronunciation

Ah-poo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18400.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18400.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18400.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18400/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18400.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Eka 3,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114048

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With a population of more than 2,500 people, the Eka are the largest Yi group living in Shuangjiang County of Yunnan Province in southwest China. The only other Yi group located in Shuangjiang are the 500 Mishaba Laluo. Shuangjiang is an extremely remote and mountainous area. Many villages are only accessible by foot.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Eka

Category

3

R o l3

lhu

Primary language name

Lahu

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1932-1962

Portions year

1924-1962

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18448.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.918280

Latitude

23.545133

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.800

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Eka

Natural pronunciation

Ee-kah

Percent christian p g a c

0.800

Percent evangelical

0.781

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.781

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18448/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18448.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1989-2014

Naxi, Northern 3,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114252

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to the 1990 census, 2,309 Northern Naxi live in the highlands between Yunnan and the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. They inhabit villages on both banks of the Lancang (Mekong) River. Near the source of its origin, the river is crystal clear and narrow. By the time it spills into the ocean in Vietnam it is a vast, dirty waterway that measures 11 kilometers (6.8 mi.) wide at its broadest point. The majority of Northern Naxi (1,236) live in Markam County just inside the Tibet Autonomous Region. An additional 1,073 live in Deqen County in northern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naxi, Northern

Category

2

R o l3

nxq

Primary language name

Naxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18631.jpg

Photo credits

Rod Waddington - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.679060

Latitude

28.763900

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Northern Naxi

Natural pronunciation

Na-shee

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18631/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18631.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/50749679586/

Phupa 3,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116905

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southwest Mengzi county, southeast Lengquan and southeast Shuitian townships on southeast Gejiu panhandle.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phupa

Category

1

R o l3

ypp

Primary language name

Phupa

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.533706

Latitude

23.179151

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phupa

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3300

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20611/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Saman 3,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114302

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small and little-known Saman tribe live just to the north of the city of Qiqihar, in Fuyu County in northwestern China's Heilongjiang Province. Although the Saman today have been largely assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and language, they still proudly hold to their own ethnic and historic identity.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Saman

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

45

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18676.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

124.674146

Latitude

47.647405

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Saman

Natural pronunciation

Sah-mahn

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

53

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3300

Frontier

N

Map address

m18676_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Anonymous

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18676_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18676_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18676/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18676.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Olot 3,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114269

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

"Less than 2,000" Olot were counted in a 1993 study. The Olot inhabit the eastern bank of the Nonni River within Fuyu County in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Another group of Olot live in the Imin region of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, but they have been unable to speak their language since the early 1900s.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Olot

Category

2

R o l3

xal

Primary language name

Kalmyk-Oirat

Primary language dialect

Olot

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1827-2009

Portions year

1815-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18648.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

124.336234

Latitude

47.878977

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Olot

Natural pronunciation

Ooh-lut

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18648.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18648.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18648.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18648/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18648.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Wutun 3,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114350

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1991 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Linguistics lists a population of 2,000 Wutun people. They live in three main villages: Wutun Xiazhuang, Wutun Shangzhuang, and Jiangchama, located in the Longwu District of Tongren County in the eastern part of Qinghai Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Wutun

Category

1

R o l3

wuh

Primary language name

Wutunhua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18715.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.960940

Latitude

35.283190

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Wutun

Natural pronunciation

Woo-toon

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18715.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18715.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18715.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18715/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18715.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

According to Wutun oral history, a long time ago, a Tibetan king sent soldiers to where the Wutun now live to drive off other groups in the area. The soldiers stayed and married women from other tribes. Together, they eventually became the Wutun. Some say the soldiers came from Lhasa. The Wutun children began to speak their mother's language, but they could not speak Tibetan—the language of their fathers—so they lost their original language. Today, all Wutun family names are Tibetan language names and not Tu names. Many of the Wutun are skilled artists.

Obstacles

Tibetan Buddhism is the only religion among the Wutun. They are fanatical believers. Their ethnic identity is bound up in their religion. Theirs is a Buddhist culture, not open to other ideas.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Wutun will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for dreams and visions of Jesus. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Ai-Cham 3,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

100146

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,300 Ai-Cham people inhabit 13 isolated villages in southern Guizhou Province, near the Bouyei and the Baonuo people. Hidden away among the never-ending range of mountains and the gushing rivers of Guizhou, the majority of Ai-Cham are concentrated near the towns of Di'e and Boyao in Libo County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

150

R o p2

C0054

People cluster

Bouyei

Peop name across countries

Ai-Cham

Category

1

R o l3

aih

Primary language name

Ai-Cham

Primary language dialect

Di'e

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10195.jpg

Photo credits

International Mission Board-SBC

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.838080

Latitude

25.488860

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

0.688

Natural name

Ai-Cham

Natural pronunciation

eye-CHUM

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.163

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

1

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3100

Frontier

N

Map address

m10195.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10195.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10195.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10195/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10195.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=6657

Hagei 3,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114075

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Despite a relatively small population of only 1,700 speakers, the Hagei ethnic group are found in an extraordinarily widespread area of southern China. The majority are found in five counties of northern and western Guizhou Province: including Qinglong District of Zunyi County, Anlang and Taiyang districts of Renhuai County in the north of the province; Maixiang District of Qingzhen County in central Guizhou just west of Guiyang City; Xiangying, and Ma'ao, and Huajiang districts of Zhenning County in western Guizhou. In addition, a small number of Hagei speakers spill over into the Sanchong District of Longlin County in the northwestern arm of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Hagei

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18471.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.916537

Latitude

27.552902

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Hagei

Natural pronunciation

Ha-gay

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18471.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18471.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18471.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18471/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18471.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Lahuli, Tinan 3,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114148

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguists C. F. and F. M. Voegelin listed a 1977 population of between 450 and 1,600 Lahuli Tinan living in western Tibet. Geographic and political barriers keep this small group separated from contact with the outside world. The majority of Lahuli Tinan are located in India where more than 24,000 live in the Spiti and Lahul Subdivision, which is situated in the lower Chandra-Bhaga Valley in the northern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The main Lahuli Tinan village in India is Gondla.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Lahaula

Category

1

R o l3

lbf

Primary language name

Tinani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2017-2022

Portions year

1908-1915

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18532.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

78.632760

Latitude

32.258910

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Lahuli, Tinan

Percent christian p g a c

0.102

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.038

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

6200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18532_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18532_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18532_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18532/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18532.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Lahuli Tinan are also known as Bhotia, referring to people of Tibetan stock in general. Lahuli is also a generic term used to describe the inhabitants of the Lahul District. Lahuli men are skillful merchants and traders, and Lahuli women are known for their independence. "Since their husbands are usually off on trading expeditions, the women feel free to take more than one husband". The strength of Tibetan Buddhism in the region depends to a great extent on the prosperity and generosity of the Lahuli Tinan.

Obstacles

The Buddhist Lahuli Tinan may not be fully aware of their need for forgiveness of sin.

How reach

A few communication tools are available in the language of this community. Pray for workers to take Gospel recordings and other communication tools to this people group.

Pray for church

Ask the Lord to raise up and send out a new generation of fruitful, multiplying witnesses from among the Lahuli Tinan people.There are a handful of Lahuli Tinan believers in India, but none are known on the Tibetan side of the border. Few have ever heard of Jesus Christ. Pray that there will soon be a growing number on both sides of the border.

Pray for p g

Pray for the gift of conviction of sin to be given to the Lahuli Tinan Buddhists, that they will acknowledge their need for a Savior, and will then discover the work of Jesus on the cross.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Muda 3,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114232

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 2,300 people belong to the Muda ethnic group in China. They inhabit the Nanliangshan (Nanliang Mountains) in the Gashai District of Jinghong County. Jinghong is the prefectural seat for the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

185

R o p2

C0089

People cluster

Hani

Peop name across countries

Muda

Category

1

R o l3

ymd

Primary language name

Muda

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18612.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.913540

Latitude

22.191620

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.274

Natural name

Muda

Natural pronunciation

Moo-dah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

5.929

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18612/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18612.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kyakala 3,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114144

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,000 members of the Kyakala were reported in 1996. None, however, are able to still speak the Kyakala language. The majority are concentrated to the south of Heihe County in Heilongjiang Province. Heihe is located on the China- Russia border. Due to the recent thawing in relations between the two countries, Chinese tour groups are now able to cross the border from Heihe into the Russian town of Blagovenshcensk. "Chinese tourists don't find much to buy in Russia, but are impressed to see a city where nobody spits and people actually stand in line." Smaller numbers of Kyakala live in various cities between the Ussuri and Sungari river basins.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Kyakala

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

53

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18529.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

127.339432

Latitude

49.903156

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Kyakala

Natural pronunciation

key-ah-KAH-lah

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.500

P c buddhism

45

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3000

Frontier

N

Map address

m18529_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18529_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18529_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18529/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18529.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Assimilation occurs when members of minority groups have absorbed the characteristics of the dominant group and become indistinguishable from them. The Kyakala are the remnant of a people whose assimilation into surrounding nationalities was hastened by the large populations of their neighbors. The Kyakala were initially consumed into the Manchu nationality, which in turn has largely been swallowed up by the Han Chinese.

Obstacles

The Kyakala were once dominated by shamanism. Today they are nonreligious, although many elderly Kyakala retain ancestor worship practices in their homes. Their hearts are set on things below, not things above.

How reach

The Kyakala may now best be reached by using the Chinese Scriptures. They can easily obtain these.

Pray for church

There are some Christians among the Kyakala who can share the spiritual blessings of Christ with their families.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed, so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray the Kyakala people would have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Yizi 2,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114364

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 Chinese publication Minzu Shibie Wenxian Ziliao Huibian listed a population of 1,500 Yizi people living in southern China. Despite their tiny population, the Yizi are distributed in three different provinces. The majority are located in Bijie County of northern Guizhou Province. Smaller numbers live in nearby Zhenxiong County in Yunnan Province and in Gulin County in Sichuan Province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Yizi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18729.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.237541

Latitude

27.439654

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Yizi

Natural pronunciation

Yee-zee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18729/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18729.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

You Tai, Chinese Jewish 2,900 hab.

R o p3

114369

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 750 You Tai - or Chinese Jews - live scattered throughout several cities of eastern China. The majority, "200 to 300," are located in Kaifeng City in Henan Province.

People i d1

15

R o p1

A006

Affinity bloc

Jewish

People i d2

197

R o p2

C0102

People cluster

Jewish - Other

Peop name across countries

You Tai, Chinese Jewish

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

10

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Judaism

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

50

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18734.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

114.353764

Latitude

34.849990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

30.000

Percent christian p c

1.460

Natural name

You Tai, Chinese Jewish

Natural pronunciation

yo tye

Percent christian p g a c

30.000

Percent evangelical

25.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.888

Percent evangelical p g a c

25.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18734/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18734.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Bugan 2,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101701

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 3,000 members of the Bugan people group are located in seven villages in the southern part of Guangnan and the northern part of Xichou counties. These counties are in the southeast part of Yunnan Province close to the provincial border with Guangxi and the international border with Vietnam. Four of the seven villages are inhabited solely by Bugan people, while the three other villages are shared with the Han Chinese. Other peoples in the verdant mountain region include the Bunu, Miao, Yao, Southern Zhuang, and Yi nationalities.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Bugan

Category

1

R o l3

bbh

Primary language name

Bugan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10984.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.960420

Latitude

23.616990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Bugan

Natural pronunciation

Boo-gun

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m10984.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10984.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m10984.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10984/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10984.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Bugan live in agriculture-based communities along the rivers and streams in southern China. Most are engaged in rice cultivation. They take full advantage of the land by constructing rice fields that appear to hang from the sides of the mountain slopes. Bugan women and girls spend much time learning to embroider and to make their unique dress, although in recent years many women in the area have begun to wear factory-produced imitations.

Obstacles

There is no Christian witness in the Bugan culture or language.

How reach

There are small numbers of churches among some of their neighbors. These churches can send workers to the Bugan people.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold and loving workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Samatao 2,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116910

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Guandu district, Kunming municipality, Zijun; elderly speakers in Yongde and Zhenkang.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Samatao

Category

1

R o l3

ysd

Primary language name

Samatao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.791547

Latitude

24.959902

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Samatao

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20613/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Yakut 2,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114361

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1990 report listed more than 1,700 Yakut living in China. They were originally part of the large group of more than 400,000 Yakut living in the Yakutia region near the Arctic Ocean in Russia. In China the Yakut are the most northern Ewenki group. They inhabit dense forests in the Ergun Banner of Inner Mongolia.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

311

R o p2

C0223

People cluster

Ural-Siberian

Peop name across countries

Yakut

Category

1

R o l3

sah

Primary language name

Yakut

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2017

Portions year

1858-2000

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18726.jpg

Photo credits

Aleksandr Ivanov - Wikimedia

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

122.056079

Latitude

52.042594

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

7.876

Natural name

Yakut

Natural pronunciation

yah-KOOT

Percent christian p g a c

2.982

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.591

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.103

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

477900

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists

Photo c c version text

CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18726/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18726.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakha_woman.jpg

A'ou 2,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113993

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With a population of approximately 2,000 speakers, the A'ou ethnic group inhabits three counties in the north central part of Guizhou Province in southern China. They are concentrated in the Longjiazhai District of Zhijin County; in the Shawo, Lannigou, and Xinkaitian districts of Qianxi County; and in and around the town of Pudi in Dafang County.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

A'ou

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

15

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18399.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.022237

Latitude

26.940645

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

A'ou

Natural pronunciation

Ah-ow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18399.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18399.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18399.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18399/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18399.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Duoluo 2,800 hab.

R o p3

114046

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1987 Chinese linguist Zheng Guo-qiao reported a total of 1,200 speakers of the Duoluo language in southern China. They are located in a spreadout area, including the Agong District of Zhijin County; Xiangyinshao District of Zhenning County; and the Dujiao and Yanjiao districts of Liuzhi City in western Guizhou Province. The Duoluo language is also spoken in Jianshan District of Zunyi County in northern Guizhou, as well as the Sanchong District of Longlin County in the northwestern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There may also be ethnic Duoluo people living in eastern Yunnan Province, but they can no longer speak their language and so have not been listed in Chinese sources.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Duoluo

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

23

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18446.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

106.059280

Latitude

26.725216

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.500

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Duoluo

Natural pronunciation

Duoh-luoh

Percent christian p g a c

2.500

Percent evangelical

2.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

75

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2800

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18446/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18446.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Akto Turkmen 2,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113982

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

They live in two large villages, Kosarap and Oytak, south of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

204

R o p2

C0110

People cluster

Kyrgyz

Peop name across countries

Akto Turkmen

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

90.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18389.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

75.938288

Latitude

39.153385

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.229

Natural name

Akto Turkmen

Natural pronunciation

Ahk-toe Turk-men

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.084

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18389.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

Y

Nomadic type description

Agro-Pastoralists

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18389.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18389.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18389/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18389.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The history of the Akto Turkmen is uncertain. Although they are considered part of the Kirgiz nationality, their language and customs are more closely related to that of the Uygur. These people are skilled shepherds and goatherds despite the harsh landscape where they must raise their animals. Their clothing, food, and housing all reflect their seminomadic, pastoral lifestyle. The Akto Turkmen are Sunni Muslims who observe both Uygur and Kirgiz religious festivals, along with some rituals they have retained from their pre-Islamic religion of shamanism. No record exists of any mission work being conducted among the small but proud Akto Turkmen people group. They are strongly bound to their Islamic beliefs, which form their ethnic identity, and to their own ancient form of shamanism and black magic.

Obstacles

Akto Turkmen are "strongly bound to their Islamic beliefs," as well as to shamanism and the occult.

How reach

Please pray the Uygur gospel radio broadcasts that have aired in the region for the past several years will be found by the Akto Turkmen, and that they will be prompted to carefully listen.

Pray for church

There probably is not a single individual in this tribe who knows and follows Jesus. Pray for a movement of God's Spirit that will lead many to saving faith in Christ.

Pray for p g

Please pray for health and sufficient feed for the livestock of the Akto Turkmen people, and that they will be able to sustain themselves in an adequate manner.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Bible year

1950-2022

Diao 2,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114040

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 2,000 members of the Diao ethnic group live in an unspecified location in the southeastern part of Guizhou Province in southern China. All that is known of the location of the Diao is that they live among the Dong people. The Dong in Guizhou are concentrated in Rongjiang, Congjiang, and Liping counties. The whole of southeast Guizhou is mountainous with abundant rainfall.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Diao

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18440.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.660288

Latitude

26.016144

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Diao

Natural pronunciation

Dee-ow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18440/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18440.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Youmai 2,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114367

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

About 2,000 people belonging to the little-known Youmai ethnic group live in an unspecified part of southern Guizhou Province in southern China. Although no location for the Youmai has ever been given, the few members of the Yao nationality - under which the Youmai were included - in Guizhou Province live in a few pockets along the southeast and southern parts of the province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Youmai

Category

3

R o l3

ium

Primary language name

Iu Mien

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1975-1991

Portions year

1932-1996

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18732.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.004190

Latitude

25.554249

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Youmai

Natural pronunciation

You-my

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18732/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18732.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2007-2008

Bolozi 2,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114013

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Between 1,000 and 2,000 Bolozi people live in and around the village of Xiao Heshui, to the west of Songpan in northern Sichuan Province. Smaller numbers live scattered along the Min River as far south as Wenchuan. One early missionary wrote, "In Weizhou [now Wenchuan] most of the people are either Qiang or a mixed race, though there are some… Bolotsze [Bolozi] as well."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Bolozi

Category

3

R o l3

qxs

Primary language name

Qiang, Southern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18418.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.814381

Latitude

32.891182

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Bolozi

Natural pronunciation

Boh-luo-tzi

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

20

P c ethnic religions

79

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18418.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18418.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18418.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18418/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18418.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Between 2,000 and 3,000 Bolozi people live in and around the village of Xiao Heshui, to the west of Songpan in northern Sichuan Province. Until the 1960s the Bolozi were renowned for their plundering of other villages. They raided communities on horseback, carrying away anything they liked and killing if they so desired. Today they lead a far more peaceable existence. Tibetan Buddhism has never taken a grip among the Bolozi to the extent that it has among other Tibetan groups. Most are polytheistic animists who try to keep peace with the vindictive spirits they believe control their lives. They are virtually untouched by the Gospel.

Obstacles

The Bolozi are a small people group, and may be difficult to even find. To make matters worse, the government has categorized them as either Tibetans or Qiang, so the Bolozi have not been identified as a separate people group in government reporting.

How reach

Scripture is not available in the language of this small group, but Gospel recordings have been created. Perhaps these recordings will be useful as workers go to the Bolozi.

Pray for church

It is quite unlikely any of the Bolozi presently know and follow Jesus. But it is not too soon to pray for those who will one day come to saving faith in Christ.

Pray for p g

The Bolozi have a history of being a wild, violent people. Pray this trait will no longer be found among them, and that they will live in peacefulness with their neighbors.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lemo 2,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114162

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 2,000 people who use the ethnic name Lemo live in the small town of Lemo, 78 kilometers (48 mi.) from Liuku Township in western Yunnan Province. The Lemo live along the Nujiang River, near the mountainous China-Myanmar border and close to communities of Lisu and Nu people.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

212

R o p2

C0118

People cluster

Lisu

Peop name across countries

Lemo

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18545.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.920669

Latitude

26.555193

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

79.412

Natural name

Lemo

Natural pronunciation

Lee-mo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

45.632

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

39

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18545/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18545.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Bible year

1874-2018

Mongol, Khamnigan 2,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114226

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Khamnigan Mongols are scattered across Siberia, Mongolia, and the Chen Baehru Banner of the Hulunbuir League in China's Inner Mongolia. All of these locations are in the Onin- Argun region of the Trans Baikalia. A 1993 study listed 1,600 Khamnigan Mongols in China.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Mongol, Khamnigan

Category

3

R o l3

evn

Primary language name

Evenki

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1880-2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

30

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18606.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

119.753577

Latitude

49.641431

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Khamnigan Mongol

Natural pronunciation

KHAHM-nee-gahn MAHNG-goal

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18606.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18606.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18606.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18606/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18606.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lachi 2,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114159

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Lati - despite having a relatively small 1990 population of just 1,634 people living in 306 households - have several colorfully named subgroups, each speaking a separate dialect. Approximately half of the Lati call themselves Han Lati. Seventy-two households refer to themselves as Flowery Lati, 37 households as Bag Lati and 27 households as Red Lati. The Lati in China are located in Maguan County, Wenshan Prefecture in the southern part of Yunnan Province. There may also be a few in Hekou County. Across the border in Vietnam are the Long Hair, White, and Black Lati.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Lachi

Category

1

R o l3

lbt

Primary language name

Lachi

Primary language dialect

Liputiõ

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18542.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

104.688860

Latitude

22.930500

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Lachi

Natural pronunciation

la-CHEE

Percent christian p g a c

2.580

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.043

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18542_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18542_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18542_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18542/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18542.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Keji 2,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114132

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,000 Keji, or Tibetan Muslims, live scattered throughout various cities in Tibet. One thousand of them live in the capital city of Lhasa.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

162

R o p2

C0066

People cluster

Chinese Muslim

Peop name across countries

Keji

Category

3

R o l3

bod

Primary language name

Tibetan, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1885-1973

Portions year

1862-1991

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

99.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18518.jpg

Photo credits

Paul Noll

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

91.120959

Latitude

29.653551

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.007

Natural name

Keji

Natural pronunciation

KUR-jee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18518_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18518_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18518_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18518/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18518.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Keji are Tibetan-speaking Sunni Muslims. They co-exist with another Muslim group, the ethnic Hui, which is recognized by the Chinese government. The Hui speak Chinese, while the Keji do not. The Keji were originally from Kashmir. They have their own mosques and restaurants, so they may eat ritually clean foods and avoid pork. Economically, they engage in commerce and trading. There are no known Christ followers among them.

Obstacles

Non-recognition by the Chinese government makes them invisible and unknown. Communist distrust of anything that sounds Christian is also an obstacle.

How reach

Chinese churches should deliberately try to reach the Keji people for Christ. They will need to understand their cultural sensitivities and go to them as friends.

Pray for p g

Pray that Chinese churches would evangelize them. Pray that soon there would be Keji disciples who will make more disciples. Pray for the Lord to provide for their needs as a testimony of his power and love. Pray that the Keji people would have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/China-Nationalities.html

Bible year

1948-2023

Lashi, Lacid 2,500 hab.

R o p3

114158

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Less than 2,000 Lashi live in the western part of Yunnan Province. They are primarily located in Lushui County along the China- Myanmar border. In addition, more than 55,000 Lashi live in northern Myanmar. Many Lashi suddenly found themselves living in China after the redrawing of the China-Burma border in the 1950s and 1960s.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lacid

Category

1

R o l3

lsi

Primary language name

Lacid

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

2016

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18541.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.637400

Latitude

26.066350

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

35.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lashi, Lacid

Natural pronunciation

Lah-shee

Percent christian p g a c

86.470

Percent evangelical

15.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

61.791

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

63

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

38500

Frontier

N

Map address

m18541_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18541_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18541_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18541/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18541.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2009-2010

Hakka, Hainan Island 2,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114077

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Hakka of Hainan Island - who speak a language unintelligible with the Hakka on the Chinese Mainland - total approximately 2,000 people in four villages. They live near the man-made Songtao Reservoir in Danzhao County, in the northwestern part of Hainan Island. Hainan was considered part of Guangdong Province until 1988, when it was granted status as a separate province.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Hakka, Hainan Island

Category

3

R o l3

hak

Primary language name

Chinese, Hakka

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1883-1993

Portions year

1860-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

40

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18472.jpg

Photo credits

Rain Rannu - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

109.501607

Latitude

19.324577

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Hainan Island Hakka

Natural pronunciation

HYE-nahn Hah-kah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

15

P c ethnic religions

45

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18472.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

World Factbook / Joshua Project

Map credit u r l

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/china/map/

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18472.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18472/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18472.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Although considered part of the Han Chinese nationality, the Hakka on Hainan Island speak their own unique language that is unintelligible to speakers of Hainanese Chinese. They practice traditional Chinese religions, especially Daoism and elements of Buddhism. Most of the younger generation are atheists. Without a church or a gospel witness, the Hakka of Hainan Island are a relatively untouched people group. In recent years a powerful church planting movement among the Hainanese has resulted in more than 550 house churches being formed throughout the island, but this movement has yet to spread to the area inhabited by the Hakka. The Hakka Jesus film and Hakka gospel broadcasts are available, but the Hakka on Hainan Island cannot understand them.

Obstacles

Atheism has had much impact on the youth of the Hakka people, and the Gospel has never found a foothold in this people group.

How reach

Please pray for Christians in neighboring people groups to be given an interest in carrying the Gospel to the Hakka of Hainan Island.

Pray for church

Even though it is not likely there is a single follower of Jesus today among the Hakka of Hainan Island, it is not too early to pray for those the Lord will one day draw to himself.

Pray for p g

Pray for the youth in this people group to find no satisfaction in their atheism. Pray they will be given a desire to find the creator God who loves them and wants to bless them with a meaningful life.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/rainrannu/3642165346/

Bible year

1916-2012

Kiong Nai 2,400 hab.

R o p3

114140

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Kiong Nai tribe, which numbered 1,500 people in a 1991 study, are one of five distinct Yao groups living in the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) in eastern Guangxi's Jinxiu County. The 1982 Chinese census listed only 822 Kiong Nai, but later research placed the number higher. The Kiong Nai are the smallest and most different of the five Yao groups, who together total 36,000 people. The various groups "speak different languages and each has its own peculiar customs and living habits." The Kiong Nai inhabit the nine villages of Longhua, Nanzhou, Dajin, Liuxiang, Mentou, Gubu, Ludan, Liutian, and Chang'e.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Kiong Nai

Category

1

R o l3

pnu

Primary language name

Bunu, Jiongnai

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18525.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

110.015220

Latitude

23.872560

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.500

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Kiong Nai

Natural pronunciation

Chee-ong-Nai

Percent christian p g a c

4.500

Percent evangelical

4.500

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

4.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2400

Frontier

N

Map address

m18525.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18525.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18525.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18525/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18525.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Manyak 2,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114191

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Between 1,500 and 2,000 speakers of the Manyak language live in the isolated and thinly populated mountains of southern Sichuan Province. Their exact location is unknown, but they are part of the larger Ersu group which is dispersed throughout Shijin, Yanyuan, Ganluo, Yuexi, Mianning, Muli, and Jiulong counties in southern Sichuan.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Manyak

Category

2

R o l3

ers

Primary language name

Ersu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18573.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.143022

Latitude

28.391155

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Manyak

Natural pronunciation

Mahn-yahk

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18573.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18573.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18573.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18573/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18573.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Numao 2,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107503

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The 1982 Chinese census listed a population of 1,147 Numao people living in the mountains of southern China. They are located in Libo County in southern Guizhou Province. The Chinese authorities later amended their Numao population to 1,391 after they included the 244 Beidongnuo people with the Numao.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Numao

Category

2

R o l3

bwx

Primary language name

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025-2026

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14061.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.831132

Latitude

25.370641

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Numao

Natural pronunciation

Noo-maow

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14061.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14061.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14061.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14061/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14061.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Numao are known by a variety of different names. Local Han Chinese people call them "black trouser Yao," after the Numao men's custom of wearing black pants. The Numao are agriculturists, struggling to produce good crops from the poor soil where they live.

Obstacles

In addition to their worship of Pan Hu, the Numao revere and appease a hierarchy of spirits and deities, including the spirit of the soil and demons, which they believe live inside the highest mountains in their region. Because of their small population, the Numao tend to be overlooked by the Christian world; church planters need to view them as a group in desperate need of God.

How reach

The Numao are like the nation of Israel, which is small but loved by God. Mission workers can bring the hopeful message that God sees and loves even the small people groups.

Pray for p g

Without the guidance of Christ, these people are like sheep without a shepherd. They need the good shepherd in their families and communities. Pray for loving, anointed workers. Pray for the Lord to call many Numao people to his side. Pray for their hearts to be drawn to the Lord. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kangjia 2,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116867

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Qinghai province: Tongren county.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

162

R o p2

C0066

People cluster

Chinese Muslim

Peop name across countries

Kangjia

Category

1

R o l3

kxs

Primary language name

Kangjia

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.016472

Latitude

35.502744

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.007

Natural name

Kangjia

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2200

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20625/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Sonaga 2,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116913

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Heqing county, Liuhe township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Sonaga

Category

1

R o l3

ysg

Primary language name

Sonaga

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.177190

Latitude

26.531871

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sonaga

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

40

P c ethnic religions

58

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2200

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20590/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Lang'e 2,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116879

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southwest Yongsheng county.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lang'e

Category

1

R o l3

yne

Primary language name

Lang'e

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.744867

Latitude

26.685765

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lang'e

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2200

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20604/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Ayizi 2,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114000

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1986 a total of 426 Ayizi people lived in Shilin County (formerly known as Lunan County) in Yunnan Province. The village with the largest concentration of Ayizi is Aimailongcun Village in Beidacun District. Some Ayizi people also live in other villages of Beidacun and Banqiao districts. Shilin County, home of the famous Stone Forest, is also the center of the Sani people, a different Yi subgroup.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ayizi

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

15

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18406.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.425010

Latitude

24.961100

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.500

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ayizi

Natural pronunciation

Ah-yee-zee

Percent christian p g a c

0.500

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2100

Frontier

N

Map address

m18406.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18406.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18406.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18406/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18406.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Bunan 2,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114018

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 6,000 Gahri (Bunan) people live on both sides of the remote India-China border in the western Himalayan mountains. The Ethnologue lists a 1997 estimate of 4,000 Gahri living in the Gahr Valley in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. A further 1,500 Gahri people live across the border in an extremely isolated area of western Tibet.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Bunan

Category

1

R o l3

bfu

Primary language name

Gahri

Primary language dialect

Bunan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1905-1923

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18423.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

78.903440

Latitude

31.796070

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.200

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Bunan

Natural pronunciation

Boo-nun

Percent christian p g a c

0.200

Percent evangelical

0.200

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.200

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2100

Frontier

N

Map address

m18423.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18423.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18423.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18423/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18423.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sangkong 2,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116911

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Jinghong county, Menglong (1 village) and Xiaojie (3 villages) districts.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Sangkong

Category

1

R o l3

sgk

Primary language name

Sangkong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.721726

Latitude

25.018919

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

5.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sangkong

Percent christian p g a c

5.000

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2100

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20629/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Riang Lang 2,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108371

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Baoshan prefecture, Longyang county; Lincang prefecture, Zhenkang county.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Riang Lang

Category

1

R o l3

ril

Primary language name

Riang Lang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1950

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14554.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.985930

Latitude

24.118200

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Riang Lang

Percent christian p g a c

2.638

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.589

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

17000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14554/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14554.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Walang 2,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

117150

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Xizang Autonomous Region

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Walang

Category

1

R o l3

ola

Primary language name

Walungge

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19198.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

88.839733

Latitude

27.343706

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Walang

Natural pronunciation

wah-LAHNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.013

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.013

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

7200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m19198.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19198.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m19198.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19198/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19198.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Minglang 2,000 hab.

R o p3

114217

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,500 members of the Minglang tribe live in northern Yunnan Province. Their two main villages are Lower Lemei Village of Chadian District and Tianxin Village of Gaoqiao District within Wuding County. Others live in Maoshan District of Luquan County. The Minglang may also live in Fumin County. Accurate figures on the Minglang population are difficult to obtain because the government no longer considers them a specific people group. They have been combined with many other groups to form the huge Yi nationality. The most recent figure available which specifically mentions the Minglang tribe was a 1952 government study: it listed 103 Minglang households located in Wuding County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Minglang

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18598.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.294840

Latitude

25.845735

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

50.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Minglang

Natural pronunciation

Ming-lung

Percent christian p g a c

50.000

Percent evangelical

26.666

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

26.666

P c buddhism

40

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18598/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18598.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lamu 2,000 hab.

R o p3

117307

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Dali prefecture, northeast Binchuan county.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Lamu

Category

3

R o l3

lpo

Primary language name

Lipo

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1951

Portions year

1912-1936

J p scale

2

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

2

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

15

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.787400

Latitude

26.036600

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

15.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Lamu

Percent christian p g a c

15.000

Percent evangelical

2.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20788/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Minimally Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-2.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

2016

Minyag, Eastern 2,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

119000

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Sichuan province: Ganzi (Garzê) Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Jiulong and Shimian counties.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Minyag, Eastern

Category

1

R o l3

emq

Primary language name

Minyag, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.600000

Latitude

29.660000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Eastern Minyag

Natural pronunciation

Min-yahk

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

96

P c ethnic religions

4

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21978/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Liude 1,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114177

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

With a population of approximately 1,400 people, the Liude ethnic group inhabits a few villages within the Liude District of Yongsheng County in northern Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Liude

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18560.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.663028

Latitude

26.738430

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.052

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Liude

Natural pronunciation

Lee-ou-deh

Percent christian p g a c

0.052

Percent evangelical

0.052

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.052

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18560.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18560.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18560.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18560/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18560.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Naju 1,900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114239

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,500 people belonging to the Naju ethnic group live in a remote part of southern Sichuan Province. Their main community is located in the Guabie District of Yanyuan County. Others are found in the Bowa and Liewa districts of Muli County. The area is rarely visited by outsiders. Few roads connect the remote peoples of southern Sichuan who live in isolated mountain villages. The region is marked with great ethnic and linguistic diversity. Muli County contains people from the Chrame, Sichuan Mongol, Ersu, Nosu, and several other small ethnic groups.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naju

Category

2

R o l3

nxq

Primary language name

Naxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18619.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.462720

Latitude

27.678056

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naju

Natural pronunciation

Nah-joo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18619.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18619.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18619.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18619/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18619.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kong Ge 1,800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114141

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Kong Ge inhabit five remote villages north of Jinghong City in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province. Two different sources list populations for the Kong Ge of 4001 and 3,000. Dwayne Graybill, who visited the Kong Ge in 1996, says the Kong Ge themselves say they number 1,300 people, with 400 living in their largest village, Na Hui Pak. The Kong Ge claim to also have relatives living in Myanmar.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Kong Ge

Category

2

R o l3

kkn

Primary language name

Kon Keu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18526.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.930940

Latitude

22.135909

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.908

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Kong Ge

Natural pronunciation

Kong-Ger

Percent christian p g a c

0.908

Percent evangelical

0.908

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.908

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1800

Frontier

N

Map address

m18526.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18526.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18526.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18526/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18526.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Manmet 1,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106206

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,300 members of the Manmet people group live in five villages in the mountains northeast of Jinghong (City of Dawn) - the capital of Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest Yunnan Province. Although the Manmet are close to China's borders with the nations of Laos and Myanmar, no communities of Manmet are known to exist outside of China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Manmet

Category

1

R o l3

mml

Primary language name

Man Met

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13475.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.843960

Latitude

22.084170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.337

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Manmet

Natural pronunciation

Mahn-met

Percent christian p g a c

0.337

Percent evangelical

0.337

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.337

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1700

Frontier

N

Map address

m13475.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13475.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13475.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13475/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13475.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

In the 1950s the Manmet applied to China's central government to be recognized as a distinct minority group, but their application was rejected. Then in 1982, the Manmet were combined into a large group of “undetermined minorities.” Today they are looked down upon by the neighboring Han Chinese. The Manmet are experts at tilling their sharply angled fields which seem to cling to the sides of the mountains. In recent years, many youths have moved to the cities in search of education and work.

Obstacles

Most Manmet adhere to a mixture of animism and Theravada Buddhism. Temples serve as the focal point of social life. Christian churches, hospitals, and schools were established by Presbyterian missionaries during the 1930s and 1940s. The people readily received the gospel, but for many, it was very difficult to renounce sin; this is still a problem today.

How reach

Outreach workers can bring job skills along with the gospel to the young.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Manmet, who live on mountain sides, to embrace the one who gave his life for them on a hill. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces and lead them from darkness to light. Pray for bold workers. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Xi 1,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114351

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1,300 members of the Xi tribe are located in central Guizhou Province, including approximately 1,000 Xi who live in 21 villages surrounding Kaili City. Other Xi settlements in the area include Pingzhai Village of Longchang Township; and Xiangma, Loumiao, and Fuzhuang villages of Lushan Township. In addition, the Xi live in mixed communities with the Miao and Ge in Kaili, Huangping, Guiding, and Majiang counties. The Xi are related to the Luobohe Miao who are scattered throughout parts of Fuquan, Guiding, Longli, and Kaiyang counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Xi

Category

2

R o l3

hml

Primary language name

Miao, Luopohe

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18716.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.259113

Latitude

26.739488

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Xi

Natural pronunciation

Shee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18716.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18716.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18716.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18716/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18716.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Lhomi 1,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114165

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority are found in Nepal, where they inhabit six villages on the steep slopes of the upper Arun above Hedanna in Sankhuba Sabha district. In recent years some Lhomi men have moved down to Kathmandu. In India, 1,000 Lhomi people live in the famous tea-growing and tourist region of Darjeeling.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

402

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Buddhist

Peop name across countries

Lhomi

Category

1

R o l3

lhm

Primary language name

Lhomi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1995-2024

Portions year

1976

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18548.jpg

Photo credits

Psalms Unplugged Nepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

87.419250

Latitude

27.912560

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

6.325

Natural name

Lhomi

Natural pronunciation

Low-mee

Percent christian p g a c

3.204

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

1.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.276

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18548.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18548.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18548.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18548/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18548.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Long 1,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114180

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Long are one of the smallest ethnolinguistic people groups in China. Approximately 1,300 of them inhabit five villages (Kazhai, Sheyin, Shemuduo, Suojugou, and Pusulu) in the Xincheng District of Huaning County. Huaning is part of the Yuxi Prefecture in central Yunnan Province. Yunnan is easily the most ethnically diverse part of China.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Long

Category

2

R o l3

ysn

Primary language name

Sani

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2025

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

6

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18563.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.897256

Latitude

24.254432

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Long

Natural pronunciation

Long

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

94

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18563.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18563.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18563.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18563/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18563.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Naza 1,700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114253

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,300 people of the Naza ethnic group inhabits just one village in the northern part of Yunnan Province in southern China. They live in the Nazi Village within the Liude Community, in the Liude District of Yongsheng County. Yongsheng is a mountainous region bordered to the north by Sichuan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naza

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18632.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.738924

Latitude

26.679525

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naza

Natural pronunciation

Nah-za

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18632.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18632.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18632.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18632/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18632.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kemei 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114133

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Linguistics listed a 1991 population of 1,000 Kemei in southern China. Researcher Dwayne Graybill who visited the area in 1996, however, listed a total of only 450 Kemei living in two villages. The largest village, Kami Zhai, contained 285 inhabitants in 47 households. The Kemei villages are west of Meng Ban and south of Mengla, in the Xishuangbanna Prefecture. The Kemei also claim to have relatives living in Laos.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Kemei

Category

1

R o l3

kfj

Primary language name

Kemiehua

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18519.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.704140

Latitude

21.657225

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Kemei

Natural pronunciation

Keh-may

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

69

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1600

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18519/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18519.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kuan, Khuen 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115229

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The majority make their home Luang Namtha and Oudomxai provinces in north-west Laos. More than 1,200 Khuen people live in nearby areas of south-west China.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Kuan, Khuen

Category

1

R o l3

khf

Primary language name

Khuen

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p19157.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

101.171571

Latitude

21.975613

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.110

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Khuen

Natural pronunciation

Khoo-ahn

Percent christian p g a c

0.371

Percent evangelical

0.100

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.066

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

18500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19157/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p19157.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Jinuo, Buyuan 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114128

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

One thousand speakers of the Buyuan Jino language were listed in a 1991 study. They live on the Buyuan Mountains in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, located in the extreme southwest corner of China. Despite their close proximity to Laos and Myanmar, there is no evidence of Jino being found in either country. The Buyuan region is a thickly forested area. Over 200 wild elephants, as well as leopards, golden-haired monkeys, and wild oxen still roam the unspoilt forests. Small bears also inhabited the jungle, but their numbers have been reduced to near extinction by the expert Jino hunters.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Jinuo, Buyuan

Category

1

R o l3

jiy

Primary language name

Jinuo, Buyuan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18515.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.016480

Latitude

22.049870

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Buyuan Jinuo

Natural pronunciation

Boo-yooahn Jee-nor

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.587

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.587

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18515/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18515.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Menia 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114195

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Although it is difficult to estimate the population size of the Menia, there are believed to be more than 1,200 speakers of the Menia language living in southern Sichuan Province. Few outsiders have ever ventured into the area in and around Muli County. Still today, access is difficult and foreigners are not allowed to enter the region. When Joseph Rock launched an expedition from Lijiang in northern Yunnan Province in 1925, he offered a glimpse of the geographic wonders encountered along the way: "The mountains are pierced by the mighty Yangtze, which has cut a trench 13,000 feet deep through a wall of limestone rock covered with eternal snow.… The whole region is a vast conglomeration of peaks and mighty gorges, with very little level ground."

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Menia

Category

2

R o l3

ers

Primary language name

Ersu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18576.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.379184

Latitude

28.408954

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Menia

Natural pronunciation

Mee-nya

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18576.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18576.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18576.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18576/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18576.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Muji, Qila 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116885

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: south Jinping county. 2 isolated villages.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Muji, Qila

Category

1

R o l3

ymq

Primary language name

Muji, Qila

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.225716

Latitude

22.782752

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Muji, Qila

Natural pronunciation

Moo-jee

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20626/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Phupha 1,600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116906

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: southwest Gejiu county, 4 villages; Yuangyang county, 1 village across Honghe river.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phupha

Category

1

R o l3

yph

Primary language name

Phupha

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.149813

Latitude

23.365912

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

3.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Phupha

Percent christian p g a c

3.000

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1600

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20628/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Bunun 1,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114020

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1,300 Bunun live in the southern part of Fujian Province on the east coast of China and in Chinese cities. The vast majority of Bunun - more than 34,000 - live in the mountains of central Taiwan.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

298

R o p2

C0210

People cluster

Taiwan Indigenous

Peop name across countries

Bunun

Category

1

R o l3

bnn

Primary language name

Bunun

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1964-1983

Portions year

1952-1990

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18425.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

117.486598

Latitude

24.081990

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.300

Percent christian p c

53.745

Natural name

Bunun

Natural pronunciation

Boo-non

Percent christian p g a c

73.030

Percent evangelical

0.300

Percent evangelical p c

8.825

Percent evangelical p g a c

13.638

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

56500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18425/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18425.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2024

Paxi 1,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114273

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A 1996 Chinese television documentary put the population of the Paxi at "more than 1,000." The Paxi are located in two main villages, eight kilometers (five mi.) from Menghai Township, at the foot of Jingwang Mountain in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. Xishuangbanna is the most ethnically diverse area in China. It is home to more than 40 distinct ethnolinguistic people groups.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Paxi

Category

3

R o l3

khb

Primary language name

Lu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1933

Portions year

1921-1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18651.jpg

Photo credits

Lon&Queta - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.195694

Latitude

22.054446

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Paxi

Natural pronunciation

Pah-shee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18651_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Map credits

Location: Operation China. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18651_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18651_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18651/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18651.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Linguistically, the Paxi are members of the Tai Lu language group. While almost all Tai Lu are Theravada Buddhists, the Paxi are Muslims. The Paxi are a fusion of the Tai Lu and the Hui, who converted them to Islam 200 years ago. Since then, the Paxi have struggled against continual persecution and prejudice from the Buddhist community. They do not observe any of the Theravada Buddhist festivals and refuse to intermarry with non-Muslims. The Paxi have been ostracized by the Tai Lu Buddhist community and forced to live in their own villages as socially distinct.

Obstacles

Strictly adhering to the Sunni Muslim way of life, the Paxi follow Islamic teachings and traditions. They receive frequent visits from Hui teachers who help them in their faith and understanding of the Koran.

How reach

A small number of Tai Lu follow Christ. Pray these believers would go to the Paxi, testifying to Christ's power and love.

Pray for p g

Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed from the Paxi people, so they can understand and respond to Christ. Pray that the Paxi people would have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonqueta/4089423403/

Naheng 1,500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114237

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Naheng ethnic group, who number approximately 1,200 individuals, live primarily in the Beiquba District of Ninglang County, in northern Yunnan Province. Smaller numbers of Naheng also live in the adjoining Shaoping and Zhangzidan districts of Yongsheng County. The area is remote, poor, and rarely visited by outsiders. Few roads were constructed in the mountainous area until recently. Because of its geographic isolation, numerous ethnic groups inhabit this part of China, including the Eastern and Western Lipo, Naxi, Mosuo, Pumi, and the Xiaoliangshan Nosu. One study in 1922 found there to be "as many as 26 different tribes" in the region surrounding Lijiang.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Naheng

Category

2

R o l3

nxq

Primary language name

Naxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18617.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.929575

Latitude

26.888400

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Naheng

Natural pronunciation

Nah-heng

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18617.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18617.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18617.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18617/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18617.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Sanda 1,500 hab.

R o p3

114303

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Researcher Dwayne Graybill visited the little-known Sanda people in 1996. He reported a total of 1,000 people inhabiting six villages in the Sanda Mountains between Jinghong and Menglian in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. They are the only people group living on the mountain that bears their name; therefore, they have managed to retain most of their traditional customs and identity. The region is in the southwest corner of China close to Laos and Myanmar. The late Robert Morse, a linguist who spoke more than 16 languages, listed a population of 700 Sanda in 1991.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Sanda

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18677.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.173980

Latitude

21.914218

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.100

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Sanda

Natural pronunciation

Sahn-da

Percent christian p g a c

2.100

Percent evangelical

2.014

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.014

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18677/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18677.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bogol 1,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114011

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The little-known Bogol people live in just one village in the Morindawa Daur Autonomous Banner in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia in northeast China. Morindawa is a Mongolian name, from mori "horse" and davaa "hill." Morindawa - which covers an area of 11,943 square kilometers (4,657 sq. mi.) - is centered in the town of Nirji (Prosperous). The region, which has only four frost-free months each year, is watered by the Nonni River and its tributaries: the Gan, Horli, Arong, and Yin.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

238

R o p2

C0146

People cluster

Mongolian

Peop name across countries

Bogol

Category

3

R o l3

dta

Primary language name

Daur

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2003

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18416.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

124.045551

Latitude

48.940222

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.776

Natural name

Bogol

Natural pronunciation

Bo-gawl

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.474

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

70

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18416.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18416.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18416.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18416/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18416.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ben 1,400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114008

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Ben are a small group, numbering approximately 1,100 people in several villages within Zhenkang and Gengma counties in western Yunnan Province. They live alongside the Wa and Lahu minority groups.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Ben

Category

2

R o l3

wbm

Primary language name

Wa, Vo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

Yes

Portions year

2007

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18414.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.133905

Latitude

23.766281

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.100

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Ben

Natural pronunciation

Ben

Percent christian p g a c

0.100

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

5

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1400

Frontier

Y

Map address

ch-map.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/ch-map.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18414/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18414.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Young Ben men and women are free to choose their own partners. After the sun sets, a young man will go to the home of the young woman he desires and play musical instruments to win her favor. A few generations ago marriages were arranged by parents, which often led to misery for the younger generation. Although the Ben are a distinct people group, since the 1950s they have been officially counted as part of the Wa nationality. Ben are not happy with this. The Ethnologue describes the Ben as an unidentified group living near the Achang. The name Ben may simply mean "indigenous people." Ben live in a region abundant with natural resources such as coal, copper, iron, lead, and graphite.

Obstacles

There are very few known followers of Jesus Christ among the Ben; however, many of the neighboring Wa have converted to Christianity.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them. Pray for a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2012-2016

Hmong Be 1,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114101

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1,000 members of the Hmong Be tribe live in a compact community in Luzhai Village near Babao Township. The area lies within Dafang County in the northwestern part of Guizhou Province. This part of southern China is a hilly region with lush forests watered by numerous rivers and streams.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Hmong Be

Category

2

R o l3

hmd

Primary language name

Miao, Large Flowery

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1917-1936

Portions year

1907-2009

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18491.jpg

Photo credits

Peoples of the World Foundation

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.502464

Latitude

27.220790

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Hmong Be

Natural pronunciation

mung beh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18491/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18491.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/

Bible year

2009

Azong 1,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114002

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to Jamin Pelkey, 1,000 people belonging to the Azong ethnic group live in Jiangcheng County within Simao Prefecture of southern Yunnan Province. Other people groups included in the official Yi nationality who live in Jiangcheng County are the Xiangtang, Yuanyang Nisu, Alu, and Laowu. The area is hilly and lush, with abundant rainfall. Many of the ethnic groups in the region spill over into neighboring Vietnam and Laos.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Azong

Category

2

R o l3

nos

Primary language name

Nisu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18408.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.114755

Latitude

22.735450

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Azong

Natural pronunciation

Ah-zong

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18408.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18408.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18408.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18408/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18408.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Gaisu, Western 1,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114058

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

About 1,000 Western Gaisu live in a few ethnically mixed villages within the northeastern part of Yongde County in western Yunnan Province. The Western Gaisu do not live far away from the China-Myanmar border, although they are not reported to live outside of China. There may be one small group in Myanmar who are related to one of the Yi groups in China, but this remains to be confirmed.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Gaisu, Western

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18458.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.441306

Latitude

24.369007

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Western Gaisu

Natural pronunciation

Gai-soo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

85

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18458/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18458.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Western Gaisu culture strongly mirrors that of their Han Chinese neighbors. Although they once observed their own festivals and ceremonies, and the women proudly wore their own unique style of traditional dress, these have all been lost in the last several decades as they have rapidly slid toward complete ethnic, cultural, and linguistic assimilation. The Western Gaisu worship their ancestors. Rituals are held during which each family cleans off its ancestral altar and spends one or two days making sacrifices, praying, and burning incense to their forefathers. They believe they are responsible for the spiritual well-being of all those family members who have gone before them. No known Western Gaisu have ever placed their trust in Jesus Christ.

Obstacles

The Gaisu feel they are responsible for the spiritual well-being of their forefathers. To become followers of Christ means to betray this trust, or that is the way it will appear.

How reach

Since this people group has become highly assimilated the use of Chinese scriptures and other Han resources will be appropriate and helpful.

Pray for church

Please pray for Christians in nearby people groups, including Han Chinese, to be burdened by their responsibility to take the Gospel to their Gaisu neighbors. Pray they will fulfill this responsibility out of love instead of obligation.

Pray for p g

Please pray these people will be set free from the worship of their ancestors, and their sense of obligation to those who have gone before them.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Ta'er 1,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114314

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1,000 ethnic Ta'er people live in an unspecified location within Ninglang County in northern Yunnan Province. Ninglang borders Sichuan Province and is home to several ethnic groups.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ta'er

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

3

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18687.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.852724

Latitude

27.288024

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ta'er

Natural pronunciation

Tah-ehr

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

97

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18687.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18687.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18687.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18687/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18687.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tanglang 1,300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114325

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Tanglang people group - who numbered 947 people within 185 families in a 1996 study - inhabit eight villages in the isolated Tanglang Basin in the southern part of Lijiang County. The locals call the basin Tanglangba. Administratively the Tanglang live in the Hongmai Community of Tai'an District. The Tanglang Basin is watered by the Tanglang River and is surrounded by a rim of mountains. During the rainy season, roads to the Basin are impassable; visitors are required to hike three hours from the nearest road in order to reach them.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Tanglang

Category

1

R o l3

ytl

Primary language name

Tanglang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

4.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18695.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.940000

Latitude

26.782760

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Tanglang

Natural pronunciation

Tung-lung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18695/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18695.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Tuwo 1,300 hab.

R o p3

114340

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 1,000 people belonging to the Tuwo tribe live along the border of western Yunnan Province and the nation of Myanmar. The largest concentration of Tuwo is found in Shui Li Village in Lushui County where 170 Tuwo live in relative isolation.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Tuwo

Category

3

R o l3

lis

Primary language name

Lisu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1938-2009

Portions year

1921-1950

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

5

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18706.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

98.722993

Latitude

25.802312

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

12.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Tuwo

Natural pronunciation

Too-woe

Percent christian p g a c

12.000

Percent evangelical

9.433

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

9.433

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

86

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18706/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18706.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1968-1990

Sherpa 1,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108938

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

They inhabit both sides of the Himalayan Range. The majority live in India, primarily in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal and in the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Quite a number live in Nepal, especially in the Solu Khumbu District and around the town of Namche Bazaar. A relative few live in Bhutan, while a very few inhabit Tibet, in Dinggye, Tingri and Zhangmu counties.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

402

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Buddhist

Peop name across countries

Sherpa

Category

1

R o l3

xsr

Primary language name

Sherpa

Primary language dialect

Solu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2014-2015

Portions year

1975-2008

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14906.jpg

Photo credits

COMIBAM / Sepal

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

5

Longitude

86.032240

Latitude

28.051090

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

6.325

Natural name

Sherpa

Natural pronunciation

Sher-pah

Percent christian p g a c

6.522

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

1.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.799

P c buddhism

98

P c ethnic religions

2

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

184500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m14906.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14906.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m14906.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14906/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14906.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.pesquisas.org.br/

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Adi 1,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113979

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The great majority of Adi live in India, with 482,000 occupying the north hills of the Assam Valley between Bhutan and the Burili River. Approximately 300,000 Adi live on Majuli Island - the world's largest river island - which lies in the mighty Brahmaputra River. There are no more than 1,000 Adi inside China, although some publications have claimed as many as 61,000 live there. Living in remote valleys near the juncture of India, Bhutan, and Tibet, the Adi experience less severe winters than people living on the Tibetan Plateau. The Adi inhabit a beautiful, forested region which abounds with mountain strawberries, hemp, irises, azaleas and rhododendrons. Medog County still contains many Bengali tigers as well as 40 species of other rare, protected animals.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

103

R o p2

C0004

People cluster

Adi

Peop name across countries

Adi

Category

3

R o l3

adi

Primary language name

Adi

Primary language dialect

Padam

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1988-2003

Portions year

1932-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

9

R l g3 p g a c

9

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Unknown

Primary religion p g a c

Unknown

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18386.jpg

Photo credits

Ramesh Lalwani - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

92.542650

Latitude

28.482663

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

23.974

Natural name

Adi

Natural pronunciation

AH-dee

Percent christian p g a c

20.896

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

9.031

Percent evangelical p g a c

7.872

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

90

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

79100

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18386_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18386_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18386_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18386/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18386.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://flickr.com/photos/ramesh_lalwani/8169468855/

Bible year

2005-2012

Luzu 1,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114188

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 1,000 ethnic Luzu people live in several villages within Muli County in the isolated southern part of Sichuan Province. The area was previously known as Xikang, before it was incorporated into Sichuan in the 1930s. Muli itself has been described as "a rich possession, and all the rivers, especially the Litang, carry gold and produce a considerable revenue.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

304

R o p2

C0216

People cluster

Tibetan

Peop name across countries

Luzu

Category

2

R o l3

ers

Primary language name

Ersu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18571.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

101.358239

Latitude

28.337540

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.154

Natural name

Luzu

Natural pronunciation

Loo-zoo

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.028

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18571.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18571.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18571.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18571/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18571.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Xiuba 1,200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114359

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Xiuba are a small group of about 950 people1 living in three remote mountain villages in the northern part of Xinhua District in Pingbian County, in southern Yunnan Province. Feizuke Village contains 300 people in 67 households. There are no Xiuba communities in any other part of China.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Xiuba

Category

2

R o l3

nos

Primary language name

Nisu, Eastern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

4

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18724.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.855336

Latitude

23.222136

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xiuba

Natural pronunciation

Shoo-ba

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18724.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18724.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18724.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18724/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18724.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Hu 1,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103882

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Linguist J.-O. Svantesson listed a 1984 figure of 1,000 speakers of the Hu language. They inhabit five villages in the Xiaomengyang District of Jinghong County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. The Hu live near the Manmet people and are also surrounded by Tai Lu and Bulang communities. The area inhabited by the Hu - the extreme southwest of China - is semi-tropical. It is warm and humid most of the year, while the rainy season inundates the crops between May and September every year.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Hu

Category

1

R o l3

huo

Primary language name

Hu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12129.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.882990

Latitude

22.015120

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.268

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Hu

Natural pronunciation

hoo

Percent christian p g a c

0.268

Percent evangelical

0.268

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.268

P c buddhism

70

P c ethnic religions

30

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1100

Frontier

N

Map address

m12129_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12129_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12129_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12129/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12129.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Hu are a distinct ethnolinguistic people group listed by the Chinese government as an undetermined minority. They live simple lives, tending to rice paddies built into mountain slopes. Once oppressed by Chinese landowners, the land redistribution programs of the 1950s ended their oppression.

Obstacles

Although the Hu claim to be Buddhists, their daily lives are more influenced by animistic beliefs. They fear demons and believe that all sickness and bad luck come upon them because of upsetting the delicate balance between the natural and spiritual worlds.

How reach

Only the blood of Christ can prevail over the demonic forces that rule the Hu people. Pray for the Holy Spirit to move the hearts of Christian believers to seek and reach them with the truth of the gospel so that the risen Christ will be manifested.

Pray for church

Two hundred years of mission work in China has not been able to reach the Hu. Pray for a powerful Hu church to emerge in China.

Pray for p g

Pray for relief from the bondage of darkness and that their hearts would be opened, so they can understand and respond to the gospel. Pray for the Lord to raise up a dedicated movement to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

10

Religion subdivision

Theravada

Kuamasi 1,100 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116876

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Heqing county, Liuhe township.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Kuamasi

Category

1

R o l3

yku

Primary language name

Kuamasi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

100.332358

Latitude

26.409516

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Kuamasi

Percent christian p g a c

1.000

Percent evangelical

0.500

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.500

P c buddhism

35

P c ethnic religions

64

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1100

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20589/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Fuma 1,000 hab.

R o p3

114055

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Fuma are located in just one village north of the town of Changcheng in the western part of Hainan Island. Changcheng is about 50 kilometers (31 mi.) north of the city of Dongfang (formerly known as Basuo). The Fuma live on the very top of a mountain in the area. As a result of isolation, they have an independent mind-set.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Fuma

Category

1

R o l3

fom

Primary language name

Foma

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

4

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

7

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18455.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

108.843749

Latitude

19.408349

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.600

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Fuma

Natural pronunciation

Foo-ma

Percent christian p g a c

2.600

Percent evangelical

2.325

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

2.325

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1000

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18455/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18455.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Pa Di 1,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115544

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Honghe Hani and Yi prefectures, Hekou and Jinping counties.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Pa Di

Category

1

R o l3

pdi

Primary language name

Pa Di

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

7

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

7

Primary religion

Non-Religious

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Non-Religious

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

96

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

103.949048

Latitude

22.518700

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Pa Di

Percent christian p g a c

3.725

Percent evangelical

1.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.725

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1400

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19580/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Muak Sa-aak 1,000 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

117896

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong, 4 villages.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Muak Sa-aak

Category

1

R o l3

ukk

Primary language name

Muak Sa-aak

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2017

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p21066.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

100.766798

Latitude

22.003533

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Muak Sa-aak

Percent christian p g a c

8.284

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

8.284

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

20

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5800

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/21066/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p21066.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bit 900 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101500

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1990 just 500 members of the Bit ethnic group were reportedly living in two villages in southern Yunnan province. Approximately three times that number inhabit the forests of northern Laos. The Bit are located within Mengla County in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Bit

Category

1

R o l3

bgk

Primary language name

Bit

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p10882.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

101.418660

Latitude

21.612500

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Bit

Natural pronunciation

bit

Percent christian p g a c

1.060

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.045

P c buddhism

40

P c ethnic religions

60

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

3600

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10882/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p10882.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The identity of the Bit—who are called Buxin by the Chinese—is a complicated matter. The Chinese officially view the Bit as part of the Khmu, but the Khmu do not belong to any of China's official nationalities. The Bit have ethnic relatives in both Laos and Vietnam, yet their language is distinct from the Khmu whom they are counted part of in China.

Obstacles

The Bit practice a mixture of Theravada Buddhism and animism, and there are no Christian believers among them.

How reach

There are Christians among the Khmu people in nearly Laos who can go to them as Christ's ambassadors.

Pray for p g

Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Za, Charumba 800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113908

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 2,500 people belonging to an ethnic group called the Za live in a remote area of southeastern Tibet. The Za, who were originally a collection of tribal peoples including relatives of today's Geman Deng people, live between Xiachayu and the Wanong Valley in Zayu County. Very few foreigners have ever ventured into this extremely remote part of China.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Charumba

Category

1

R o l3

zkr

Primary language name

Zakhring

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18354.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

97.361202

Latitude

28.398669

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Za

Percent christian p g a c

4.454

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.678

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18354_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18354_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18354_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18354/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18354.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Doupo 800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114045

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 600 Doupo people live in Yunnan Province in southwest China, west of Kunming City. About 400 live in the Mafang Village of Fumin County, while an additional 200 live in the Guanshanchang Village of Qinglong District in Anning County.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Doupo

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18445.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.359210

Latitude

25.065341

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

1.300

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Doupo

Natural pronunciation

Dow-po

Percent christian p g a c

1.300

Percent evangelical

1.243

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.243

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

800

Frontier

N

Map address

m18445.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18445.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18445.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18445/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18445.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Doupo are a downtrodden tribe with low self-esteem. After centuries of being oppressed and harassed, a segment of this group finally found the courage to move away from their former slave masters and start a new life. Although many of the younger generation do not consider themselves religious, most Doupo over the age of 50 are careful to observe the ways of their ancestors, which consist of ancestor worship and a complex system of spirit worship. In the past the Doupo relied on hunting and appeased the god of the Hunt. To show their reverence, they would take the bones from the animals they had killed and bury them in a "sacred hole" in the forest. The hunter would then drop to his knees and pray to the god of Hunting for blessing and a rich supply of game. There are no known Christian believers among the Doupo.

Obstacles

This tiny people group can be easily overlooked by Christian workers.

How reach

There are a number of Christians among the closely related Depo of northern Yunnan. Pray some of these Christians will be led to take the Gospel to the tiny Dounpo group.

Pray for church

Even though there are no known believers today among the Doupo it's not too early to pray for future believers.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Doupo to be completely delivered from ancestor worship and spirit worship. Only the God of the Bible deserves our worship.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Samadu, Eastern 800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114300

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Six hundred Eastern Samadu people live in just one village in southern China. They inhabit Zijun Village of Yiliiu District in Guandu County. Guandu is part of the Kunming Municipality.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Samadu, Eastern

Category

3

R o l3

cmn

Primary language name

Chinese, Mandarin

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1857-1981

Portions year

1864-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18674.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

102.786146

Latitude

24.961753

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

2.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Eastern Samadu

Natural pronunciation

Sah-mah-doo

Percent christian p g a c

2.000

Percent evangelical

1.626

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.626

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

93

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

800

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18674/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18674.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1874-2018

Keriya 800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114134

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 100 families of the Keriya tribe live "at the southeastern edge of the great Taklimakan Desert… in a green corridor that extends sporadically into the depths of the desert." The largest Keriya community is Tangzubast Village, about 300 kilometers (185 mi.) north of the town of Yutian, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Tangzubast has been placed under the jurisdiction of Liuabuyi Township in Yutian County. The only way for travelers to visit the area is to follow the dry Keriya River bed north, as there are no roads.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

313

R o p2

C0225

People cluster

Uyghur

Peop name across countries

Keriya

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18520.jpg

Photo credits

livcool - Shutterstock

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

81.662324

Latitude

36.853089

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.009

Natural name

Keriya

Natural pronunciation

Kerr-yah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18520.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18520.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18520.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18520/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18520.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1950-2022

Tatar, Khakass 800 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114826

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Khakasiya Republic: north of Altai mountains; Krasnoyarskiy Kray, north; Kemerovskaya Oblast’; scattered throughout Russia.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

311

R o p2

C0223

People cluster

Ural-Siberian

Peop name across countries

Tatar, Khakass

Category

1

R o l3

kjh

Primary language name

Khakas

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1995-2019

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

22

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18884.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

4

Longitude

124.187030

Latitude

48.063770

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

7.876

Natural name

Khakass Tatar

Natural pronunciation

kah-KAHSS tah-TAR

Percent christian p g a c

2.852

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.591

Percent evangelical p g a c

1.084

P c buddhism

75

P c ethnic religions

3

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

62800

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18884_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18884_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18884_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18884/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18884.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Paiwan 700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

107762

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Several hundred members of the Paiwan tribe live in and around the city of Zhangzhou in the southern part of Fujian Province. The great majority of Paiwan, 81,000, are located in southern Taiwan.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

298

R o p2

C0210

People cluster

Taiwan Indigenous

Peop name across countries

Paiwanese

Category

1

R o l3

pwn

Primary language name

Paiwan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1973-1993

Portions year

1959-1993

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14262.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

117.648934

Latitude

24.521880

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

53.745

Natural name

Paiwan

Natural pronunciation

pie-WAHN

Percent christian p g a c

69.507

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

8.825

Percent evangelical p g a c

29.788

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

95700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14262/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14262.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1993

Han Chinese, Xunpu 700 hab.

R o p3

114093

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Located just eight kilometers (five mi.) south of the large city of Quanzhou on the coast of Fujian Province, about 1,000 people live in the tiny fishing village of Xunpu, situated near the Jinjiang River that runs through Quanzhou before emptying itself into the East China Sea.

People i d1

11

R o p1

A002

Affinity bloc

East Asian Peoples

People i d2

161

R o p2

C0065

People cluster

Chinese

Peop name across countries

Han Chinese, Xunpu

Category

2

R o l3

nan

Primary language name

Chinese, Min Nan

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1896-1974

Portions year

1875-1916

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

7

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Non-Religious

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

26.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18485.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

117.048618

Latitude

24.542222

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

9.840

Natural name

Xunpu Chinese

Natural pronunciation

Shun-poo

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

3.000

Percent evangelical p c

7.936

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.000

P c buddhism

10

P c ethnic religions

60

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

700

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18485/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18485.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1884-2001

Buyang, Baha 700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

101816

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 3,500 Buyang are spread across a number of different locations in the Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the extreme southeast part of Yunnan. The majority live in Funing County, with 300 in Langjia village, 200 in Maguan, 200 in Ecun, 180 in Lagan, 50 near Nongna, 20 at Damen, and 30 to 40 in Jinglong Township. There are also "scattered settlements" in Guangnan County farther to the northwest.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Buyang, Baha

Category

1

R o l3

yha

Primary language name

Buyang, Baha

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p11052.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.875680

Latitude

24.279810

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Baha Buyang

Natural pronunciation

Bah-ha Boo-yung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m11052.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11052.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m11052.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11052/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p11052.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Baha Buyang practice wet-rice agriculture and catch Chinese geckos for use in Chinese medicine. The Buyang worship their ancestors, observing rituals to ensure their forefathers are taken care of in the next life. They offer food so the spirits won't go hungry and burn large amounts of paper money to break any hold of poverty that may have ensnared the dead. The Buyang are part of China's largest minority, the Zhuang; however, their language is distinct and not intelligible with other Zhuang dialects.

Obstacles

Their ancestor worship traps the Buyang in spiritual bondage, keeping them from accepting that Christ has provided for all their spiritual needs. Few Buyang have any awareness of the gospel or the reason Jesus came to earth.

Pray for p g

Ask God to send bold workers, driven by the Holy Spirit, to go to them. Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among the Buyang. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spirits and lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders, leading to the multiplication of disciples and house churches.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Buyang, E'ma 700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115056

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang-Miao autonomous prefecture, Funing county, Gula township, 6 villages: Dugan, E’cun, Longna, Maguan, Nada, and Zhelong.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Buhang, E'ma

Category

1

R o l3

yzg

Primary language name

Buyang, E'ma

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.731300

Latitude

23.819620

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

E'ma Buyang

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

700

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19799/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Purik 700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113383

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

A small number of people belonging to the Purik people group live in Gar County on the Tibet-India border. The vast majority of Purik inhabit the Suru Valley in the Kargil District of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The area is surrounded by Ladakh on the east and Baltistan (now controlled by Pakistan) to the north and northwest. The Purik's homeland is one of extremes. They live on the westernmost flange of the Himalayas - with peaks as high as 7,088 meters (23,250 ft.) and valleys as low as 265 meters (870 ft.) above sea level. Six months of the year Kargil is cut off from the rest of India; winter snows can accumulate up to 1 meters (40 ft.). Temperature between November and February often plummet to minus 45° Celsius (-49°F). The few Purik in Tibet live near the Bunan and Lahuli Tinan.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Purig-Pa

Category

1

R o l3

prx

Primary language name

Purig

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1938-1940

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p17903.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

79.557712

Latitude

32.608957

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Purik

Natural pronunciation

Boo-rig

Percent christian p g a c

0.085

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.032

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

41700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m17903_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m17903_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m17903_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17903/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p17903.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

18

Religion subdivision

Shia

Rawang 700 hab.

R o p3

108326

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Several villages of Rawang are located in an extremely remote area on the Yunnan-Tibet border in China. The Rawang, who are a collection of related dialect groups and clans, number more than 80,000 in northern Myanmar and 50,000 in northeastern India. The Rawang in China often visit their relatives in Myanmar by walking across the mountains, but "the way is difficult. They must follow trails through the mountains all night." The Rawang area in China can only be accessed by hiking three days from the nearest village. They are isolated most of the year because of snow.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

234

R o p2

C0142

People cluster

Miri-Kachin

Peop name across countries

Rawang

Category

1

R o l3

raw

Primary language name

Rawang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1974-1981

Portions year

1952-1963

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

5

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

1

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Christianity

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14528.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

98.214606

Latitude

28.210798

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

60.000

Percent christian p c

57.646

Natural name

Rawang

Natural pronunciation

Ra-wong

Percent christian p g a c

89.703

Percent evangelical

50.000

Percent evangelical p c

37.959

Percent evangelical p g a c

45.049

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

39

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

72700

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14528/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14528.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

1986

Nubra 700 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114268

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Several hundred Nubra people live in the southwest corner of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, near the juncture of Xinjiang, Tibet, Pakistan, and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The majority of Nubra live in India where they are considered a dialect group of the Ladakhi. The Nubra in India live in the Nubra Valley north of the town of Leh.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Nubra

Category

3

R o l3

lbj

Primary language name

Ladakhi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016-2023

Portions year

1904-1919

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18647.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

79.618285

Latitude

35.122861

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Nubra

Natural pronunciation

Noo-bra

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18647_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18647_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18647_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18647/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18647.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Mang 600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

106238

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1997 a mere 408 Mang people lived in the remote and impoverished mountains of southern China. The little-known Mang inhabit thick forests and mountain slopes in the Mengla District of Jinping County, near the Vietnam border. Their homes are a two-hour trek from the nearest road. The low population of the Mang is due to inbreeding, which has caused many Mang women to become sterile. Disease, malnutrition, and poor hygiene cause a high infant mortality rate. More than 2,000 Mang are located directly across the border in the Ha Giang area of Vietnam where they are one of that country's 54 official ethnic groups.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Mang

Category

1

R o l3

zng

Primary language name

Mang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p13495.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

102.942010

Latitude

22.544260

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Mang

Natural pronunciation

Mung

Percent christian p g a c

0.893

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.893

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m13495_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13495_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m13495_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13495/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p13495.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Thami 600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

110002

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

More than 20,000 Thami live in and around the town of Dolakha in eastern Nepal. Several hundred Thami also live in Zhangmu County, on the Tibetan side of the border. The Thami were originally a nomadic tribe who settled just east of Katmandu, Nepal. In recent years many Thami men have migrated to India to seek employment.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

442

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Hindu - other

Peop name across countries

Thami

Category

1

R o l3

thf

Primary language name

Thangmi

Primary language dialect

Thami

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2019

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

5

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Hinduism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15461.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

85.349000

Latitude

29.823000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.406

Natural name

Thami

Natural pronunciation

TAH-mee

Percent christian p g a c

0.853

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.184

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.793

P c buddhism

55

P c ethnic religions

45

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

35900

Frontier

Y

Map address

m15461.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15461.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15461.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15461/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15461.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Ladakhi 600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105559

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Global Evangelization Movement lists a 1995 population of 2,445 Ladakhi in Tibet. Their inclusion in China was unplanned and outside of their control. Before 1949 all Ladakhi lived in India. The Chinese invaded northern Ladakh in 1949, annexing 38,000 square kilometers (14,820 sq. mi.) of the Aksai Chin region in remote Himalayan territory. Those mountain passes near the China-India border have claimed the lives of many men and beasts. Bleached human and animal bones mark the trail like signposts at regular intervals. Approximately 100,000 Ladakhi live on the Indian side of the border. The Aksai Chin area is so remote that the Indian government did not discover the Chinese had constructed a road there until two years after it was completed.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Ladakhi

Category

3

R o l3

lbj

Primary language name

Ladakhi

Primary language dialect

Shamma

Number languages spoken

2

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

2016-2023

Portions year

1904-1919

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12939.jpg

Photo credits

Christopher Michel - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

78.889776

Latitude

34.838671

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Ladakhi

Natural pronunciation

lah-DAH-kee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

80

P c ethnic religions

19

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12939_ch.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY-NC 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Map credits

Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12939_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12939_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12939/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12939.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Ladakhi are a Tibetan group, but they have major linguistic and historical differences from their counterparts in Tibet. Life for the Ladakhi is hard. Hidden away in the highest mountains in the world, the region sees little rainfall - no more than three inches per year. The Ladakhi share the beliefs of their Tibetan neighbors. Tibetan Buddhism, mixed with images of ferocious demons from the pre-Buddhist Bon religion, has been the stronghold in Ladakh for more than a thousand years. The first Christians to the Ladakhi were probably Nestorian traders in the eighth century.

Obstacles

There is a low-level conflict between India and China which makes it hard to access Ladakh. They live in a remote region high in the Himalayan Mts. There are strong spiritual barriers to overcome.

How reach

Pray the believers in India will overcome the obstacles and carry the message of Christ to the Ladakhi people.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Ladakhi farmers to be able to produce an abundance of foodstuffs to care for their families and for adequate housing. Pray for a disciple making movement to flourish among the Ladakhis in the 2020s. Pray for a spiritual breakthrough so that the Ladakhi people will understand and embrace the abundant life that Jesus Christ came to offer their community.

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50979393@N00/14480597040

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Malimasa 600 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114189

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 100 Malimasa families inhabit an area near the town of Weixi, in the northwest of Yunnan Province. Weixi, five hours by road from the city of Zhongdian, is at the juncture where the Tibetan and Chinese worlds meet. Joseph Rock, an intrepid explorer and botanist, described Weixi in the 1920s as "a forlorn place of about 400 houses.… The town boasts a wall of mud with a few dilapidated gates." The Malimasa people live in extremely remote communities. Severe snowfall often cuts their villages off from the outside world for weeks at a time during the winter months.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Malimasa

Category

2

R o l3

nxq

Primary language name

Naxi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

Yes

Portions year

1932

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18572.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.304431

Latitude

27.162148

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Malimasa

Natural pronunciation

Ma-lee-ma-sa

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

95

P c ethnic religions

5

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

600

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18572.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18572.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18572.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18572/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18572.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Qabiao, Pubiao 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105647

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Pubiao people are evenly distributed on both sides of the China- Vietnam border. In 1990 the Pubiao numbered 307 people in southern China, while 382 were located in northern Vietnam where they are an official minority. The Pubiao in China live near the Vietnam border in the Tiechang, Matong, Punong, Pucha, and Pufeng villages of Malipo County in the Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The Vietnam Pubiao are located in seven communes of Dong Van District in Ha Giang Province.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

295

R o p2

C0207

People cluster

Tai

Peop name across countries

Qabiao, Pubiao

Category

1

R o l3

laq

Primary language name

Qabiao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12993.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

104.810940

Latitude

23.240020

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.732

Natural name

Qabiao

Natural pronunciation

kah-bee-OW

Percent christian p g a c

0.308

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.438

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12993_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12993_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12993_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12993/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12993.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Beidongnuo 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114007

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

When the 1982 Chinese census was conducted, people were asked to name their ethnic group and language. Two hundred and forty-four people answered that they belonged to the Beidongnuo ethnic group. The later 1990 census did not include this question, as people were told to list the official minzu that had been assigned to them by the government. The Beidongnuo live in one or two villages in the mountains of Libo County in the southernmost tip of Guizhou Province. Libo is close to the Guizhou- Guangxi provincial border.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

230

R o p2

C0138

People cluster

Miao / Hmong

Peop name across countries

Beidongnuo

Category

2

R o l3

hea

Primary language name

Miao, Northern Qiandong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

4

N t year

1934-2018

Portions year

1928-1937

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18413.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

107.987143

Latitude

25.392538

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

11.511

Natural name

Beidongnuo

Natural pronunciation

Bay-dong-nuoh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

6.289

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

500

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18413.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18413.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18413.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18413/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18413.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Kyirong 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

105548

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The little-known Kyerung people live on both sides of the Tibet-Nepal border, not far from Mt. Everest. An additional 4,300 Kyerung live in Nepal, especially in the villages of Rasua Gari, Birdim, Thangiet, Syabru and Syabrubensi.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

402

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Buddhist

Peop name across countries

Kyirong

Category

1

R o l3

kgy

Primary language name

Kyerung

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12931.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

85.500880

Latitude

28.345720

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

6.325

Natural name

Kyirong

Natural pronunciation

ghee-ROHNG

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

1.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

100

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

4000

Frontier

Y

Map address

m12931_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12931_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m12931_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12931/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12931.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

Traditionally, a Banmanus man can marry two sisters, or several brothers may share the same wife (although this is now only practiced in remote communities). The Kyerung are ethnic Tibetans and have been officially counted as part of the Tibetan nationality in China; however, they speak their own language, unintelligible to other Tibetan varieties. The Kyerung make up a significant portion of the Tibetans in Nepal.

Obstacles

The Kyerung are willing to accept other people's beliefs. They have a greeting, Tashiteleg, which means "I recognize the divine qualities in you." This mindset leaves them open to belief in anything, without understanding firm spiritual truths.

Pray for p g

Ask God to raise up Kyerung who are more desirous to know the truth than to stay on the broad road they have been given. Pray that their spiritual openness will give them the willingness to hear the gospel with their hearts. Ask God to send loving, committed workers to the Kyerung soon. Pray the Kyerung would no longer be hidden away from the influence of Christ.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

R l g4

11

Religion subdivision

Tibetan

Puroik 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113699

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Approximately 4,500 members of the small Puroik tribe inhabit mountainous jungle terrain in the East Kameng District in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The region has a "drastic terrain thrown up by the sharp twisting of the Himalayan ranges as they turn suddenly from a southeasterly to a southerly direction and drop precipitously to the tropical forests of southern China and northern Burma." A few hundred Puroik are also located in Longzi County on the Tibetan side of the border. Traditionally the border region was controlled by India, but the Chinese took considerable territory from India after armed border clashes in 1959 and 1962.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Puroik

Category

1

R o l3

suv

Primary language name

Puroik

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

9

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Unknown

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

1

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18186.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

96.836355

Latitude

28.454619

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Puroik

Natural pronunciation

Pooh-royk

Percent christian p g a c

41.189

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

15.516

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

99

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

5200

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18186_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18186_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18186_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18186/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18186.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Guaigun 500 hab.

R o p3

114073

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Guaigun ethnic group, who number a mere 400 people, live in the southern part of Zhenyuan County in Yunnan Province. In Tianba District, the Guaigun inhabit parts of the following villages: Tianba, Santai, Lianhe, and Minjiang.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Guaigun

Category

2

R o l3

xxx

Primary language name

Language unknown

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

4

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

4

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18469.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.093079

Latitude

31.096920

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

4.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Guaigun

Natural pronunciation

Gwai-gun

Percent christian p g a c

4.000

Percent evangelical

3.703

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

3.703

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

96

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

500

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18469/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18469.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Partially Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-4.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Phola, Alo 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116901

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Yuanjiang county, Tuguozhai village.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Phola, Alo

Category

1

R o l3

ypo

Primary language name

Phola, Alo

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

103.016335

Latitude

23.103412

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Alo Phola

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

500

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20608/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Thopho 500 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116917

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Guangnan county, South central Zhetu district; northeast Zhulin district, 2 villages.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Thopho

Category

1

R o l3

ytp

Primary language name

Thopho

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

104.790708

Latitude

24.138634

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Thopho

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

100

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

500

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20614/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Yerong 400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

111041

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Chinese scholar Liang Min listed a 1990 population of only 300 to 400 Yerong in China. In addition, about half of the members of the Buyang tribe (1,000 to 1,500 people) can also speak the Yerong language. The Yerong are located in the Longhe and Pohe townships of Napo County in the southwest corner of Guangxi, just north of the juncture where Yunnan, Guangxi and Vietnam intersect.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

319

R o p2

C0232

People cluster

Yao-Mien

Peop name across countries

Yerong

Category

1

R o l3

yrn

Primary language name

Yerong

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

0

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p16028.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.755710

Latitude

23.339170

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.811

Natural name

Yerong

Natural pronunciation

Yahng-hooung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.345

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m16028.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16028.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m16028.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16028/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p16028.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Summary

The Chinese praise the Yerongs as being an honest and hardworking people. Much intermarriage with other tribes has resulted in a dwindling population. As more Yerong youth leave their home communities to marry and live with other people groups, the very existence of the Yerong is becoming increasingly endangered. Found only in China, the Yerongs, are part of the Yao-Mein people cluster. Their primary language is Yerong. The primary religion practiced by the Yerong is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities such as animals, plants, and even inanimate objects possess a spiritual essence.

Obstacles

They are still waiting to hear the gospel for the first time. Workers will struggle to effectively reach the isolated Yerong by themselves. Believers from related minority groups or from Han Chinese churches are best suited for effective evangelism. As it stands, few, if any, will take this step.

Pray for p g

Pray for the Lord to intervene in the lives of the Yerong families, calling them to his side. Pray for loving, Holy Spirit-led workers to go to the Yerong. Pray for the Lord to send dreams and visions to Yerong elders. Pray for a church planting movement to thrive in their communities.

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Buyang, Langnian 400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

115060

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang-Miao autonomous prefecture, Funing county, Gula district, Gutao community, Nianlang village; Longse community, Langjia village.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

322

R o p2

C0235

People cluster

Zhuang

Peop name across countries

Buyang, Langnian

Category

1

R o l3

yln

Primary language name

Buyang, Langnian

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

105.816340

Latitude

23.810100

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.870

Natural name

Langnian Buyang

Natural pronunciation

Lang-neeahn Boo-yung

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.535

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

400

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19798/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Ewenki, Aoluguya 400 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114054

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Solon Ewenki are the largest of the four Ewenki groups in China. They account for approximately 80% of all Ewenki in China, which amounts to more than 21,000 of the total 1990 census figure of 26,300 for the Ewenki nationality. The Ewenki are also found in Russia and Mongolia. They have survived for centuries in the harsh temperatures of north Asian winters. The Solon Ewenki primarily inhabit the Morindawa, Oroqen, and Arong Banners in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia. There they live alongside Mongols, Daur, and Oroqen. It is a beautiful region, with more than 600 lakes and freshwater springs located among the pasture lands and woods of the Greater Hinggan Mountains. A small number of Solon Ewenki also live in Nehe County in Heilongjiang.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Ewenki

Category

3

R o l3

evn

Primary language name

Evenki

Primary language dialect

Chenba'erhu

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1880-2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

10

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18453.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

120.455111

Latitude

50.253652

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Aoluguya Ewenki

Natural pronunciation

ah-loh-GOO-yah eh-WANG-kee

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

40

P c ethnic religions

50

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

400

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18453_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bethany World Prayer Center

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18453_ch.png

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18453/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18453.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bumang 300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

116844

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Yunnan province: Honghe and Yi autonomous prefectures, Jinping Miao-Yao-Dai autonomous county, Mengla district, Manzhang-Shangzhai and Mangzhang-Xiazhai villages.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Bumang

Category

1

R o l3

bvp

Primary language name

Bumang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

1

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.134654

Latitude

24.570972

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Bumang

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

300

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20553/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Pengzi 300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114274

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Pengzi, who number approximately 250 people, are one of the smallest ethnic groups in China. They live in the western part of Yunnan Province in southwest China, not far from the Myanmar border. The Pengzi are believed to live in the Wumulong District of Yongde County and possibly in the Mengban District as well. The area, which lies within Lincang Prefecture, is mountainous and well forested.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Pengzi

Category

2

R o l3

yik

Primary language name

Lalo, Dongshanba

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18652.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.220978

Latitude

23.937910

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Pengzi

Natural pronunciation

Pung-zi

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

95

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18652.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18652.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18652.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18652/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18652.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Suan 300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114311

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to researcher Jamin Pelkey, 250 people belonging to the Suan ethnic group live in the Wumulong District and/or in the Mengban District of Yongde County. Yongde is situated within the Lincang Prefecture in western Yunnan Province.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Suan

Category

2

R o l3

ywt

Primary language name

Lalo, Central

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

2

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

2

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18684.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

99.286340

Latitude

24.196571

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Suan

Natural pronunciation

Soo-ahn

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

98

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18684.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18684.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18684.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18684/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18684.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Xiandao 300 hab.

R o p3

114353

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The tiny Xiandao tribe - who numbered only 136 people in 19971 - inhabit Munmian Village in western Yunnan Province. Of the 137 Xiandao people, only 47 still live in their village; the rest have traveled to cities to find employment. Even though the Xiandao live directly next to the Myanmar border, there is no evidence of any living outside of China. The Xiandao village is near Pingwyan Township in Yingjiang County in the Dehong Dai Autonomous Prefecture. More than a dozen colorful groups share the multiethnic Dehong Prefecture.

People i d1

23

R o p1

A014

Affinity bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples

People i d2

317

R o p2

C0229

People cluster

Tibeto-Burman, other

Peop name across countries

Xiandao

Category

2

R o l3

acn

Primary language name

Achang

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1992-2005

Portions year

Yes

J p scale

5

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

N

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

G s e c

6

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

1

R l g3 p c

4

R l g3 p g a c

1

Primary religion

Christianity

Primary religion p c

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p g a c

Christianity

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18718.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

97.908310

Latitude

24.541190

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

95.000

Percent christian p c

5.274

Natural name

Xiandao

Natural pronunciation

Shee-ahn-Dow

Percent christian p g a c

95.000

Percent evangelical

50.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.465

Percent evangelical p g a c

50.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

300

Frontier

N

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18718/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18718.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Significantly Reached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-5.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2010-2011

Tuerke 300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

103991

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

In 1980 R. F. Hahn reported the existence of at least 30 Tuerke households, numbering approximately 120 people. Another source lists a 1991 population of 200 Tuerke. There are probably also some Tuerke living in Kazakstan. The Tuerke in China live near the city of Yining (formerly called Kuldja) within the Ili Valley in the northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located 700 kilometers (432 mi.) west of the provincial capital, Yining is predominantly a Kazak and Uzbek town. Ethnic unrest between Xinjiang's Muslim population and the Han Chinese creates a tension in this part of the country. "Chinese appear uneasy here and warn against staying out after dark, when knives are fast and streets unsafe.… The local Kazaks and Uzbeks can be a rough bunch (regularly drunk in the evenings and occasionally involved in street fights) but very friendly towards foreigners, whom they put in a different category from those in authority."

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

309

R o p2

C0221

People cluster

Turkish

Peop name across countries

Tuerke

Category

1

R o l3

ili

Primary language name

Ili Turki

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

0

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p12210.jpg

Photo credits

DFAT - Flickr

Photo creative commons

Y

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

81.335330

Latitude

43.983790

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.296

Natural name

Tuerke

Natural pronunciation

too-ER-keh

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.027

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

600

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Photo c c version text

CC BY 2.0

Photo c c version u r l

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12210/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p12210.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10667649403

Uygur, Taklimakan 300 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114343

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Deep in the heart of what many consider one of the most inhospitable places on earth lies one of the most fascinating stories found among China's peoples. A tribe of "more than 200" Uygurs live in the heart of the Tarim Basin in the desert of Taklimakan, a Uygur word which means "those who go in never come out." A vast expanse of shifting sand and wasteland in China's northwest, it covers an area of 337,000 square kilometers (131,400 sq. mi.) - about equal in size to the combined area of the eleven other deserts in China. Surface and subterranean streams, "fed by water from the melted snow on the Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains, flow quietly on or beneath the desert, forming here and there ponds and small lakes. Oases big and small crisscross the desert."

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

313

R o p2

C0225

People cluster

Uyghur

Peop name across countries

Uygur, Taklimakan

Category

3

R o l3

uig

Primary language name

Uyghur

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1914-2005

Portions year

1898-1995

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

6

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

6

Primary religion

Islam

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Islam

P c islam

100.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18709.jpg

Photo credits

Anonymous

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

83.654545

Latitude

38.964362

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.009

Natural name

Taklimakan Uygur

Natural pronunciation

tak-leh-meh-KAN WEE-gur

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.006

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

0

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

300

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18709.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18709.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18709.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18709/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18709.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

1950-2022

Samtao 200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

108587

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The small Samtao tribe lives in the Bulang Mountains, in southwest China's Xishuangbanna Prefecture. Little information is available about the Samtao. A 1993 figure placed only 100 speakers of the Samtao language remaining in China, but the number of people who belong to the Samtao ethnic group may be significantly higher. The vast majority of Samtao live in the eastern part of Myanmar's Shan State. They are primarily located in mountain villages northeast of the city of Kengtung. More than 2,000 Samtao also live in Laos.

People i d1

20

R o p1

A011

Affinity bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

People i d2

239

R o p2

C0147

People cluster

Mon-Khmer

Peop name across countries

Samtao

Category

3

R o l3

stu

Primary language name

Samtao

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2024

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

2

R l g3 p g a c

2

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Buddhism

Primary religion p g a c

Buddhism

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p14680.jpg

Photo credits

Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

3

Longitude

99.588390

Latitude

22.328160

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

5.331

Natural name

Samtao

Natural pronunciation

Sahm-taow

Percent christian p g a c

1.516

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

2.652

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.779

P c buddhism

90

P c ethnic religions

10

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

15000

Frontier

Y

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14680/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p14680.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Adi Ramo 200 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

113427

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

103

R o p2

C0004

People cluster

Adi

Peop name across countries

Adi Ramo

Category

3

R o l3

adi

Primary language name

Adi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1988-2003

Portions year

1932-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

5

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

N

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

2

R l g3 p c

9

R l g3 p g a c

9

Primary religion

Buddhism

Primary religion p c

Unknown

Primary religion p g a c

Unknown

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

0

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

N

Photo permission

N

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

94.340000

Latitude

29.400000

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

23.974

Natural name

Adi Ramo

Percent christian p g a c

40.341

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

9.031

Percent evangelical p g a c

15.197

P c buddhism

60

P c ethnic religions

40

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

1700

Frontier

Y

Map address

m17939.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m17939.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m17939.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17939/CH

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Bible year

2005-2012

Miguba 90 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114214

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

According to linguist Jackson Sun, 80 speakers of the Miguba language live in just one village in southeastern Tibet: Damu Village is located in a densely forested area of Motuo County. The region is one of the least populated places in China. The few other inhabitants in the vicinity, mostly Lhoba and Tibetans, call the members of this group Damu after the name of their village. The Miguba may be the same ethnic group as the Ashing Adi people in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The legends of the Miguba closely match those of the Ashing, who numbered 959 people in India according to the 1971 census.

People i d1

21

R o p1

A012

Affinity bloc

South Asian Peoples

People i d2

475

R o p2

A012

People cluster

South Asia Tribal - other

Peop name across countries

Miguba

Category

3

R o l3

adi

Primary language name

Adi

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

5

N t year

1988-2003

Portions year

1932-1986

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

4

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

5

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Hinduism

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

5

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18595.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

94.796894

Latitude

28.179814

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

8.585

Natural name

Miguba

Natural pronunciation

Mih-goo-bah

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

3.412

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

30

P c ethnic religions

65

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

90

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18595.png

Has jesus film

Y

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

Y

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18595.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18595.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18595/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18595.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Bible year

2005-2012

Teleut 70 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

109928

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

Although their numbers in China are reported to be a mere 13 families or approximately 50 individuals, the Teleut speak their own language and have their own historical and cultural identity. They are located in the Altai District in the extreme northernmost point of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The area, which suffers from extremely cold winters, is situated at the juncture of China, Russia, and Mongolia. The vast majority of Teleut live in Russia, especially in the Kemerovo Oblast, in 4 to 5 villages located just south of Belovo. There are 71,600 speakers of both Northern and Southern Altai on the Russian side of the border.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

311

R o p2

C0223

People cluster

Ural-Siberian

Peop name across countries

Teleut

Category

1

R o l3

atv

Primary language name

Altai, Northern

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

2020

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

2

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

N

Least reached p g a c

Y

Has audio recordings

N

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

20

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p15323.jpg

Photo credits

Operation China, Asia Harvest

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

2

Longitude

87.119547

Latitude

48.121533

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

N

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

7.876

Natural name

Teleut

Natural pronunciation

Tel-oot

Percent christian p g a c

2.902

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.591

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.967

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

80

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

2270

Frontier

Y

Map address

m15323.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Joshua Project / Global Mapping International

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

N

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15323.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m15323.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15323/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p15323.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

Photo credit u r l

https://www.asiaharvest.org

Ongkor 30 hab. No alcanzado

R o p3

114270

R o g2

ASI

Continent

Asia

Region name

Asia, Northeast

I s o3

CHN

Location in country

The Ongkor are the smallest group profiled in this book, with just 20 people reported in a 1993 study. Yet those 20 individuals view themselves as a separate ethnic community, speak (or spoke until recently) their own unique language, and hold to a rich history. As recently as the 1945 Xinjiang census, the Ongkor numbered 2,506 people. Since that time they have intermarried with other groups, especially with the Western Daur and Western Xibe. They have rapidly lost their language and identity, so that today a mere 20 individuals could still be considered ethnically distinct. While many would discount the Ongkor as not worthy of mention, it should be remembered that in Vietnam the government has given official minority status to the 32 members of the ODu tribe. The Ongkor inhabit one village near Yining in Xinjiang's Ili Prefecture.

People i d1

24

R o p1

A015

Affinity bloc

Turkic Peoples

People i d2

107

R o p2

C0009

People cluster

Altaic

Peop name across countries

Ongkor

Category

3

R o l3

evn

Primary language name

Evenki

Number languages spoken

1

Official lang

Chinese, Mandarin

Bible status

3

Portions year

1880-2023

J p scale

1

J p scale p c

1

J p scale p g a c

1

Least reached

Y

Least reached p c

Y

Least reached p g a c

Y

G s e c

1

Has audio recordings

Y

R l g3

4

R l g3 p c

6

R l g3 p g a c

4

Primary religion

Ethnic Religions

Primary religion p c

Islam

Primary religion p g a c

Ethnic Religions

P c islam

0.000000

P c non religious

50

P c unknown

0

Security level

2

L r top100

N

Photo address

p18649.jpg

Photo credits

CRIENGLISH

Photo creative commons

N

Photo copyright

Y

Photo permission

Y

Profile text exists

Y

Count of countries

1

Longitude

81.230091

Latitude

43.988118

Ctry

China

Indigenous code

Y

Percent adherents

0.000

Percent christian p c

0.465

Natural name

Ongkor

Natural pronunciation

Ong-kohr

Percent christian p g a c

0.000

Percent evangelical

0.000

Percent evangelical p c

0.126

Percent evangelical p g a c

0.000

P c buddhism

0

P c ethnic religions

50

P c hinduism

0

P c other small

0

Region code

3

Population p g a c

30

Frontier

Y

Map address

m18649_ch.png

Has jesus film

N

Nomadic

N

Map credits

Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission

Map credit u r l

https://www.cartomission.com

Map copyright

N

J f

N

Audio recordings

Y

Window1040

Y

People group map u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18649_ch.png

People group map expanded u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/maps/m18649_ch.pdf

People group u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18649/CH

People group photo u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/profiles/photos/p18649.jpg

Country u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH

J p scale text

Unreached

J p scale image u r l

https://joshuaproject.net/assets/img/gauge/gauge-1.png

N t online

Y

Photo credit u r l

https://english.cri.cn/811/2005/08/24/48@13403.htm