China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. As the majority of the population is of the Han ethnic group (accounting for 91.6 percent of the national total population), China’s ...

As the majority of the population belongs to the Han ethnic group, China's other 55 ethnic groups are customarily referred to as the national minorities. According to the fourth national census ...

China is a country of immense diversity in terrain, climate, and especially people. There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups. The largest is the Han Chinese, numbering 900 million, who reside ...

In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from ...

Researchers find rainy, humid climate in ancient north China contributed to agricultural boom and prosperity of Qin and Han ...

Han China Chinese They are the largest ethnic group in China. The previous Ming dynasty emperors were Han. Tibetan Tibet Tibetan They are mostly Buddhist and are often nomadic, although there are ...

Located in China's far northwest, Xinjiang has long been a hub of discussions surrounding ethnic unity, cultural diversity, and social development. Home to multiple ethnic groups including the Uygur, ...

But the document also lists attributes by which a person might be targeted, which it says can include "race (Han [China's biggest ethnic group], Uighur)". BBC News visited the camps where China ...

The discovery of 46 illegal wells dug by Chinese migrants in the remote Xinjiang region has heightened tensions with Uyghur ...