Ethnic groups
How many different ethnic groups are officially recognized in China?
China
Sui people Xibe people Hani people Ethnic minorities in China Qiang people
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The Sui people (; autonym: "ai33 sui33"), also spelled as Shui people, are an ethnic group living mostly in Guizhou Province, China. They are counted as one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. 
The Xibe or Sibo ( "Sibe"; ) are a Tungusic ethnic group living mostly in Northeast China and Xinjiang. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. 
The Hani or Ho people (Hani: "Haqniq"; ; ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. They form one of the 56 officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China, and one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam. In Laos, the Hani are more commonly known as "Ho". 
Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han Chinese population in the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 2010, the combined population of officially recognised minority groups comprised 8.49% of the population of mainland China. In addition to these officially recognized ethnic minority groups, there are PRC nationals who privately classify themselves as members of unrecognized ethnic groups (such as Jewish, Tuvan, Oirat and Ili Turki). The ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the PRC reside within mainland China and Taiwan, whose house are called the Taiwanese aborigines. The Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan officially recognises 13 Taiwanese aborigine groups, while the PRC classifies them all as a single ethnic minority group, the Gaoshan. Hong Kong and Macau do not use this ethnic classification system, and figures by the PRC government do not include the two territories. By definition, these ethnic minority groups, together with the Han majority, make up the greater Chinese nationality known as "Zhonghua Minzu". Chinese minorities alone are referred to as "Shaoshu Minzu". 
The Qiang people () are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000 in 1990. They live mainly in mountainous region in the northwestern part of Sichuan province on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. 