A lot of nationalities

In China, there are the Mongols and Daur; who still lead a nomadic, herdsmen life, Hui; Muslim Chinese folk scattered throughout the central provinces, Uighur; a Turkic Muslim people from Xinjiang, Zhuang; the largest ethnic minority in China around Guangxi, the Maio; Yi; Bouyei; Dong; Yao; Hani; Li; Dai; Dongxiang; Naxi; Jingpo; Maonan; Xibe; Nu; Yugur but to name a few! Most of these can be found scattered throughout ‘mainland’Chinawith traditional village lifestyles, colourful headdresses and still maintaining peculiar yet fascinating festivals and soul-searching song. The largest ethnic minority are the Mongolians (4,802,40001) and the smallest the Gaoshan of Taiwan (2,9001). Nearly all of the ethnic groups mentioned above and others unmentioned, have similar facial features, languages, traditional dress, and indeed, habits and greetings. However, it would be fair to assume that most of the world regardsChinaas being of one particular ethnicity: the Han. And they are by far the most populous ethnicity inChinawho can be found in all regions in large numbers. This book therefore, focuses not on small, isolated minorities but on the mainstream Han lifestyle that you’ll most likely be surrounded by on a prolonged or just a short visit to the People’s Republic ofChina(PRC).