Manchu people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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10,430,000 (worldwide) 10,410,585 0.77% of China's population (estimate) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 People's Republic of China
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10,410,585 |
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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12,000 |
| Languages | |
| almost all Mandarin Chinese, only about 10 speak Manchu | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly non-religious. Manchu shamanism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Evenks, Nanai, Oroqen, Udege, Xibe and other Tungusic peoples |
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The Manchu (Manchu: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ; Möllendorff: manju; Abkai: manju; simplified Chinese: 满族; traditional Chinese: 滿族; pinyin: Mǎnzú; Wade–Giles: Man3-tsu2) are an ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. They are sometimes called "red-tasseled Manchus", a reference to the ornamentation on traditional Manchu hats. The Later Jin (1616-1636), and Qing dynasty (1636–1912) are established by Manchus, who are descended from the Jurchen people who earlier established the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in China.
Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China, forming the fourth largest ethnic group in the country. They can be found in 31 Chinese provincial regions. They also form the largest minority group in China without an autonomous region. Among them, Liaoning has the largest population and Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia and Beijing have over 100,000 Manchu residents. About half of the population live in Liaoning and one-fifth in Hebei. There are a number of Manchu autonomous counties in China, such as Xinbin, Xiuyan, Qinglong, Fengning, Yitong, Qingyuan, Weichang, Kuancheng, Benxi, Kuandian, Huanren, Fengcheng, Beizhen and over 300 Manchu towns and townships.
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