Chuanqing people

Chuanqing people
Total population
about 670,000
Regions with significant populations
Guizhou, China
Languages
Southwestern Mandarin
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Western Confucianism, a minority of Animism, Polytheism
Related ethnic groups
Tunbao, Han Chinese

The Chuanqing people (Chinese: 穿青人; pinyin: Chuānqīngrén) are an East Asian ethnic group. According to popular ethnogenesis, they are descended from Han Chinese soldiers who were sent to Guizhou area in the eighth and ninth centuries to quell Miao rebellions. The Chuanqings, however, view themselves as a distinct ethnic group.[1] Most of them live in the Anshun area of Guizhou province. Other locals call the Chuanqings "Da Jiao Ban" (Big Foot) or "Da Xiuzi" (Big Sleeves). They have a unique spirituality involving worship of a god called Wuxian (五显).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Why China's Communists Recognise Just 56 Ethnic Groups". The Economist. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.