 Fuzhou Tanka people on their boats in Min River, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 1910. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| The lower course of Min River and the coast of Fuzhou, Fujian Province in China | |
| Languages | |
| Fuzhounese and Standard Chinese (second language) | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic and Taoism |
Fuzhou Tanka (Fuzhou dialect: 曲蹄; Foochow Romanized: Kuóh-dà̤ ; Simplified Chinese: 福州疍民 Hók-ciŭ Dáng-mìng; 江妹仔 Gĕ̤ng-muói-giāng; 曲蹄婆 Kuóh-dà̤-bò̤), or Boat People, are from Fujian, China. A branch of the Tanka people, they traditionally lived on sampans in the lower course of Min River and the coast of Fuzhou in Fujian Province most of their lives and have been officially recognized as Han Chinese since 1955.[1]
- ^ Jian-min Li (李健民), Origin and Migration of Mindong's Fishermen (闽东疍民的由来及历史变迁) Archived 2010-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Ningde Teachers' College, 2009 Vol. 2, pp.38–44 (in Chinese)