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閩民系 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Approximately 115,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| People's Republic of China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hong Kong, Macau), Taiwan Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Japan, Europe, United States | |
| Languages | |
| Min Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Major religions include Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism or Chinese Buddhism), Confucianism, Daoism, Chinese folk religion Minor religions include Christianity and other religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Han Chinese (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Leizhou people, Hainan people, Taiwanese people, Puxian people, Min-Vietnamese people), Ancient Minyue people† |
Min-speaking peoples (simplified Chinese: 闽民系; traditional Chinese: 閩民系; pinyin: Mǐn mínxì) are a major subgroup of ethnic Han Chinese people, speaking Min Chinese languages. They mainly live or trace roots from Fujian, Hainan, Southern Zhejiang and Guangdong province's Leizhou and Chaoshan regions. In the Chinese diaspora, they form the majority of people in Taiwan and the majority of Han Chinese in Southeast Asian countries, like Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The first two countries have majority Teochew-speaking Chinese minorities, whereas the last four house Hokkien-speaking Chinese minorities.