56 constellations or 56 nationalities?

There are 56 nationalities, 12 constellations.

56 ethnic groups, namely:

Han, Mongolian, Manchu, Korean, Hezhe, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, Hui, Dongxiang, Tu, Salar, Baoan, Yugur, Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek and Russian;

Tatar, Tibetan, Menba, Barrow, Qiang, Yi, Bai, Hani, Dai, Wa, Lahu, Naxi, Jingpo, Bulang, Achang, Pumi, Nu, De 'ang, Dulong and Nu.

Basic generalization

The Chinese nation has a long history. Since ancient times, the ancestors of the people of all ethnic groups in China have worked, lived and multiplied on the land of China, and contributed their wisdom and wisdom to the establishment of Chinese civilization and a unified multi-ethnic country.

According to the statistics of China government, there are 56 officially confirmed China people and nationalities, and the rest are unconfirmed nationalities.

According to the main data of the sixth national census, the Han nationality has the largest population, accounting for about 9 1.5 1% of the total population of the country, while the total population of the other 55 ethnic groups is relatively small, accounting for about 8.49% of the total population of the country, so they are called ethnic minorities.