The ethnic group of he It is the largest ethnic group in China, and also in the world. Around 92% of the more than 1.300 million inhabitants of China belong to this ethnic group.
It is currently the majority ethnic group in mainland China and Taiwan, although there are significant populations in Singapore and Indonesia as well as throughout the West.
The Han Chinese originally come from northern China, from the region around the Yellow River. For several millennia they have been expanding their territorial base, extending towards southern China.
During the XNUMXth century, the presence of Chinese has also increased significantly. he in the westernmost regions of China: Tibet and Xinjiang.
The term he comes from the name of the Han Dynasty. Also, one of the most common names for the Chinese language in the People's Republic is "Han language."
Although sometimes referred to as "Chinese ethnicity", Han is the correct term used in the People's Republic of China to differentiate the majority ethnic group, which is expressed in the various dialects of Chinese, from other ethnic groups, with different languages and cultures. that exist in China, such as the Tibetans, Mongols and Uighurs, among others.