"Han" originally refers to Tianhe and Yinhe. The Book of Songs says: "Where there is Han, there is light in prison." Han people are used to calling themselves Han people, because the Han Dynasty in China used to be called "Huaxia" or "Zhu Xia".
According to the statistics of 1990, there are 910.92% of the total population in China, among which the proportion of Han nationality in the local population is 99.77% and 99.49% in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and 37.55% in Xinjiang and Tibet.
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The top three ethnic minorities:
1, Zhuang nationality
Zhuang nationality has the largest population among ethnic minorities.
"Xi 'ou" and "Luo Yue", which originated from the historical records of the Han nationality in the pre-Qin, Qin and Han dynasties and lived in Lingnan area, are distributed in 3/kloc-0 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government.
They mainly live in the south, east to Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County in Guangdong Province, west to Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, north to congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province, and south to Beibu Gulf. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the main distribution area of Zhuang nationality.
2. Hui nationality
The population of Hui and ethnic minorities ranks second.
The ethnic origin of the Hui nationality can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. It is generally believed that the Hui nationality was formed in the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was the preparatory period for the formation of the Hui nationality, and the Ming Dynasty was the last period for the formation of the Hui nationality.
Hui people have a glorious tradition of resisting oppression, and Hui people all over the country have also participated in the struggle against imperialist aggression in different forms. The May 4th Movement and the establishment of the * * * Production Party in China pointed out the direction for the complete liberation of the Hui people.
3. Manchu people
Manchu, the population of ethnic minorities ranked third.
Manchu population is distributed all over the country, with Liaoning, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Beijing and other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government as the majority, while others are scattered in Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shandong, Hubei, Guizhou and other large and medium-sized cities such as Xi, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Fuzhou.
Manchu is a hardworking, brave and intelligent nation, and it is also a nation that is good at absorbing foreign cultures and integrating innovation. In the long-term historical development, a custom culture with national characteristics has been formed. The customs of Manchu people at the age of 20 are mostly similar to those of Han people, but they maintain many Manchu characteristics.
Baidu encyclopedia-Han nationality