The Han Chinese are an ethnic group in China that make up 92% of China's population as well as large portions of other nations, and are therefore the largest ethnic group in the world, making up about 20% of the global population. The Han Chinese take their name from the Han Dynasty, which succeeded the Qin Dynasty and lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD. The Han Dynasty is considered one of the greatest periods in China's history.
The Han are in the news nowadays because of the recent strife between them and the Uighurs, the Turkic speaking Muslims who occupy the far western regions of China.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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I actually didn't know that the Han were such a majority. Nice.
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