Qiang People

The Qiang people (Chinese: 羌族; Mandarin Pinyin: qiāng zú; Jyutping: goeng1 zuk6) are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern part of Sichuan province.

Qiang people
Chinese 羌族
Transcriptions
Hakka
- Romanization Kiong-tshu̍k
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin qiāng zú
Min
- Hokkien POJ Khiang-cho̍k
- Teochew Peng'im Kiang-tsôk
Wu
- Romanization chian zoh
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping goeng1 zuk6

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