Chinese Mongols people

Ethnic Mongols in China are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang, etc. The Mongol population in China is over twice that of the independent nation of Mongolia.

Regional distribution

The Mongols in China are divided between autonomous regions and provinces as follows:
* 68.72%: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
* 11.52%: Liaoning Province
* 2.96%: Jilin Province
* 2.92%: Hebei Province
* 2.58%: Xinjiang Autonomous Region
* 2.43%: Heilongjiang Province
* 1.48%: Qinghai Province
* 1.41%: Henan Province
* 5.98%: Rest of China

Besides the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, there are other Mongol autonomous administrative subdivisions in China.

On prefecture level:
* Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
* Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
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On county level:
* Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County
* Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County
* Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County
* Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County
* Dorbod Autonomous County
* Subei Mongol Autonomous County
* Henan Mongol Autonomous County
* Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County

Famous ethnic Mongols in China

* Ulanhu , politician
* Li Siguang , founder of China's geomechanics
* Siqin Gaowa , a famous actress of China
* Mengke Bateer , basketball player
* Bao Xishun , one of the tallest men alive
* , a pop/rock musician
* Sengge Rinchen , Qing dynasty nobleman and general
* Buren Bayaer , singer, composer and a disc jockey
* Uyunqimg , Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
* Fu Ying , Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom

See also

*Mongolians in Taiwan

Further reading

*Human Rights in China: ''China, Minority Exclusion, Marginalization and Rising Tensions'', London, Minority Rights Group International, 2007

External links

* Chinese government information.