Bonan
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The Bonan (also Bao'an) people (保安族; pinyin: bǎoān zú ; native [bɵ:ŋɑn]) are an ethnic group living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China. Numbering approximately 12,000, they are the 7th smallest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The Bonan speak the Bonan language, a Mongolic language, and are predominantly Muslim. [link] They are believed to be descended from Muslim Mongol soldiers stationed in Qinghai during the Yuan or Ming dynasties and to have settled in Gansu during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor (1862–1874).
External links
- http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-bonan.htm
- http://www.orientaltravel.com.hk/people/Bonan.htm
- http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/baoan/
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