1, ethnic minorities refer to ethnic groups other than the main ethnic groups in a multi-ethnic country. In the People's Republic of China, except the Han nationality, the other 55 legal ethnic groups are all ethnic minorities.

2. Among the 55 ethnic minorities, except for the Hui and Manchu, all the other 53 ethnic groups have their own languages. With the acceleration of modernization in China, some minority languages are facing the danger of extinction.

Extended data:

1, the minority population is mainly concentrated in the southwest, northwest and northeast provinces and autonomous regions. Five autonomous regions and 30 autonomous prefectures in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Guangxi and Ningxia, 120 autonomous counties (banners) and more than 200 ethnic townships are places where ethnic minorities live in compact communities.

2. The ethnic identification work in China is unprecedented in scale, duration, identification of many ethnic groups, wide investigation scope and scientific identification basis, and unique in the world.

3. China is a country with many religions, including Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. Most ethnic minorities in China have religious beliefs, and some ethnic groups believe in a certain religion on a mass basis. For example, Tibetans believe in Tibetan Buddhism.

4. The system of regional ethnic autonomy is a basic policy adopted by the China government in light of the actual situation in China, and it is also an important political system in China.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia _ Minority Baidu Encyclopedia _ China Minority