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 Chuanqing people, descendants ofMing Loyalists in Langdai, taken in 1900 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| about 670,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Guizhou,China | |
| Languages | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism,Christianity[citation needed],Taoism,Western Confucianism, a minority ofAnimism,Polytheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tunbao,Han Chinese |
TheChuanqing people (Chinese:穿青人;pinyin:Chuānqīngrén) are an East Asian ethnic group. According to popularethnogenesis, they are descended fromHan Chinese soldiers who were sent toGuizhou area in the eighth and ninth centuries to quellMiao rebellions.
The Chuanqings view themselves as a distinctethnic group.[1] Most of them live in theAnshun area of Guizhou province. Other locals call the Chuanqings "Da Jiao Ban" (Big Foot) or "Da Xiuzi" (Big Sleeves). They have a unique spirituality involving worship of a god calledWuxian (五显).[1]
Their name, Chuanqing, literally meanswear-blacks because that is the color of their traditional clothing.[1]
TheLiupanshui City Ethnic Gazetteer (2003:178)[2] lists the following names for the Chuanqing people of Liupanshui prefecture.
The Chuanqing are also given various exonyms by the following ethnic groups.[2]
The Chuanqing are believed to number about 700,000, mostly in mountain villages in and aroundZhijin.[1]
TheLiupanshui City Ethnic Gazetteer (2003:178)[2] lists populations for the following counties inLiupanshui prefecture.
The Chuanqing speak aSinitic language. Their language typically has a subject-objective-verb word order.[2]