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![]() ![]() The truth is, there are in fact 56 minorities, or rather counting 55 and leave one for the main ethnic group, the Han Chinese. But imagine: Han Chinese make out about 93 % of the total population. Travelling the main tourists routes, you might not even meet one of the 55 members of the other groups. ![]() Don't conclude, that because of their enormous share of the total population, the Han Chinese represent a homogeneous group. Every region's Han Chinese people feel different and more over superior towards the other region's! Dishes and customs vary substantially according to different climate, agriculture and sources of income. ![]() There is a permanent debate about the superiority of southern and northern Chinese up to the highest ranks in Government! Whilst Beijing people enjoy a lot of noodles and dumpling with their meals, people Shanghai can rely on the outcome of the fertile Yangzi Delta, rice and river fish. Whereas the people from Guangzhou apparently 'eat everything that moves'! Ethnic itself might not be the key to the Chinese people. They are, like everywhere else in the world, all individuals and should be respected as such. Even though there might be times when sheer desperation takes overhand whilst struggling with Chinese mentality, a smile from somebody is waiting around the corner! |