People group profile · PG006798
The Han Chinese (Gan) of China
The Han Chinese (Gan) of China, numbering about 41,280,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese indigenous to China's Jiangxi province and surrounding region.
They are an indigenous people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism, and they primarily speak Gan Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 41,280,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Gan Chinese (gan)
- Primary religion
- Agnosticism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese (Gan) are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Han Chinese (Gan)
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Agnosticism · Unaffiliated
38% adherents
Primary language
Gan Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Gan Chinese
Gospel resources in Gan Chinese
- Bible available, published 1940
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Gan)
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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