People group profile · PG006801
The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China
The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China, numbering about 60,310,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the northern China provinces of Shanxi and central Inner Mongolia.
They are an indigenous people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism, and they primarily speak Jinyu Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 60,310,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Jinyu Chinese (cjy)
- 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 (Jinyu) 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 (Jinyu)
- 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
48% adherents
Primary language
Jinyu Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Jinyu Chinese
Gospel resources in Jinyu Chinese
- Bible available
- 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 (Jinyu)
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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