People group profile · PG006803
The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China
The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China, numbering about 11,300,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities.
They are an indigenous people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak Min Bei Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 11,300,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Min Bei Chinese (mnp)
- Primary religion
- Atheism
- 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 (Min Bei) 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 (Min Bei)
- 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
Atheism · Unaffiliated
40% adherents
Primary language
Min Bei Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Min Bei Chinese
Gospel resources in Min Bei Chinese
- Bible available, published 1934
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 (Min Bei)
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Han Chinese, Min Bei in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102138) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Min Bei) | Singapore | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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