People group profile · PG006807
The Han Chinese (Xiang) of China
The Han Chinese (Xiang) of China, numbering about 42,420,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese historically related to China's Hunan and northern Guangxi provinces.
They are an indigenous people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism, and they primarily speak Xiang Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 42,420,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Xiang Chinese (hsn)
- 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 (Xiang) 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 (Xiang)
- 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
40% adherents
Primary language
Xiang Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Xiang Chinese
Gospel resources in Xiang Chinese
- Bible available, published 2001
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Xiang)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Xiang)
- 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.
- 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.
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