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People group profile · PG007196

The Eastern Qiandong Miao of China

The Eastern Qiandong Miao of China, numbering about 711,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China.

They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Eastern Qiandong Miao.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Miao, Qiandong, Eastern

Fast facts

Country
China
Population
711,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Miao / Hmong
Primary language
Eastern Qiandong Miao (hmq)
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion
Strategic Progress Index
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Eastern Qiandong Miao are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Eastern Qiandong Miao

  • Continue prayer and fasting for this group
  • Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
  • Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Primary religion

Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion

40% adherents

Primary language

Eastern Qiandong Miao · Hmong-Mien family

35% speak Eastern Qiandong Miao

Gospel resources in Eastern Qiandong Miao

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Miao, Eastern Qiandong)

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Eastern Qiandong Miao

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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