Bai people
The Bai, or Pai (Bai: Baipho, /pɛ̰˦˨xo̰˦/ (白和); Chinese: 白族; pinyin: Báizú; Wade–Giles: Pai²-tsu²; endonym pronounced [pɛ̀tsī]), are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Bijie area of Guizhou Province, and Sangzhi area of Hunan Province. They constitute one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. They numbered 1,933,510 as of 2010.
白族 | |
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Women dressed in Bai clothing | |
| Total population | |
| 1,858,063 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China, mostly in the Yunnan Province (Dali area), Guizhou Province (Bijie area) and Hunan Province (Sangzhi area) | |
| Languages | |
| Bai, Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Benzhuism and Taoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Han Chinese • Hui Other Sino-Tibetan peoples |
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