Hunanese people

The Hunanese people or Xiang-speaking Chinese (Chinese: 湖湘民系; pinyin: Huxiang minxi; Xiang Chinese: 湘語人 Shiōn'nỳ nin) are a Xiang-speaking Han Chinese ethnic subgroup originating from Hunan province in Southern China, but Xiang-speaking people are also found in the adjacent provinces of Guangxi and Guizhou.

Hunanese people
湖湘民系/湘人/湘語人 Shiōn'nỳ nin
Two Hunannese men counting brass coins in Changde, circa 1900-1919.
Total population
38,149,000
Regions with significant populations
Mainland ChinaHunan
Northeastern Guangxi
parts of Guizhou
Republic of China on TaiwanAs a small part of Mainlander population of Taiwan island
Languages
Xiang Chinese
Mandarin Chinese
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion
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