Back شعب باى ARZ Baylar Azerbaijani Бай (народ) Byelorussian པའེ་མི། Tibetan Bai Breton Bai Catalan Băh-cŭk CDO Bai Danish Bai German Bajoj Esperanto
白族 | |
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 An elderly woman and a girl adorned in traditional Bai garments | |
| Total population | |
| 2,091,543 (as of 2020)[1] | |
| 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, Taoism, Christianity, Irreligion, Islam and other religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Han, Hui, and other Sino-Tibetan peoples |
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The Bai or Pai (Bai: Baipho [pɛ̰˦˨xo̰˦], 白和; Chinese: 白族; pinyin: Báizú), 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. The Bai constitute one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China,[2] with a population of 2,091,543 (as of 2020).[1]
- ^ a b Croddy, E. (2022). China's Provinces and Populations: A Chronological and Geographical Survey. Springer International Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-031-09165-0. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Solis, Jacqueline. "LibGuides: Chinese Ethnic Groups: Overview Statistics". guides.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-08.