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]