She people

The She (畲) people (She Hakka: ; Cantonese: ; Fuzhou: ) are a Chinese ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

They are the largest minority in Fujian province. They are also present in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Guangdong. Some descendants of the She also exist amongst the Hakka minority in Taiwan.

Language
The She language is a Hmong–Mien language. Most of the She today speak Chinese dialects, like Hakka. Those who retain their own language - approximately 1,200 individuals in Guangdong province - call themselves Ho Ne "mountain people". Some said they were descendants of Dongyi, Nanman or Yue peoples.

Hangzhou Municipality
Eshan She-nation Ethnic Township (莪山畲族乡) in Tonglu County

Quzhou Municipality
Muchen She-nation Ethnic Township (沐尘畲族乡) in Longyou County

Jinhua Municipality
Shuiting She-nation Ethnic Township (水亭畲族乡) in Lanxi City

Liucheng She-nation Ethnic Township (柳城畲族镇) in Wuyi County

Wenzhou Municipality
Qingjie She-nation Ethnic Township (青街畲族乡) in Pingyang County

Xikeng She-nation Ethnic Township (西坑畲族镇) in Wencheng County Zhoushan She-nation Ethnic Township (周山畲族乡) in Wencheng County

Fengyang She-nation Ethnic Township (凤阳畲族乡) in Cangnan County

Dailing She-nation Ethnic Township (岱岭畲族乡) in Cangnan County

Siqian She-nation Ethnic Township (司前畲族镇) in Taishun County

Zhuli She-nation Ethnic Township (竹里畲族乡) in Taishun County

Lishui Municipality
Jingning She-nation Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县)

Laozhu She-nation Ethnic Town (老竹畲族镇) in Liandu District

Lixin She-nation Ethnic Township (丽新畲族乡) in Liandu District

Wuxi She-nation Ethnic Township (雾溪畲族乡) in Yunhe County

Anxi She-nation Ethnic Township (安溪畲族乡) in Yunhe County

Zhuyang She-nation Ethnic Township (竹垟畲族乡) in Longquan City

Sanren She-nation Ethnic Township (三仁畲族乡) in Suichang County

Banqiao She-nation Ethnic Township (板桥畲族乡) in Songyang County

Xuancheng Municipality
Yunti She-nation Ethnic Township (云梯畲族乡) in Ningguo City

Fuzhou Municipality
Xiaocang She-nation Ethnic Township (小沧畲族乡) in Lianjiang County

Ningde Municipality
Muyun She-nation Ethnic Township (穆云畲族乡) in FuAn City

Kangcuo She-nation Ethnic Township (康厝畲族乡) in FuAn City

Banzhong She-nation Ethnic Township (坂中畲族乡) in FuAn City

Xiamen She-nation Ethnic Township (硖门畲族乡) in Fuding City

Yantian She-nation Ethnic Township (盐田畲族乡) in Xiapu County

Shuimen She-nation Ethnic Township (水门畲族乡) in Xiapu County

Chongru She-nation Ethnic Township (崇儒畲族乡) in Xiapu County

Zhangzhou Municipality
Longjiao She-nation Ethnic Township (隆教畲族乡) in Longhai City

Huxi She-nation Ethnic Township (湖西畲族乡) in Zhangpu County

Chiling She-nation Ethnic Township (赤岭畲族乡) in Zhangpu County

Longyan Municipality
Gongzhuang She-nation Ethnic Township (宫庄畲族乡) in Shanghang County

Lufeng She-nation Ethnic Township (庐丰畲族乡) in Shanghang County

Shangrao Municipality
Taiyuan She-nation Ethnic Township (太源畲族乡) in Yanshan County

Huangbi She-nation Ethnic Township (篁碧畲族乡) in Yanshan County

Yingtan Municipality
Zhangping She-nation Ethnic Township (樟坪畲族乡) in Guixi City

Fuzhou Municipality
Jinzhu She-nation Ethnic Township (金竹畲族乡) in LeAn County

Ganzhou Municipality
Chitu She-nation Ethnic Township (赤土畲族乡) in Nankang City

Ji'an Municipality
Donggu She-nation Ethnic Township (东固畲族乡) in Qingyuan District

Longgang She-nation Ethnic Township (龙冈畲族乡) in Yongfeng County

Jinping Minority-nation Ethnic Township (金坪民族乡) in Xiajiang County

Heyuan Municipality
Zhangxi She-nation Ethnic Township (漳溪畲族乡) in Dongyuan County

Verbreitung der She in China
Die knapp 45.000 She in der Provinz Guizhou bilden eine eigenständige Untergruppe, die Dongjia (东家人 Dongjia ren), die sich kulturell stark von den She in den anderen Siedlungsgebieten unterscheiden.

Provinzebene
Beim Zensus im Jahre 2000 wurden in China 709.592 She gezählt.
 * Verteilung der She-Bevölkerung in China:

Kreisebene

 * Verbreitungsgebiete der She auf Kreisebene (2000)

Hier wurden nur Werte ab 0,5 % berücksichtigt. AB = Autonomer Bezirk, AK = Autonomer Kreis.

Notes and references

 * You, Wenliang. 2002. She zu yu yan (The Language of the She people). Fuzhou, China: Fujian ren min chu ban she. (游文良. 2002. 畲族语言. 福州: 福建人民出版社)