Xinjiang showcases regional autonomy of ethnic groups

China Daily;  October 1, 2005 ;     561 words ......anniversary of its founding, is a showcase of China's regional autonomy of ethnic groups. Home to 49 ethnic groups, the region has turned a new leaf since 1955. All ethnic groups are politically equal. They have set up five autonomous prefectures...

Ethnic Groups Weigh Heavily in Developing Western Tourism

Xinhua News Agency;  June 22, 2001 ;     319 words ......Chengdu, people discovered that the 43 ethnic groups in the west have become blossoms in...authoritative statistics, there are 55 Chinese ethnic groups, with a population of over 100 million...relics. Uygur and Kazkastan and other 11 ethnic groups still kept their own habits. ...

SW. China province draws blueprint for ethnic groups' better-off future

Xinhua News Agency;  August 18, 2005 ;     216 words ......China province draws blueprint for ethnic groups' better-off future KUNMING, Aug. 18...ambitious plan to help its seven smallest ethnic groups shake off poverty within five years...poverty alleviation program targeted at ethnic groups with a population under 100,000, which...

Beijing Intensifies Legal Protection for Ethnic Groups

Xinhua English Newswire;  November 5, 1998 ;     196 words ...Ethnic groups living in Beijing, the Chinese capital...Protecting the Rights and Interests of Ethnic Groups in Beijing", which have seven chapters...the political participation rights of ethnic groups, including their right to elect deputies...

Senegal: Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages Ethnic diversity...statistics regarding the strength of ethnic groups were not available in 1973. Six...Bambara, and some of the small ethnic groups that make up the remaining 10...

Government to boost development of smaller ethnic groups

Xinhua News Agency;  August 30, 2005 ;     185 words ...Government to boost development of smaller ethnic groups BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese...to accelerate the development of 22 ethnic groups with a smaller population each in the...helping the development of smaller ethnic groups on Aug. 29-30, Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu...

Unity among Ethnic Groups Celebrated in Beijing

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 4, 1998 ;     99 words ......of unity among the country's various ethnic groups. More than 40,000 brochures were given...culture, education, art and sports by ethnic groups living in the Chinese capital during...has 480,000 people from China's 55 ethnic groups, making up 3.84 percent of the city...

China to revise series on ethnic groups

Xinhua News Agency;  February 21, 2006 ;     141 words ...China to revise series on ethnic groups GUIYANG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua...series of books on the country's ethnic groups with the aim of displaying and...said that the series "Chinese Ethnic Groups" is one of 401 books on ethnic...

Book on Ethnic Groups in Inner Mongolia Published

Xinhua English Newswire;  October 30, 1996 ;     117 words ...Ethnic groups in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region...to a newly-published book. "A History of Unity of Ethnic Groups in Inner Mongolia" tells about the ethnic groups that lived in the region during the time from the...

Poverty-relief plan helps ethnic groups

China Daily;  August 31, 2005 ;     322 words ...The country's 22 underpopulated ethnic groups will benefit from a new round of poverty...on the development of underpopulated ethnic groups, which ended yesterday in Beijing...remained an "outstanding issue" for these ethnic groups. Official figures indicate that the...

Tanzania: Chapter 3B. Ethnic Groups

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 3B. Ethnic Groups Tanzania's 1967 census recognized some 120 ethnic groups (often called tribes, particularly in the...colonial period (see ch. 1). Roughly a dozen ethnic groups make up half of Tanzania's population...

China Attaches Importance to Work for Ethnic Groups: Vice-President

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 18, 1996 ;     202 words ......importance to the work done for the betterment of ethnic groups. During a meeting with Kim Georgi, chairman...equal rights among the people of different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups of China are equal, united and living with...

Government to allocate more funds for smaller ethnic groups

Xinhua News Agency;  September 6, 2005 ;     171 words ......to allocate more funds for smaller ethnic groups BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese...further increase financial assistance to ethnic groups with a population of 100,000 and less...building infrastructure for these smaller ethnic groups. The Ministry of Finance plans to give...

Bolivia: Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages The population...divided into socially isolated ethnic groups by language and by differences...admixture to the ranks of both ethnic groups. As the population of mestizos...

Sierra Leone: Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 4A. Ethnic Groups and Languages Eighteen ethnic groups (called tribes in many official documents) have...pattern of geographic distribution of the country's ethnic groups (see fig. 4). These movements and internal migration...