• PEOPLE NAME: WESTERN GAISU OF CHINA

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PEID: 22164

ROP: 114058

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Chinese, Mandarin - (cmn)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 1,600

Global Population: 1,600


PEID: 22164

ROP: 114058

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Western Gaisu of China, numbering 1,600, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Chinese, Mandarin. The primary religion practiced by the Western Gaisu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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