• PEOPLE NAME: NAHENG OF CHINA

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PEID: 22203

ROP: 114237

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Naxi - (nxq)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 2,000

Global Population: 2,000


PEID: 22203

ROP: 114237

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Naheng of China, numbering 2,000, 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 Naxi. The primary religion practiced by the Naheng is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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