• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE OF PORTUGAL

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Yue Chinese - (yue)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Portugal

Also found in: Argentina; Chile; Costa Rica

Population: 26,000

Global Population: 178,500


PEID: 483

ROP: 115066

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese of Portugal, numbering 26,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 178,500 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Yue Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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