• PEOPLE NAME: ZHUGQU TIBETANS OF CHINA

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PEID: 7409

ROP: 114333

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Tibetan, Khams - (khg)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 63,500

Global Population: 63,500


PEID: 7409

ROP: 114333

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Zhugqu Tibetans of China, numbering 63,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Tibetan, Khams. The primary religion practiced by the Zhugqu Tibetans is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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