• PEOPLE NAME: SANSU OF CHINA

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PEID: 7382

ROP: 108663

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Hani

Language: Hlersu - (hle)

Alternate Name(s): Sansu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 18,500

Global Population: 18,500


PEID: 7382

ROP: 108663

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Sansu of China, numbering 18,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Hani people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Hlersu. The primary religion practiced by the Sansu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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