Subgroups of the Han ethnicity

In Mandarin: "minxi" (ethnic lineages) or "zuqun" (ethnic groups).These two terms are mostly used in mainland China and Taiwan, respectively, referring to subgroups of the population known as the Han Chinese, whose mother tongue are languages of the Sinitic linguistic family, and who do not belong to one of People's Republic of China's 56 official minority ethnic groups of China.
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