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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China

The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China, numbering approximately 11,300,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Min Bei Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Min Bei

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Min Bei Chinese (mnp)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 11,300,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006803
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

40%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Min Bei Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Min Bei Speakers

Media Resources in Min Bei Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Min Bei Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Min Bei Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Min Bei) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Min Bei):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Min Bei) of China

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Han Chinese, Min Bei Across Countries (ROP3 - 102138) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Min Bei)PG006803Han Chinese (Min Bei)China11,300,000No Longer UnreachedMin Bei ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Min Bei)PG020730Han Chinese (Min Bei)Singapore19,000No Longer UnreachedMin Bei ChineseChinese Folk Religion

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