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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Waxianghua) of China

The Han Chinese (Waxianghua) of China, numbering approximately 387,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an unrecognized ethnic minority group in the northwestern part of China's Hunan province. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Waxianghua is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Waxianghua (wxa)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 387,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007076
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Waxianghua) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Waxianghua
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

70%
%
Waxianghua Speakers

Media Resources in Waxianghua:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Waxianghua:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Waxianghua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Waxianghua) 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 (Waxianghua):
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 (Waxianghua) of China

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Han Chinese, Waxiang Across Countries (ROP3 - 114091) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Waxianghua)PG007076Han Chinese (Waxianghua)China387,000No Longer UnreachedWaxianghuaChinese Folk Religion

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