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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Central Hongshuihe Zhuang of China

The Central Hongshuihe Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 1,080,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Guangxi) They are an Indigenous people, with Zhuang as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Zhuang people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Central Hongshuihe Zhuang.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Zhuang, Hongshuihe Central

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Central Hongshuihe Zhuang (zch)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,080,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022134
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Hongshuihe Zhuang
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Speakers

Media Resources in Central Hongshuihe Zhuang:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Central Hongshuihe Zhuang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Central Hongshuihe Zhuang are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Central Hongshuihe Zhuang:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Central Hongshuihe Zhuang of China

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Across Countries (ROP3 - 114996) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central Hongshuihe ZhuangPG022134Central Hongshuihe ZhuangChina1,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Hongshuihe ZhuangChinese Folk Religion

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