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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Zuojiang Zhuang of China

The Zuojiang Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 1,670,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Guangxi). They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Zuojiang Zhuang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Zuojiang Zhuang (zzj)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,670,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022143
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Pray for the Zuojiang Zhuang of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

40%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zuojiang Zhuang
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

60%
%
Zhuang, Zuojiang Speakers

Media Resources in Zuojiang Zhuang:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Zuojiang Zhuang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Zuojiang Zhuang bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Zuojiang 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 Zuojiang 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 Zuojiang Zhuang of China

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Zhuang, Zuojiang Across Countries (ROP3 - 115007) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Zuojiang ZhuangPG022143Zuojiang ZhuangChina1,670,000Engaged yet UnreachedZuojiang ZhuangChinese Folk Religion

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