• PEOPLE NAME: ASAHEI OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Sani - (ysn)

Alternate Name(s): Aza

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500


PEID: 22149

ROP: 113995

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Asahei of China, numbering 13,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Sani. The primary religion practiced by the Asahei is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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