The Biao Mien of China

The Biao Mien of China, numbering approximately 43,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Yao subgroup of Guangxi's Lipu, Mengshan, Pingle, and Zhaoping counties in China, descended from Tang dynasty-era highlanders labeled mo yao, or exempt from corvee, for retreating into the mountains rather than submit to imperial taxation. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Biao Mon is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Biao Mien

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Primary Language(s): Biao Mon (bmt)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 43,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006686
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Pray for the Biao Mien of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Biao Mon
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

70%
%
Biao Mon Speakers

Media Resources in Biao Mon:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Biao Mon:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Biao Mon bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Biao Mien 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 Biao Mien:
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 Biao Mien of China

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

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.

Biao Mien Across Countries (ROP3 - 101407) reported in the following countries:

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