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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ge of China

The Ge of China, numbering approximately 167,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an unrecognized Chinese minority of southeastern Guizhou's Qiandongnan prefecture whose Hmongic speech ties them to the Miao, yet who have long asserted a separate identity, known for a distinct batik-making tradition. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Ge is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ge

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Ge (hmj)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 167,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006740
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Pray for the Ge of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ge
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

70%
%
Ge Speakers

Media Resources in Ge:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Ge:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ge 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 Ge:
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 Ge of China

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

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.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Ge Across Countries (ROP3 - 114061) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GePG006740GeChina167,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeChinese Folk Religion

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