The Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China

The Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China, numbering approximately 5,420,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the historical region of Huizhou, a mountainous area that includes parts of Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Huizhou Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Huizhou

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Huizhou Chinese (czh)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,420,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006800
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Huizhou Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Huizhou Speakers

Media Resources in Huizhou Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Huizhou Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Huizhou Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Huizhou) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Huizhou):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
readHebrews 10:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not neglect meeting together but encourage one another as they see the Day approaching.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Han Chinese, Huizhou Across Countries (ROP3 - 114082) reported in the following countries:

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