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The Cimulin Qiang of China

The Cimulin Qiang of China, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic Qiang community of the eastern Tibetan Plateau's Sichuan highlands, officially recognized among China's 56 ethnic minorities, speaking the Cimulin vernacular within Qiang's Northern dialect. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Northern Qiang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Qiang, Cimulin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Northern Qiang (cng)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007360
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

70%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Qiang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

75%
%
Qiang, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Qiang:

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Bible Resources in Northern Qiang:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Cimulin Qiang 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 Cimulin Qiang:
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 Cimulin Qiang of China

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
readTitus 3:3

Pray for those who seek worldly pleasures instead of God to flee from sin and choose God’s goodness and lovingkindness by placing their faith in Jesus.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
readMatthew 28:18-20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence because Jesus has all authority and is with them as they make disciples and teach others about Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Qiang, Cimulin Across Countries (ROP3 - 114285) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Cimulin QiangPG007360Cimulin QiangChina21,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern QiangTibetan Buddhism

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