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The Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang of China

The Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 1,200,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Northern Tai-speaking subgroup of the Zhuang nationality descended from the ancient Bai Yue peoples, concentrated along the eastern Hongshui River region of Guangxi and distinguished by their place within China's diverse Zhuang communities. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang (zeh)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,200,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047060
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang 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 Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang:
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 Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang of China

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Across Countries (ROP3 - 114997) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern Hongshuihe ZhuangPG047060Eastern Hongshuihe ZhuangChina1,200,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Hongshuihe ZhuangChinese Folk Religion

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