The Liuqian Zhuang of China

The Liuqian Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 370,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tai-speaking subgroup of the Zhuang nationality of Guangxi descended from the ancient Bai Yue peoples, maintaining a distinct Liuqian Zhuang linguistic identity within the broader cultural traditions of southern China. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Liuqian Zhuang is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Liuqian Zhuang (zlq)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 370,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047061
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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: Liuqian Zhuang
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

70%
%
Zhuang, Liuqian Speakers

Media Resources in Liuqian Zhuang:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Liuqian Zhuang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Liuqian 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 Liuqian Zhuang:
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For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Zhuang, Liuqian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115009) reported in the following countries:

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