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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Qinghai Mongols of China

The Qinghai Mongols of China, numbering approximately 43,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Mongolian community that forms the majority in Qinghai's Henan country. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Amdo Tibetan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Mongols of Henan County

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Amdo Tibetan (adx)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 43,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049302

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Amdo Tibetan
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Tibetan, Amdo Speakers

Media Resources in Amdo Tibetan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Amdo Tibetan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Amdo Tibetan bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Mongol, Qinghai Across Countries (ROP3 - 117238) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Qinghai MongolsPG049302Qinghai MongolsChina43,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmdo TibetanTibetan Buddhism

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