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The Beidongnuo of China

The Beidongnuo of China, numbering approximately 600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an extremely small, little‑known ethnolinguistic group in southern China. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Northern Qiandong Miao is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Beidongnuo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Northern Qiandong Miao (hea)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006683
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Qiandong Miao
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

70%
%
Miao, Northern Qiandong Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Qiandong Miao:

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Bible Resources in Northern Qiandong Miao:

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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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Pray specifically for the Beidongnuo of China

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Beidongnuo Across Countries (ROP3 - 114007) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
BeidongnuoPG006683BeidongnuoChina600Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern Qiandong MiaoChinese Folk Religion

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