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The Changshu Miao of China

The Changshu Miao of China, numbering approximately 26,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a distinct subgroup of the Miao (苗族) ethnic minority in southwest China, known for their unique dress, language variety, and strong sense of separate identity. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao (cqd)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006709
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

92%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Speakers

Media Resources in Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao:

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Bible Resources in Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Changshu Miao 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 Changshu Miao:
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 Changshu Miao of China

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
readHebrews 10:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not neglect meeting together but encourage one another as they see the Day approaching.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Miao, Changshu Across Countries (ROP3 - 114024) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Changshu MiaoPG006709Changshu MiaoChina26,500Engaged yet UnreachedChuanqiandian Cluster MiaoEthnoreligion

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