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The Guiqiong of China

The Guiqiong of China, numbering approximately 16,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a linguistically and ethnically distinct Qiangic people of a narrow Dadu River strip in Sichuan's Kangding County, China, administratively classified as Tibetan by the government despite their separate language and heritage. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Guiqiong is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Guiqiong

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Guiqiong (gqi)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 16,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006752
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

100%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guiqiong
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

70%
%
Guiqiong Speakers

Media Resources in Guiqiong:

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Bible Resources in Guiqiong:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Guiqiong 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 Guiqiong:
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 Guiqiong of China

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Guiqiong Across Countries (ROP3 - 103542) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GuiqiongPG006752GuiqiongChina16,500Engaged yet UnreachedGuiqiongTibetan Buddhism

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