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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China

The Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China, numbering approximately 5,420,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the historical region of Huizhou, a mountainous area that includes parts of Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Huizhou Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Huizhou

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Huizhou Chinese (czh)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,420,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006800
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Huizhou Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Huizhou Speakers

Media Resources in Huizhou Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Huizhou Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Huizhou Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Huizhou) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Huizhou):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Huizhou) of China

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

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.

Han Chinese, Huizhou Across Countries (ROP3 - 114082) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Huizhou)PG006800Han Chinese (Huizhou)China5,420,000No Longer UnreachedHuizhou ChineseChinese Folk Religion

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