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The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China

The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China, numbering approximately 60,310,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the northern China provinces of Shanxi and central Inner Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Jinyu Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Jinyu Chinese (cjy)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 60,310,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006801
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

48%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jinyu Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Jinyu Speakers

Media Resources in Jinyu Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Jinyu Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Jinyu Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Jinyu) 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 (Jinyu):
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 (Jinyu) of China

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Han Chinese, Jin Across Countries (ROP3 - 114083) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Jinyu)PG006801Han Chinese (Jinyu)China60,310,000No Longer UnreachedJinyu ChineseAgnosticism

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