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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

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Jinyu)PG006801Han Chinese (Jinyu)China60,310,000No Longer UnreachedJinyu ChineseAgnosticism

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