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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Min Dong) of China

The Han Chinese (Min Dong) of China, numbering approximately 10,600,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the northeastern counties of China's Fujian province. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Min Dong Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Min Dong Chinese (cdo)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 10,600,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006804
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Min Dong) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

38%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Min Dong Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Min Dong Speakers

Media Resources in Min Dong Chinese:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Min Dong Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Min Dong Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Min Dong) 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 (Min Dong):
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 (Min Dong) of China

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Han Chinese, Min Dong Across Countries (ROP3 - 114085) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Min Dong)PG006804Han Chinese (Min Dong)China10,600,000No Longer UnreachedMin Dong ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Min Dong)PG047188Han Chinese (Min Dong)United States4,600No Longer UnreachedMin Dong ChineseAtheism

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