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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Xiang) of China

The Han Chinese (Xiang) of China, numbering approximately 42,430,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese historically related to China's Hunan and northern Guangxi provinces They are an Indigenous people, with Chinese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Xiang Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Xiang Chinese (hsn)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 42,430,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006807
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Xiang) of China

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

40%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Xiang Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Xiang Speakers

Media Resources in Xiang Chinese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Xiang Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Xiang Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

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

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Han Chinese, Xiang Across Countries (ROP3 - 114092) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Xiang)PG006807Han Chinese (Xiang)China42,430,000No Longer UnreachedXiang ChineseAgnosticism

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