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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sanqiao of China

The Sanqiao of China, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a distinct people of southeastern Guizhou who maintain a separate Sanqiao identity despite official inclusion within Dong and Miao nationalities and whose culture reflects centuries of interaction among the ethnic communities of the region. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Southern Dong is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Sanqiao

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Southern Dong (kmc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022112
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Dong
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Dong, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Dong:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Southern Dong:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Southern Dong bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Sanqiao:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
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Pray specifically for the Sanqiao of China

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Sanqiao Across Countries (ROP3 - 114306) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
SanqiaoPG022112SanqiaoChina7,000Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern DongEthnoreligion

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