The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 746,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Guangxi). They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Yongbei Zhuang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Zhuang, Yongbei Eastern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Yongbei Zhuang (zyb)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 746,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048783

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yongbei Zhuang
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Zhuang, Yongbei Speakers

Media Resources in Yongbei Zhuang:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Yongbei Zhuang:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Bridge Publishing Company Limited, 2016✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Yongbei Zhuang bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Eastern Yongbei Zhuang:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Zhuang, Eastern Yongbei Across Countries (ROP3 - 116340) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

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