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The Qinghai Mongols of China

The Qinghai Mongols of China, numbering approximately 43,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Mongolian community that forms the majority in Qinghai's Henan country. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Amdo Tibetan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Mongols of Henan County

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Amdo Tibetan (adx)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 43,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049302

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Pray for the Qinghai Mongols of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Amdo Tibetan
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Tibetan, Amdo Speakers

Media Resources in Amdo Tibetan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Amdo Tibetan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Amdo Tibetan bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Qinghai Mongols:
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Pray specifically for the Qinghai Mongols of China

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Mongol, Qinghai Across Countries (ROP3 - 117238) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Qinghai MongolsPG049302Qinghai MongolsChina43,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmdo TibetanTibetan Buddhism

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