Bonan people

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The Bonan people are a small Muslim ethnic minority in China, primarily living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, known for their mixed Mongolic, Turkic, and Han heritage and their distinct Bonan language.

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Bonan people canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Bao’an people
Bonanzu
autonym Bonan
bilingualIn Mandarin Chinese
Tibetan (in some communities)
conversionToIslam occurred mainly between the 17th and 19th centuries
country China
culturalInfluence Han Chinese culture
Mongol culture
Tibetan culture
Turkic Muslim culture
dietaryLaw halal food rules
ethnicGroupIn China
famousProduct Bonan knives
governingProvince Gansu Province
Qinghai Province
linked to: Qinghai
heritage Han Chinese
Mongolic
Turkic
historicalOrigin descendants of Mongol soldiers stationed in the region during the Yuan and Ming dynasties
language Bonan language
languageFamily Mongolic languages
languageStatus vulnerable
officialNameInChinese 保安族
linked to: Bao'an ethnic group
populationEstimate around 20,000
primaryLocation Gansu
linked to: Gansu Province

Qinghai
recognizedAs one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China
region Huangshui River valley
linked to: Huangshui River

upper Yellow River region
regionType primarily rural communities
relatedEthnicGroup Dongxiang people
linked to: Dongxiang

Hui people
Mongols
linked to: Mongol

Salar people
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousInstitution mosques
residence Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County
Tongren County
Xunhua Salar Autonomous County
traditionalCraft Bonan knife-making
traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam Tibetan Buddhism
usesWritingSystem Arabic script (historically for religious purposes)
Chinese characters

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Hui relatedGroup Bonan people
Bonan language spokenBy Bonan people
Tu ethnolinguisticRelation Bonan people
Dongxiang relatedEthnicGroup Bonan people
Hui Muslims relatedGroup Bonan people
subject linked to: Hui Muslim