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{{Ethnic group
|group = Han
|population = 1,300,000,000<br />{{smaller|worldwide}}
|regions    = '''Areas of high populations'''
|tablehdr = 
|region1    = {{flagicon|People's Republic of China}}&nbsp;[[China|People's Republic of China]]
|pop1       = 1,207,541,842
|ref1       = [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#People World Factboook - China]
|region3    = -&nbsp;{{flagcountry|Hong Kong}}
|pop3       = 6,593,410
|ref3       = [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html#People World Factboook - Hong Kong]
|region4    = -&nbsp;{{flagcountry|Macau}}
|pop4       = 433,641
|ref4       = [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mc.html#People World Factboook - Macau]
|region5    = {{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
|pop5       = 22,575,365
|ref5       = [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html#People World Factboook - Taiwan]
|region6    = {{flagcountry|Singapore}}
|pop6       = 2,684,936
|ref6       = [http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/annual/ghs/r1/t1.pdf Singstat]
|region7    = '''Minority populations'''
|pop7       = 
|ref7      = 
|region8   = {{flagcountry|Thailand}}
|pop8      = 7,053,240
|ref8      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region9   = {{flagcountry|Malaysia}}
|pop9      = 6,590,500
|ref10     = [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2777.htm]
|region11   = {{flagcountry|United States of America}}
|pop11     = 3,376,031
|ref11      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region12  = {{flagcountry|Indonesia}}
|pop12     = 2,832,510
|ref12     = [http://sp2010.bps.go.id/files/ebook/kewarganegaraan%20penduduk%20indonesia/index.html]
|region13   = {{flagcountry|Canada}}
|pop13      = 1,612,173
|ref13      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region14   = {{flagcountry|Peru}}
|pop14      = 1,300,000
|ref14      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region15   = {{flagcountry|Vietnam}}
|pop15      = 1,263,570
|ref15      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region16   = {{flagcountry|Philippines}}
|pop16      = 1,146,250
|ref16      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region17   = {{flagcountry|Myanmar}}
|pop17      = 1,101,314
|ref17      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region18   = {{flagcountry|Russia}}
|pop18      = 998,000
|ref18      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region19   = {{flagcountry|Australia}}
|pop19      = 620,000
|ref19      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region20   = {{flagcountry|Japan}}
|pop20      = 519,561
|ref20      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region21   = {{flagcountry|Cambodia}}
|pop21      = 343,855
|ref21      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region22   = {{flagicon|UK}}[[UK|England]]
|pop22      = 296,623
|ref22      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region23   = {{flagcountry|France}}
|pop23      = 230,515
|ref23      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region24   = {{flagcountry|India}}
|pop24      = 189,470
|ref24      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|region25   = {{flagcountry|Laos}}
|pop25      = 185,765
|ref25      = [http://www.ocac.gov.tw/english/public/public.asp?selno=1163&no=1163&level=B]
|languages  = [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
|religions  = [[Mahayana|Mahayana Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]], [[Chinese folk religion]] and [[Irreligion]], [[Christianity]]
|related = 
}}

'''Han Chinese''' (also called '''Han'''; {{zh|s=汉族|t=漢族|p=Hàn zú}}) is an [[ethnic group]] within [[:en:East_Asian_people|East Asian people]]. 92% of the Chinese population and more than 97% of the [[Taiwan]]ese population are Han. Out of the entire human population in the world, 19% are Han Chinese. Han Chinese have the highest concentrations in the Eastern Provinces of China, particularly in the [[Hebei]], [[Jiangsu]] and [[Guangdong]] regions. There are tens of millions of overseas Han Chinese. The majority live in [[Southeast Asia]]. Many big cities around the world have enough "overseas Chinese" to make a "[[Chinatown]]".

== The name ==
The name "Han" comes from the [[Han Dynasty]] that united China as one [[country]]. During the Han Dynasty, many [[tribe]]s felt that they belonged to the same ethnic group. Also, the Han Dynasty is said to be the high point in [[China|Chinese]] [[civilization]]. During the Han Dynasty, China was able to increase its power and influence to other parts of [[Asia]].

There are some [[slang]] words and different names for Han amongst some Han people, especially in southern China and in [[Vietnam]]. In languages like [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]], [[Hakka language|Hakka]] and [[Min Nan]], the word "Táng Rén" is also used. "Táng Rén" is written as "唐人" and it literally means "the people of Tang." It is pronounced "Tong Yan" in Cantonese. "唐人" comes from another Chinese dynasty, the [[Tang Dynasty]]. The Tang Dynasty is also another [[peak]] point of the Chinese civilization. Within English-speaking Han communities, the word "Chinatown" in Chinese is "Táng Rén Jiē" which means "street of the Tang people."

Another phrase used by the Han people, especially overseas Chinese, is "Hua Ren" ({{zh|s=华人|t=華人|p=huá rén}}). It comes from "Zhong Hua" ({{zh|s=中华|t=中華|p=zhōng huá}}), a poetic name for China. The [[translation]] of this is "ethnic Chinese".

== Culture ==
{{see also|Confucianism|Confucius}}

Han China is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Chinese culture dates back thousands of years. Some Han people believe they share common ancestors, distantly related to the [[Yellow Emperor]] and [[Yan Emperor]], who existed thousands of years ago. Hence, some people of Han call themselves "Descendants of the Yan Emperor" or "Descendants of the Yellow Emperor."

Throughout the [[history]] of China, Chinese culture has been [[influence]]d by [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]] and Buddhism. Confucianism was the [[official]] [[philosophy]] throughout most of Imperial [[History of China|China]]'s history, and becoming a [[profession]]al of Confucian texts was needed to be part of the [[royal|imperial]] [[bureaucracy]].

==Related pages==
*[[Nationalities of China]]

== Other websites ==
* [http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/7160/1/claytonbrownetd08.pdf Defining Han Identity in Chinese Ethnology and Archaeology] Research website on Han identity by Ph.D. candidate
* [http://www.geocities.com/bx_huang/han_chinese.html How the Han Chinese became the world's biggest tribe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050516041915/http://www.geocities.com/bx_huang/han_chinese.html |date=2005-05-16 }} – Yahoo News/AFP Sept 15, 2004

[[Category:Ethnic groups in China]]