Zhuang, Liujiang in China people group profile

Liujiang Zhuang in China

The Liujiang Zhuang have only been reported in China

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Population

1,713,000

Main Language

Zhuang, Liujiang

Largest Religion

Ethnic Religions

Christian

1.20%

Evangelical

0.90%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Sources: People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.

Introduction / History

During the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), half a million Han convicts were exiled by Emperor Qin Shihuang to the Lingnan region in southern China (now Guangxi and Guangdong). There they intermingled with the various branches of the Bai Yue nationality. The Zhuang today are thought to be the descendants of the Bai Yue. Historically, the Zhuang were called Tuliao or Sharen.
The Zhuang (Yongnan, Dai, Nong, Yang, Zuojiang) speak a collection of related Central Tai languages which have been combined with the Northern Zhuang—a collection of Northern Tai language groups—to form China's official Zhuang nationality.
There are many tribes, clans, and self-designations among the Zhuang. One of these is the Liujiang group. China's Guangxi Province is made up mostly of people from the Zhuang people groups.

What Are Their Lives Like?

Liujiang Zhuang homes are usually built on stilts. A newly married woman stays with her parents until after the birth of the first child. Only then does she go to live with her husband in his village.

What Are Their Beliefs?

The Liujiang Zhuang are careful not to offend the spirit world that surrounds them. They believe in the spirits of the water, forest, mountain, village, etc. Each Zhuang group, including the Liujiang, are unreached with the gospel.

What Are Their Needs?

The Zhuang have great linguistic diversity. Little has changed since this 1922 report describing Guangxi: "There are 58 cities, 700 market towns, and over 17,000 villages, all teeming with human lives for whom no effort whatever is being put forth." Therefore, it will take many efforts to produce gospel materials for the Zhuang peoples.

Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to raise up, equip and send out linguists who can help the Zhuang peoples to produce gospel materials.
Pray for the Liujiang Zhuang to have the spiritual hunger it takes to seek and find the Lord of lords.
Pray for Liujiang disciples who will disciple others, spreading the fragrance of Christ throughout Guangxi Province.

Scripture Prayers for the Zhuang, Liujiang in China.

References

Operation China, Asia Harvest, Copyrighted © Used with permission

Profile Source: Joshua Project

The Waiting World - The Zhuang

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Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.90 %)	1.20 %
Ethnic Religions	80.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	18.80 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Major Religion ▲

Percent

Buddhism

0.00 %

Christianity (Evangelical 0.90 %)

1.20 %

80.00 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

18.80 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

Resource Type ▲

Resource Name

Source

Audio Recordings

Audio Bible teaching

Global Recordings Network

People Name General	Zhuang, Liujiang
People Name in Country	Zhuang, Liujiang
Natural Name	Liujiang Zhuang
Pronunciation	loo-CHAHNG zhoo-AHNG
Alternate Names
Population this Country	1,713,000
Population all Countries	1,713,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Unreached	Yes
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	3 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed	34
PeopleID3	19807
ROP3 Code	114999

Affinity Bloc	Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Zhuang
People Group	Zhuang, Liujiang
Ethnic Code	MSY49a

Country	China
Region	Asia, Northeast
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	19 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province. Source: Operation China, 2000

Country	China
Region	Asia, Northeast
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	19 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. With more than 17 million people, their population is approximately the same as the population of Australia. More than 11 million people speak the various Zhuang languages. The majority are located in the central and western parts of Guangxi in southern China. Others are scattered throughout 15 of the other 29 provinces in China, including one small Zhuang enclave in distant Shaanxi Province.. Source: Operation China, 2000

Primary Language	Zhuang, Liujiang (1,713,000 speakers)
Language Code	zlj Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Photo Source	Anonymous
Map Source	People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
Video Source	The Waiting World
Profile Source	Joshua Project
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.