Monguor People
The Monguor (Chinese: 蒙古尔) or Tu people (Chinese: 土族, also 土昆), White Mongol/Chagan Mongol (察罕蒙古尔) are one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China. The "Tu" ethnic category was created in the 1950s.
The total population of 241,198 (2000 Census) lived mostly in Qinghai and Gansu provinces. The differences in the Tu population is seen in the languages they speak-- Monguor which belongs to the Mongolic languages, Chinese, and Tibetan. Nearly all Tu speak Chinese. Most are farmers; some have a few livestock.
Their culture and social organizations have been influenced by Confucianism. The religions of the Monguor reflect elements of Tibetan) Buddhism, Taoism, Shamanism, and local beliefs not easily categorized. A few Tu in Huzhu and Minhe are Christian.
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