The Peoples of China : An Encyclopedia of Chinese Ethnic Groups

This major reference work is compiled by Haiwang Yuan, a prominent Chinese-American scholar renowned for his expertise in China’s ethnic cultures. The physical structure of the book is divided into 56 chapters, allow each to focus on a single ethnic group of China while provides an in-depth analysis of its origin, geographic distribution, social structure, customs, and historic achievements. With its ambitious content, rich details, and fluent and authentic English, this work offers a well-founded and practical introduction to the 56 ethnic groups in China, it is also a masterpiece shows China’s multicultural diversity. This book can serve as a comprehensive reference to scholars, postgraduate students and professional readers in the specific field of China’s ethnic cultures.