Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han population in the People's Republic of China. The PRC officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 202
An 8th-century Tang dynasty Chinese clay figurine of a Sogdian man (an Eastern Iranian person) wearing a distinctive cap and face veil, possibly a camel rider or even a Zoroastrian priest engaging in a ritual at a fire temple, since face veils were used to avoid contaminating the holy fire with breath or saliva; Museum of Oriental Art (Turin), Italy.
Mongols in China, also known as Mongolian Chinese or Chinese Mongols, are ethnic Mongols who live in China and hold Chinese citizenship. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese
A Mongol musician playing an Inner Mongolian–style morin khuur (horse fiddle)