Bouyei minority Shitou village, West GuizhouGeographic distribution of Bouyei people
The Bouyei (also spelled Puyi, Buyei and Buyi; self called: Buxqyaix, [puʔjai] or "Puzhong", "Burao", "Puman"; Chinese: 布依族; pinyin: Bùyīzú; Vietnamese: người Bố Y), otherwise known as the Zhongjia, are an ethnic group living in Southern Mainland China. Numbering 2.5 million, they are the 11th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The Bouyei mostly live in Qianxinan and Qiannan prefectures of Southern Guizhou Province, as well as in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces.
Some 3,000 Bouyei also live in Northern Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. In Vietnam, they are located in Mường Khương District of Lào Cai and Quản Bạ District of Hà Giang Province.
^"2-1 全国各民族分年龄、性别的人口" (XLS). Stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^"Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
up Bouyei in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bouyei can refer to: Bouyei language, a Tai language spoken in Vietnam and southern China Bouyeipeople, an...
The Bouyei language (autonym: Haausqyaix, also spelled Buyi, Buyei or Puyi; Chinese: 布依语; pinyin: Bùyīyǔ; Vietnamese: tiếng Bố Y or tiếng Giáy) is a language...
by the People's Republic of China. With the Bouyei, Nùng, Tày, and other Northern Tai speakers, they are sometimes known as the Rau or Rao people. Their...
Dragon King, and their union gave rise to the Buyei people.This is celebrated by the Bouyeipeople on June 6, as a holiday. The daughter of the Dragon...
northern Vietnam. The Book of Han describes the various Yue tribes and peoples can be found from the regions of Kuaiji to Jiaozhi. The Yue tribes were...
scattered throughout Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan (Zhao Jia 1994). Bouyei (Buyi) The Bouyeipeople are mostly found in the south and southwest of Guizhou Province...
nôm The Zhuang (Tai people) – Zhuang languages – Sawndip The Bouyeipeople – Bouyei language – Bouyei writing(方塊布依字) The Bai people – Bai language – Bai...
Yunnan use the following autonyms: puC2 noŋA2, buB2 dajA2, or buC2 jajC1 (=Bouyei, bùyi 布依). The Zhuang do not constitute a linguistic unity either, because...
flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to central China. The Bouyeipeople of China use a decoction of Diuranthera major to treat gynecological...
also known as Ghost Huang or Wink XY, is a Chinese singer and actress of Bouyei ethnicity. She first gained recognition in the Chinese television talent...
for Guo; not only was he a People’s Liberation Army soldier, but, as he has said: ‘My grandmother told me that the People’s Liberation Army had executed...
Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangxi to the south. The prefecture's seat...
Xiao Sha (Chinese: 肖莎; pinyin: Xiāo Shā, born 15 June 1992) is a retired Chinese gymnast. She was an all-rounder, with a balance of skills on all four...
Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb), is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangxi to the south and Yunnan to the west...
drag" and hu 祜 "favor or protection from heaven".[citation needed] The Bouyeipeople in southern China and Vietnam are called Zhongjia 仲家, written with the...
Yi or Nuosu people (Nuosu: ꆈꌠ, [nɔ̄sū]; see also § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the...
Tai–Kadai Zhuang languages, and 181,000 speak Chinese and the Tai–Kadai Bouyei language.[citation needed] Mao Zongwu (2004:7-8) gives a detailed list of...
and in adjacent regions of China (Dai people), Laos, Assam and Meghalaya (Ahom people), Cambodia (Kula people), Vietnam and Thailand. Though no reliable...
during ritual ceremonies. Reportedly born in 1778, Wang Nangxian is of Bouyei descent. The White Lotus Sect originated during the Yuan Dynasty. Wang Nangxian...
scattered living. Most Gelao people speak several languages in the same language family, such as Mandarin, Miao, Yi, and Bouyei. Gelao folk circulates oral...
Northern Tai) Tai Maen (Laos) Yoy (Thailand) [?] Bouyei (Buyi) (China) (including the language of the Giáy people of Vietnam) Central Hongshuihe Zhuang Eastern...
Yang (Chinese: 钟阳; born January 1972) is a former Chinese politician of Bouyei ethnicity who spent her entire career in her home-province Guizhou. He was...
Wu Shenghua (Chinese: 吴胜华; born October 1966) is a Chinese politician of Bouyei ethnicity currently serving as party secretary of Bijie. He was an alternate...
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China 2,870,034 (2010)[1]
Vietnam 3,232 (2019)[2]
