Bai people
白族 | |
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An elderly and a girl of Bai ethnicity in Yunan Province | |
| Total population | |
| 2,091,543 (as of 2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
Bai-designated autonomous prefectures and counties in China | |
| Languages | |
| Bai, Chinese (Southwestern and Standard) | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Benzhuism, Taoism, Christianity, Irreligion, Islam and other religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Han, Hui, and other Sino-Tibetan peoples |
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The Bai or Pai (Bai: Baipho [pɛ̰˦˨xo̰˦], 白和; Chinese: 白族; pinyin: Báizú) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Bijie area of Guizhou Province, and Sangzhi area of Hunan Province. The Bai constitute one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China, with a population of 2,091,543 (as of 2020).