Hunanese people

Hunanese people
湖南人
Total population
38,149,000
Regions with significant populations
People's Republic of ChinaHunan, Guizhou, Guilin, etc
TaiwanAs a small part of Waishengren population of Taiwan
Languages
Xiang Chinese
Standard Chinese
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion
Related ethnic groups
Han Chinese

The Hunanese people (Chinese: 湖南人; pinyin: Húnán rén; Xiang Chinese pronunciation: [/ɸu¹³ l̃an¹³ ʐən¹³/]), also known as Xiang people or Xiang-speaking Chinese, are a Han Chinese ethnic subgroup originating from Hunan province in China who speak Xiang Chinese. Some Xiang-speaking people are also found in the adjacent provinces of certain areas of Guilin, Guangxi and Guizhou.