Hunanese people
湖南人 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 38,149,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| People's Republic of China | Hunan, Guizhou, Guilin, etc |
| Taiwan | As 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.