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A woman and man model traditional Han Chinese clothing on a runway, the woman in a red robe with ornate floral headpiece, the man in a blue robe with an elaborate black and red hat. Principal sites of prehistoric and Shang China Oracle bone script Shang dynasty oracle bone Dan, the duke of Zhou Confucius and Laozi Historic book-burner Qin Shi Huang Map showing the Han Empire's territory around 100 BCE, shaded in orange, covering much of eastern China and extending westward. The map also marks the boundary of modern China and highlights the Great Wall running along the northern frontier, built for protection against the Huns. Major rivers and the capital, Chang'an (Xi'an), are labeled. Map of China showing the regional distribution of Sinitic language groups. Most of northern and western China is shaded orange for Mandarin dialects, while southern and southeastern provinces display other dialect groups: Gan (blue), Hakka (aqua), Min (purple), Wu (green), Xiang (red), and Yue (pink). Non-Sinitic language areas and uninhabited regions are marked in white. Major provinces and cities are labeled for reference.

Han Chinese: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Han Chinese. Sep 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Han Chinese, Mandarin. Apr 28, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genetic Structure of the Han Chinese Population Revealed by Genome-wide SNP Variation. Sep 24, 2025
New article added. Apr 10, 2025
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