This unique resource is the first attempt ever made to profile all the people groups of China! Based on field research; the harvest of more than ten years' work. Includes important new ethnographical and anthropological material. Indexed and with an extensive bibliography of English and Chinese language publications. Includes maps, statistics, linguistic classifications. Illustrated with 704 full-color photographs of 490 people groups. Information-packed but opening doors into the everyday lives of individuals. - Back cover.