Hezhen people

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The Hezhen people are a small indigenous Tungusic ethnic group of northeastern China, traditionally living along the Amur and Ussuri rivers and known for their fishing and river-based culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tungusic people
ethnic group
indigenous people
autonym Hezhe NERFINISHED
bilingualism Hezhen language and Mandarin Chinese
climateOfHomeland cold temperate
continent Asia
country China
culturalArea Amur-Ussuri cultural region NERFINISHED
culturalHeritage intangible cultural heritage of China
ethnicGroupIn People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
exonym Goldi NERFINISHED
Hezhen NERFINISHED
governmentRecognition officially recognized ethnic minority in China
historicalLifestyle semi-nomadic
language Hezhen language
languageFamily Tungusic languages NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in China
nativeTo northeastern China
officialLanguageOfState Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
populationStatus small population
recognizedAs one of the 56 ethnic groups of China
region Heilongjiang Province NERFINISHED
Jilin Province NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Evenki people NERFINISHED
Nanai people NERFINISHED
Ulch people NERFINISHED
religion animism
shamanism
subsistenceType fishing-hunting-gathering
threatStatusOfLanguage endangered
traditionalCraft fish-skin clothing
fish-skin raincoats
fish-skin shoes
traditionalCulture river-based culture
traditionalDwelling riverside settlements
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalFoodSource fish
game animals
traditionalRegion Amur River basin NERFINISHED
Songhua River basin NERFINISHED
Ussuri River basin NERFINISHED
traditionalTransport dog sleds
river boats

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Hezhen language ethnicGroup Hezhen people