Tanka people

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The Tanka people are a traditionally boat-dwelling ethnic subgroup in southern China, especially in the coastal and river regions of Guangdong and nearby areas, known for their distinct maritime culture and customs.

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Tanka people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
subethnic group of Han Chinese
associatedWith South China Sea
classifiedAs Han Chinese subgroup in official Chinese classification
country China
culturalHeritage oral storytelling traditions
sea-related folk songs
traditional wooden boat-building
culture maritime culture
custom distinct boat festivals
endogamous marriage patterns
living on boats instead of on land
ethnicGroupOf Guangdong Province
surface form: Guangdong

Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Macau
southern China
hasCulturalPractice Mazu worship
dragon boat rituals
sea worship
historicallyDiscriminatedBy land-dwelling Han communities
historicalPeriod Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Song dynasty
historicalStatus boat people
socially marginalized group
language Cantonese
Tanka dialects of Yue Chinese
migration some communities settled on land in the 20th century
notOfficiallyRecognizedAs separate ethnic minority in China
populationTrend declining number of people living permanently on boats
region Fujian
Guangxi Province
surface form: Guangxi

Hainan
Pearl River Delta
coastal Guangdong
relatedGroup Cantonese people
Dan people
Hoklo people
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
subjectOf ethnographic studies on Chinese boat people
traditionalLifestyle boat-dwelling
fishing
maritime trade
traditionalOccupation boat transporters
fishermen
salt producers

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Lingnan ethnicGroup Tanka people