Chinese Burmese

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Chinese Burmese are an ethnic group in Myanmar descended from Chinese migrants, blending Chinese heritage with Burmese culture and society.

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instanceOf ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Burmese Chinese NERFINISHED
Sino-Burmese
ancestralOrigin Fujian NERFINISHED
Guangdong NERFINISHED
Yunnan NERFINISHED
citizenship Myanmar citizenship
continent Asia
country Myanmar
culturalInfluence Burmese Chinese temples
Chinese cuisine in Myanmar
Chinese language schools in Myanmar
culturalPractice ancestor worship
observance of Chinese New Year in Myanmar
observance of Thingyan (Burmese New Year)
use of Chinese clan associations
demographics urban-concentrated population in Myanmar
economicRole significant role in commerce in Myanmar
ethnicOrigin Bamar people NERFINISHED
Chinese people NERFINISHED
historicalRole middlemen in colonial economy of Burma
shopkeepers in Burma
traders in Burma
integration culturally assimilated into Burmese society to varying degrees
languageSpoken Burmese language NERFINISHED
Cantonese NERFINISHED
Hokkien NERFINISHED
Mandarin Chinese
Yunnanese dialects
migrationWave 19th century Chinese migration to Burma
early 20th century Chinese migration to Burma
partOf Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
politicalContext affected by anti-Chinese riots in Myanmar history
subject to changing citizenship laws in Myanmar
region Kachin State NERFINISHED
Mandalay NERFINISHED
Shan State NERFINISHED
Yangon NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Bamar people NERFINISHED
Chinese Malaysians NERFINISHED
Chinese Thai
Chinese Vietnamese
Overseas Chinese NERFINISHED
Shan people NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
Christianity
Islam
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

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