Tu

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The Tu are a Mongolic-speaking ethnic minority in northwestern China, known for their Tibetan Buddhist traditions and distinctive agrarian culture in Qinghai and Gansu provinces.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tu canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnic minority in China
agriculturalProducts barley
potatoes
wheat
alsoKnownAs Mongghul
linked to: Huzhu Monguor

Monguor
autonomousCountyInhabited Huzhu Tu Autonomous County
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County
bilingualIn Mandarin Chinese
Tibetan (some communities)
Tu language
country China
culturalPractice ancestor worship
shamanistic rituals
village temple festivals
culturalRegion Amdo
linked to: Qinghai
ethnolinguisticRelation Bonan people NERFINISHED
Dongxiang people
linked to: Dongxiang

Mongols
linked to: Mongol
languageFamily Mongolic languages
mainProvince Gansu
linked to: Gansu Province

Qinghai
populationRegion Huzhu Tu Autonomous County
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County
primaryLanguage Tu language
recognizedAsMinorityBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China
region northwestern China
linked to: Northwest China
religion Chinese folk religion
Islam (minority)
Taoism
Tibetan Buddhism
religiousInstitution Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
religiousSchool Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
traditionalClothing colorful waistbands
embroidered headwear
long robes
traditionalDance circle dances
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
traditionalFestivals Nadun festival
New Year celebrations
traditionalHousing adobe houses
courtyard houses
traditionalMusic folk songs
ritual music
traditionalReligionInfluence Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan culture
usesScript Chinese characters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qinghai ethnicComposition Tu
subject linked to: QH
hasNameVariant Tu