She People 畲族
She People 畲族, numbered about one million, are one of the official recognized 56 ethnic group of China. They are the largest minority in Fujian province. They are also present in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Guangdong. Some descendants of the She also exist amongst the Hakka minority in Taiwan and there are 45,000 listed as Dongjia 东家人 in Guizhou Province. The She people are not native to Zhejiang. During the Ming- Qing dynasties they moved into and settled Zhejiang's southern region and mountain districts in the Lower Yangtze region, after they left their homeland in Northern Fujian.
The She language belongs to the Miao-Yao language family, however, only a very small number of them speak the language today, and the majority use other Chinese dialects like the Hakka and Fu'an. Most Shes' religious believes are similar to what other Chinese believes, mainly Buddhism, Taoism and local or national deities.
Official portrait of a She family
Distribution of She people
There are also substantial Shes in Jiangxi Province (in red characters)
"Healthy food is better than all drugs" a She mantra
Shes dress differently depends on where they live
These two She women are officially listed as Dongjia ethnic group because they live much further west
a musician
A puppet master