<p>actually ur a little off black. yes cantonese is considered han but not everyon is</p>
<p>there are generally 5 "categories" or 6 if u count szchewan, these are chinese translations so they arent perfect han-yi-pin
1) man - north-eastern china (manchuria down to beijing)
2) han - eastern a little central china
3) mung - northern china (mongolia and northern china)
4) zeng - western china (tibet)
5) hwei - southern and south-western china</p>
<p>germans are not anglo-saxons.</p>
<p>more or less the chinese races/traditions have mixed together but u can still distinguish the more remote areas</p>
<p>im 100% taiwanese</p>
<p>blackdream just wouldn't drop it, would he?</p>
<p>we're all africans, btw, since all humans came from that continent.</p>
<p>Actually, there are 56 minority races in China, but there is minimum amount of interracial marriage with in China so race in China is a non-issue.</p>
<p>Taiwainese (who invented this word anyway) is not even a race. It's at most a category of people who prefer Taiwain to be independent.</p>
<p>Some Taiwain natives call themselves Chinese, and some of them call themselves Chinese, it's a poltical thing now.</p>
<p>I guess I can call you a Japanese because ultimately the independentists want to be a part of Japan.</p>
<p>lol black are u stupid?
"there are 56 minority races"
no one was talking about individual cultures. everyone knows china and india has lotsa unique cultures. there are 5 or 6 generalized categories that china has grouped itself. have you EVER studied chinese history?</p>
<p>also learn to spell taiwan. who invented the word taiwanese? well obviously english-speakers? lol. chinese mainland also call taiwanese people taiwanese. (tai-wan-ren) while china is (zhong-guo-ren). EVERYONE distinguishes the difference with the exception of the government. i have many many mainland friends and they also recognize taiwan as an independent nation. </p>
<p>black learn ur chinese history and learn to spell before posting anything</p>
<p>blackdream, evidence of your lack of knowledge shows with every statement you make.</p>
<p>"I guess I can call you a Japanese because ultimately the independentists want to be a part of Japan."</p>
<p>We want to be independent. What makes you think of Japan?</p>
<p>"Some Taiwain natives call themselves Chinese, and some of them call themselves Chinese, it's a poltical thing now."</p>
<p>We natives call ourselves Taiwanese. The ones who call themselves Chinese are the ones who came to Taiwan from China with or after Chiang Kai Shek.</p>
<p>Taiwan is evolved from Tayouan, the Dutch name for the southern peninsula of Taiwan. It later replaced Formosa as the name for the whole island.</p>
<p>just drop it. i already deleted my last thread. if you want to discuss use private messenger.</p>
<p>All this talk about China got me hankering for some Chinese food... yummmmm. :p</p>
<p>At least we can all agree that Chinese food is among the most delicious types of food in the world!</p>
<p>yeah we all love chinese food. they are great for college students considering they are usually cheaper for the buck.</p>
<p>Not all chinese foods are cheap. If you go to REAL chinese restaurant they're not considered cheap after all compared to those smaller model restaurant. -_- By the way I distinguished Canton n Hong Kong because it's obviously two different places. Yes, Britain and Irish could be called white, but they're obviously two different places..</p>
<p>whaoo, the last few posts confused me major. The 56 minorities in China are different races??? I've never heard of the 6 regions shrek mentioned such as 'man' in the north, man usually refers to the manchurian people( i know because i'm manchurian)
also the people from southern china are tanner than those from the north. I'm from Beijing which is pretty north and I'm really pale by asian standards. Frankly, i never understood the whole china/japan fixation with pale skin but when i go to china, people talk about it so much and compliment you if you are 'white', i hope this can change eventually.</p>
<p>Btw, Italians and Greeks are Mediterranean.</p>
<p>What are Bosnians though?</p>
<p>if you are not white they think you are a farmer.</p>
<p>there are even pictures joke about those.</p>
<p>a very bad trend I say. i have dark skin, so what? call me a farmer but i still have more money than you.</p>
<p>Guys, there are 55 minority races in China, Han is the majority race.
And the native Taiwanese is Gao-Shan-Zhu, which I also considered as part of Chinese.</p>
<p>You should back to your elementary school's social studies class to review what you are talking about!</p>
<p>I am from Northern China, that's why I am taller most of Chinese genetically.
Byt there are few exceptions, I knew a Hong Kongese girl who's about 5'9", just like me! Pretty tall for Chinese, huh?</p>
<p>I am also from North and I am 6, and I know a girl who is also 6. Pretty tall for Chinese. (>95% of the population)</p>
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<p>Really? One "very, very clever" Chinese guy said that even Mongols are Chinese. So who from you two is stupid?</p>
<p>I think none of us are, but you are stupid.</p>
<p>Go read up on CIA world fact book.</p>
<p>and yes, Mongols are a minority race in China.</p>
<p>If your skin is not yellow and you did not graduate from Asian Study major, don't comment a Chinese person stupid because he made some comment about his own race.</p>
<p>It's like saying an African American stupid when he talks about Africa or I call you stupid when you are reciting facts about USA (which may well happen because I probably know more about the US government than you do, since you can hardly bring up any argument based on US's world policies except those 30 seconds sound bite you heard while you are watch entertainmene channel)</p>
<p>i absolutely hate that stereotype... my skin is NOT yellow!</p>
<p>=[ I'm hong kongese.....but im only 5"3 1/2 =[</p>
<p>actually, most of Chinese skins are naturally yellowish</p>
<p>If you see someone with really white skin, it's probably because she's wearing make up.</p>
<p>for some reason Chinese born in America are usually whiter than Chinese chinese. wonder why.</p>
<p>but calling Chinese yellow is like calling African American black - a fact.</p>