文档介绍：Population ? They form one of the 55 minority ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China . Their population, estimated at 18 million people, puts them second only to the Han Chinese and makes the Zhuang the largest minority in China. Notable Zhuang people ? Li Ning :born September 8, 1963 in Liuzhou , Guangxi is a well-known Chinese gymnast and businessman. He was born in an ethnic Zhuang family. Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics .so he was named as "Prince of gymnastics" Huang Xianfan:was a Chinese famous historian , ethnologist and educator. His work "Brief History of Zhuang Nationality " is the first systematic research on the history of Zhuang nationality in China . Miss Liusanjie ? Miss Liusanjie:.she is a folklore Zhuang people .She was famous for her beautiful song , nimbleness and her attractive & graceful apperance .so we also call her Sponsored List . Distribution Distribution ? Over 90 percent of the Zhuang people live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The rest of the Zhuang people reside in Yunnan , Guangdong , Guizhou and Hunan Provinces . Language ? The Zhuang ethnic minority has a language of its own that belongs to the Zhuang -Dai branch of Zhuang -Dong Austronesian (an austronesian belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages). The language is divided into two dialects although they have few differences. The application of zhuang language ? A 1980 Chinese 10 Yuan bill bears the 1957 Zhuang text : Cu ?? go ? Yin ? min ? Yin ? ha ?? cib m?n?. Standardized Zhuang ? Standardized Zhuang is based on the dialect of Wuming County. The Buyei language is a slightly different standard form of Zhuang used across the provincial border in Guizhou . There is a dialect continuum between Zhuang and .