• PEOPLE NAME: LAWU OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Xishanba Lalo - (ywt)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 31,000

Global Population: 31,000


PEID: 7251

ROP: 114161

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Lawu of China, numbering 31,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Xishanba Lalo. The primary religion practiced by the Lawu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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