HEILONGJIANG, Northeast China — Tao Qinglan can still speak her mother tongue, Manchu, but everything else has changed since she was born 72 years ago in Sanjiazi Village. She now lives with her ...

But his family name gives him away: Yehenala, a famous Manchurian clan that once ruled China. When Yiyi was born, his father and grandfather made the unusual decision to give him the old Manchu name.

The nation’s 1.3 billion people are overwhelmingly Han Chinese, but roughly 9% of the population are ethnic minorities: Manchus and Mongolians, Uighurs and Tibetans as well as dozens of others.

But his family name gives him away: Yehenala, a famous Manchurian clan that once ruled China. When Yiyi was born, his father and grandfather made the unusual decision to give him the old Manchu name.

The Manchu ethnicity of China has a large population and enjoys a wide influence. The population of Manchu people has grown to more than 10 million as of 2000. The Manchu ethnicity of China mainly ...

BEIJING — For most of this century, being a Manchu meant suffering shame, discrimination and abuse. Although the tribe of horseback warriors had conquered China in the 17th century, founding the ...

SANJIAZI (AFP) - It was the language of China's last imperial dynasty which ruled a vast kingdom for nearly three centuries. But 71 year old Ji Jinlu is among only a handful of native Manchu ...