The Salar people are a Turkic ethnic minority in China who speak Salar, a Turkic language of the Oghuz sub-branch. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] They numbered 165,159 people in 2020, according to that year's national census. [1]

Jul 12, 2017 · In this pleasant, tree-lined river valley lives the Salar people, a small Muslim ethnic group consisting of just 100,000. A mosque in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, northwest China.

The Salar are a small dark people who wear embroidered jackets and round felt hats. Closely related to Uighurs and Uzbeks, the live mostly in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County in Qinghai Province and elsewhere in Qinghai and Gansu Provinces.

The ancestors of the Salar people were the Samarkand people who migrated from central Asia to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368). They entered into the eastern Qinghai Province and settled down in the Dunhua area.

The Salar people are a Turkic ethnic minority of China who largely speak the Salar language, an Oghuz language. The Salar people numbered 130,607 people in the last census of 2010. They live mostly in the Qinghai-Gansu border region, on both sides of the Yellow River, namely in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County.

Jun 21, 2005 · Nowadays, most young and middle-aged Salars know how to speak Chinese, which is also accepted as the written language of the Salar ethnic group. The Salar people have a rich and colorful tradition ...

The Salar people are one of the ancient nationalities and one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Salars' ancestors were migrating Oghuz Turks who intermarried with Han Chinese, Tibetans and Hui.

The Salar people have a rich and colorful tradition of folklore. Many of the legends, stories and fairy tales sing the praises of the courage and wisdom of the laboring people, and lament the hard lives of the Salar women in the past, as well as their struggle against feudal oppression.

Oct 12, 2024 · The Salar people (Salar: Salır, سالار; Chinese: 撒拉族; pinyin: Sālāzú, Xiao'erjing: صَالاذُ) are an ethnic minority of China who largely speak the Salar language, an Oghuz Turkic language. The Salar people numbered 104,503 people in the last census of 2000.

Amateur theatrical troupes, and song and dance groups are flourishing among the Salar people. Deeply influenced by Islam, the customs and habits as practiced among the Salars are roughly the same as those of the Huis that live nearby.