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Title
Tanka People
Boat People
蜑家
水上人
Subject
Ethnic group
People
Description
The Tankas are an ethnic subgroup in Southern China who have traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang, as well as Hong Kong, and Macau. Though many now live onshore, some from the older generations still live on their boats and pursue their traditional livelihood of fishing. Historically, the Tankas were considered to be outcasts. Since they were boat people who lived by the sea, they were sometimes referred to as "sea gypsies" by the Chinese and British.
Creator
Tanka people
Date
618–907
Tang Dynasty
Rights
Live on water
Relation
Guangdong Tanka
Fuzhou Tanka
Format
Group of people
Language
Cantonese
Tanka speech
Type
Ethnic Group
Identifier
Tanka people 618
Ethnic group Item Type Metadata
History
First appear in the record of the Tang Dynasty
Location
Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan and Zhejiang
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