Who came before the Han Chinese people in China?

Remote China was the home for different races of people other than Han Chinese, some of them still exist today(e.g. Tibetan, Mongolia), but many other races disappeared or became part of Han Chinese(e.g. the Yue Chinese越人 in Southern China). read more

The Yue Chinese came before the Han Chinese in Southern China, and later they were conquered by the Han Chinese and later became part of Han Chinese. To answer this question, we must define China, and then define Han Chinese. read more

The Han Chinese, Han people or simply Han (UK: / h æ n /; US: / h ɑː n /; Mandarin pronunciation: ) (Chinese: 漢人, pinyin: Hànrén, literally "Han people"; or 漢族, pinyin: Hànzú, literally "Han ethnicity" or "Han ethnic group") are an East Asian ethnic group and nation. read more

Almost 1 in every 5 people on our planet are ethnically Han Chinese, though most of these live in the People's Republic of China. Historical Role Han people originally ruled and influenced China during the Han Dynasty, beginning in 206 BC. read more