China's 56 Ethnic Groups

Neatorama has a very cool link that has this good comment:

. . . during the opening ceremonies of the last Olympic games, . . . a parade of 56 children representing those groups was later revealed to have been comprised of 56 Han Chinese children wearing the ethnic clothing of the other groups. Now there is a photo essay which appears to correct that gaffe. All of the ethnic groups are portrayed in professionally composed group portraits, with the subjects wearing traditional dress and often carrying traditional instruments or tools.

Learn something. Oh, and notice how the photo essay includes ethnic minorities of Taiwan. Hm.

Recall too that reportedly only half the population in China speaks Mandarin.