Daur

The Daur people (Chinese: ????, Pinyin: D?w?'?rz?; the former name "Dahur" is considered derogatory) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. They numbered 132,394 according to the latest census (2000), and most of them live in the Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner (M?l? D?w? D?w?'?rz? Z?zh?q? ???????????) in Heilongjiang province (China).

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Daur is a Mongolian language. There is no written standard.

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Ethnic group: An ethnic group is a culture or subculture whose members are readily distinguishable by outsiders based on traits originating from a common racial, national, linguistic, or religious source. Members of an ethnic group are often presumed to be culturally or biologically similar, although this is not ...

People's Republic of China: The People's Republic of China (PRC; Pinyin: Zh?nghu? R?nm?n G?ngh?gu? ; Traditional: ??????? Simplified: ???????), commonly referred to as China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are said to be of Han Chin...

Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner: Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner is a county of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir city....