Minority Ethnic Groups | 少数民族
Modern ethnicities only.
【Extinct Kingdoms and Ethnic Groups】 (Xiongnu, Xianbei, Khitan) are moved to here:
Southern China/Tibet。
Northeast China/Manchuria/Korean Peninsula 。
Northwest China/Mongolian Plateau 。
Central Asia。
List of movies not on MDL yet (please help add them)
https://www.douban.com/doulist/151931997/ 。
https://www.douban.com/doulist/151931997/ 。
(I usually comment the link to watch on the title's own page.)
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![Turbulence of the Mu Clan]()
1. Turbulence of the Mu Clan
Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes
Nakhi/Naxi [Lijiang chiefdom].
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Seqalu: Formosa 1867]()
2. Seqalu: Formosa 1867
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Main: Paiwan [Seqalu Confederacy] + Puyuma [Seqalu Confederacy]
Minor: Makatao.
Languages: Paiwan, Hokkien, Hakka, English, Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II - Rainbow Bridge]()
3. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II - Rainbow Bridge
Taiwanese Movie - 2011
Seediq.
Languages: Seediq, Japanese.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale]()
4. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Taiwanese Movie - 2011
Seediq.
Languages: Seediq, Japanese, Hokkien.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Dana Sakura]()
5. Dana Sakura
Taiwanese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
Seediq.
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![Soul on a String]()
6. Soul on a String
Chinese Movie - 2016
Tibetan.
Languages: Tibetan, Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Ala Changso]()
7. Ala Changso
Chinese Movie - 2018
Gyalrong.
Languages: Gyalrong (Situ dialect), Tibetan (Amdo dialect, Khams dialect), Southwestern Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![A Mongolian Tale]()
8. A Mongolian Tale
Hong Kong Movie - 1995
Mongol.
Language: Mongolian.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Scarlet Heart]()
9. Scarlet Heart
Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
Manchu [Qing dynasty] + Khalkha Mongols.
FL and royal family are Manchu. Servants are Han. Rare TV example of Manchu women hired as ranked palace attendants (not maidservants). They're usually concubines.
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Secret History of the Great Grand King]()
10. Secret History of the Great Grand King
Chinese Drama - 2005, 46 episodes
Manchu.
Deep dive into Manchu culture.
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![We Are Family]()
11. We Are Family
Chinese Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Han + Uyghur + Hui + Wa + Bai + Tibetan + Mongol + Nanai/Hezhe.
Language: Mandarin. -
![That Mountain That Sea]()
12. That Mountain That Sea
Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes
She 畲
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![Da Shan De Nu Er]()
13. Da Shan De Nu Er
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
Zhuang.
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Blossom of Suoma]()
14. The Blossom of Suoma
Chinese Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Yi
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![She Xiang Fu Ren]()
15. She Xiang Fu Ren
Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
Yi [Mu'ege/Shuixi chiefdom] + Mongol.
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![Ashima]()
16. Ashima
Chinese Movie - 1964
Sani (subgroup of Yi)
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![If You Love Express It]()
17. If You Love Express It
Chinese Movie - 2024
Bai
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![Da Li Princess]()
18. Da Li Princess
Chinese Drama - 2009, 31 episodes
Bai.
Language: Mandarin.Note: Takes place during Qing dynasty (Dali prefecture), not Dali kingdom.
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![Five Golden Flowers]()
19. Five Golden Flowers
Chinese Movie - 1959
Bai
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![Legend of Southwest Dance and Music]()
20. Legend of Southwest Dance and Music
Chinese Drama - 2013, 42 episodes
Main: Pyu [Pyu city-states].
Minor: Dai/Tai [Ruili city] + Proto-Bai [Nanzhao kingdom] (fictional version).
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Let Me Understand Your Language]()
21. Let Me Understand Your Language
Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
Dai/Tai
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![Fell in Love in Xishuangbanna]()
22. Fell in Love in Xishuangbanna
Chinese Movie - 1997
Dai/Tai.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Peacock Princess]()
23. Peacock Princess
Chinese Movie - 1982
Tai Lue (subgroup of Dai) [Kingdom of Chiang Hung].
Language: Mandarin. -
![Legend of Xiang Xi]()
24. Legend of Xiang Xi
Chinese Drama - 2007, 34 episodes
Tujia + Miao.
Language: Mandarin. -
![The Flower of Revenge]()
25. The Flower of Revenge
Chinese Movie - 2016
Miao + Bouyei/Buyi.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Wipe Out the Bandits on Wulong Mountain]()
26. Wipe Out the Bandits on Wulong Mountain
Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
Han + Miao.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Wan Chun]()
27. Wan Chun
Taiwanese Drama - 1990, 18 episodes
Han + Miao
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![First Sword of Wudang]()
28. First Sword of Wudang
Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes
Main: Han
Minor: Jurchen + Miao.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Red Flowers and Green Leaves]()
29. Red Flowers and Green Leaves
Chinese Movie - 2018
Hui.
Language: Lanyin Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Alifu, the Prince/ss]()
30. Alifu, the Prince/ss
Taiwanese Movie - 2017
Paiwan.
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![Port of Lies]()
31. Port of Lies
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Amis.
Languages: Amis, Mandarin, Hokkien, Indonesian, Javanese.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Rainless Love in a Godless Land]()
32. Rainless Love in a Godless Land
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
Amis
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![Gaga]()
33. Gaga
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
Atayal
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![Hang in There, Kids!]()
34. Hang in There, Kids!
Taiwanese Movie - 2016
Atayal
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![Somewhere Over the Dreamland]()
35. Somewhere Over the Dreamland
Taiwanese Movie - 2003
Atayal
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![Wa Tan Te Chiu Ping]()
36. Wa Tan Te Chiu Ping
Taiwanese Special - 2002, 1 episode
Atayal
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![Man from Island West]()
37. Man from Island West
Taiwanese Movie - 1991
Atayal
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![Listen Before You Sing]()
38. Listen Before You Sing
Taiwanese Movie - 2021
Taiwanese Aborigine
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![Tale of the Lost Boys]()
39. Tale of the Lost Boys
Filipino Movie - 2017
Taiwanese Aborigine
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![Wawa No Cidal]()
40. Wawa No Cidal
Taiwanese Movie - 2015
Taiwanese Aborigine
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![Way Back Into Love]()
41. Way Back Into Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 22 episodes
Taiwanese Aborigine
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![KANO]()
42. KANO
Taiwanese Movie - 2014
Yamato /Japanese + Han + Taiwanese Aborigine
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Little Nyonya]()
43. The Little Nyonya
Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes
Baba Nyonya [Malaysia, Singapore].
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Little Nyonya]()
44. The Little Nyonya
Singaporean Drama - 2008, 34 episodes
Baba Nyonya [Malaysia, Singapore].
Language: Mandarin.Much more accurate (culturally, genetically, linguistically) than the remake.
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![The Lychee Road]()
45. The Lychee Road
Chinese Movie - 2025
Main: Han.
Minor: Dong/Kam.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Litchi Road]()
46. The Litchi Road
Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes
Main: Han.
Minor: Dong/Kam + ancient Central Asian groups.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Thou Shalt Not Love]()
47. Thou Shalt Not Love
Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes
Han + Uyghur
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![Wan Tong Shu]()
48. Wan Tong Shu
Chinese Movie - 2026
Han + Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Bloom Life]()
49. Bloom Life
Chinese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
Han + Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Fragrance of the Pomegranates]()
50. Fragrance of the Pomegranates
Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
Han + Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Brother]()
51. Brother
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
Han + Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Ada]()
52. Ada
Chinese Movie - 2024
Uyghur
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![Fabric of Lives]()
53. Fabric of Lives
Chinese Movie - 2024
Uyghur
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![Ordinary Hero]()
54. Ordinary Hero
Chinese Movie - 2022
Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![An Afternoon with Berti]()
55. An Afternoon with Berti
Taiwanese Movie - 2023
Uyghur
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![Yu Tian Ya Ke Xi Season 2]()
56. Yu Tian Ya Ke Xi Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Yu Tian Ya Ke Xi]()
57. Yu Tian Ya Ke Xi
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Toy Teklipi]()
58. Toy Teklipi
Chinese Movie - 2022
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![A First Farewell]()
59. A First Farewell
Chinese Movie - 2020
Uyghur
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![Tartilmigan Suratlar]()
60. Tartilmigan Suratlar
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![Qipar Kizlar]()
61. Qipar Kizlar
Chinese Drama - 2017, 7 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![Anar Pishti]()
62. Anar Pishti
Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
Uyghur + Kazakh.
Language: Uyghur. -
![Demon Out of Chang An]()
63. Demon Out of Chang An
Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
Contains two Uyghur characters.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Bu Ailige Qarang Season 2]()
64. Bu Ailige Qarang Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2015, 32 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![Bu Ailige Qarang]()
65. Bu Ailige Qarang
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![You Beautify My Life]()
66. You Beautify My Life
Chinese Movie - 2018
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur, Mandarin. -
![Qeshqerdiki Hekaye]()
67. Qeshqerdiki Hekaye
Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur. -
![Anarxan]()
68. Anarxan
Chinese Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
Uyghur.
Language (two versions): Uyghur (original) | Mandarin (dubbed).【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Past Events of Mukam]()
69. Past Events of Mukam
Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes
Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin. -
![The Turpan Love Song]()
70. The Turpan Love Song
Chinese Movie - 2006
Uyghur.
Language (two versions): Uyghur (original) | Mandarin (dubbed). -
![Amannisa Khan]()
71. Amannisa Khan
Chinese Movie - 1993
Uyghur [Yarkent Khanate].
Language (two versions): Uyghur (original) | Mandarin (dubbed).FL is Uyghur. ML is Moghul (Turco-Mongol).
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![Mei Ren Zhi Si]()
72. Mei Ren Zhi Si
Chinese Movie - 1986
Uyghur.
Language (two versions): Uyghur (original) | Mandarin (dubbed). -
![Gherip Senem]()
73. Gherip Senem
Chinese Movie - 1981
Uyghur.
Language (two versions): Uyghur (original) | Mandarin (dubbed).【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Silk Road]()
74. The Silk Road
Japanese Movie - 1988
Tangut [Western Xia dynasty] + Uyghur.
Language: Japanese. -
![Anarxan]()
75. Anarxan
Chinese Movie - 1962
Uyghur.
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![Wo Zai Yi Li Deng Ni]()
76. Wo Zai Yi Li Deng Ni
Chinese Drama - 0000
Kazakh
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![To the Wonder]()
77. To the Wonder
Chinese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
Han + Kazakh.
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![An Eternal Lamb]()
78. An Eternal Lamb
Chinese Movie - 2010
Kazakh.
Language: Kazakh -
![Love of Tangbula Grasslands]()
79. Love of Tangbula Grasslands
Chinese Movie - 2006
Han + Kazakh
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![Lilac Horse]()
80. Lilac Horse
Chinese Movie - 1979
Kazakh.
Language: Mandarin. -
![The Sun Shines on Tashkurgan]()
81. The Sun Shines on Tashkurgan
Chinese Movie - 2022
Tajik
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![Visitors on the Icy Mountain]()
82. Visitors on the Icy Mountain
Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes
Tajik.
Language: Mandarin. -
![Visitors on the Icy Mountain]()
83. Visitors on the Icy Mountain
Chinese Movie - 1963
Tajik.
Language: Mandarin. -
![The Tale of Rose]()
84. The Tale of Rose
Chinese Drama - 2024, 38 episodes
One of the MLs is Chosonjok.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Under Changbai Mountains My Family]()
85. Under Changbai Mountains My Family
Chinese Drama - 2012, 29 episodes
Chosonjok (Koreans in China)
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![Genghis Khan]()
86. Genghis Khan
Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes
Mongol + Jurchen/Manchu。
Language: Mandarin. -
![Father's Grassland and Mother's River]()
87. Father's Grassland and Mother's River
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
Han + Mongol
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![In Search of Lost Time]()
88. In Search of Lost Time
Chinese Movie - 2022
Mongol
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![Qi Dai]()
89. Qi Dai
Chinese Movie - 2022
Mongol.
Language: Mongol【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Saxaul]()
90. The Saxaul
Chinese Movie - 2021
Mongol
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![The Legend of Yongle Emperor]()
91. The Legend of Yongle Emperor
Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes
Main: Han.
Minor: Mongol.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Song of Love]()
92. Song of Love
Chinese Movie - 2019
Mongol
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![Mongolian Boyhood]()
93. Mongolian Boyhood
Chinese Movie - 2018
Mongol
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![Genghis Khan]()
94. Genghis Khan
Chinese Movie - 2018
Mongol.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Legend of Jasmine]()
95. The Legend of Jasmine
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
Mongol + Manchu.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![The Imperial Doctress]()
96. The Imperial Doctress
Chinese Drama - 2016, 50 episodes
Main: Han.
Minor: Mongol [Oirat Confederation].
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Wolf Totem]()
97. Wolf Totem
Chinese Movie - 2015
Mongol.
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![Norjmaa]()
98. Norjmaa
Chinese Movie - 2014
Mongol.
【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
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![An Enslaved Princess]()
99. An Enslaved Princess
Chinese Movie - 2014
Mongol
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![Desperate Love]()
100. Desperate Love
Chinese Drama - 2013, 41 episodes
Mongol + Manchu [Qing dynasty].
Language: Mandarin.【ENG SUB AVAILABLE】
