There are about 100,000 Maonan people in China, almost all of whom live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The Maonan people call themselves Anan. They originated from the ancient Baiyue, Liao, and Lingren peoples.

The language of the Maonan people belongs to the Kam-Sui branch of the Tai-Kadai language family. It does not have a written form. Today, many Maonan speak either Zhuang or Mandarin.

The Maonan practice either Taoism or their traditional animistic religion.

Agriculture is the main occupation of the Maonan.

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