Tatar migrated to China in the early 19th Century from Europe and Russia. They mixed with Uighur and Kazakh. They maintain their own language, tradition and Islam religion. Their house presents in European style, quite different from Uighur and Kazakh. Their living standard is higher at average since they are good at business and education.

Dulong settles in the high mountain area by the border of Tibet and Burma. They still live in very primitive form. They have no written language and use either Tibetan or Hen Chinese language. They farm, hunt and maintain a very simple society with social order and discipline. They are well known as a nation with good credibility and morality.

Olunchun settles in Inner Mongolia and along the Heilongjiang. They mixed with Mongolian and Hen Chinese. They use Mongolian or Hen Chinese language and believe in religion. They live on farming and hunting.

Hezhe settles along Heilongjiang River and lives on fishing and hunting. They have own language but most of the young generation now use Han Chinese as the common language. They create many innovative fishing tools and accumulate very rich experience in fishery industry.

Menba settles in the high Mountain and seldom contacts with outside world. They are closely related to Tibetan. The sixth Dala Lama of Tibet was a Menba. They do no have own language but use Tibetan's language. They became part of China since 13th Century.

Lubao is one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live in high mountain area and seldom contact with outside world. They still stay in very primitive society event today. They live on hunting and farming. They have no written language and only few of them know Tibetan or Chinese language.

Jinuo settles in Jinuo Mountain and lives on farming. Their tea is very famous. Their society was very backward and still stayed at very primitive stage until the 16th Century. They have own religions and own language but no written language. All Jinuo's women are good at weaving and making cloths.

The Lugu Lake lies where Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province is bounded by Ninglang County of Yunan Province. Its picture-perfect scenery is made mysterious and enchanting by distinct folklore and habits. The area around the lake is home to the Mosuo, and ethnic group in which men and women live together without the formality of marriage. However, over the passage of time, new forms of marriage and family structures have emerged, and the number of married couples and patrilineal families is on the increase. But something unique about their community is this is a world ruled by women where the family takes a variety of forms.