sinicization
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Sinicization, sinofication, sinification, or sinonization (from the prefix , 'Chinese, relating to China') is the process by which non-Chinese societies or groups are acculturated or assimilated into Chinese culture, particularly the language, societal norms, cultural practices, and ethnic identity of the Han Chinese—the largest ethnic group of China.
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- Assimilation
- Sinicizations
- Historical
- Baiyue
- Mongolic and Turkic peoples
- Han, Jin, and Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Northern and Southern dynasties
- Tang dynasty
- Yuan dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Qing dynasty
- Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam)
- Republic of China
- Ma Clique
- Contemporary
- Hong Kong and Macau
- Xinjiang
- Taiwan
- Tibet
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Catholicism
- Islam
- See also
- References
- External links
Sinicization, sinofication, sinification, or sinonization (from the prefix , 'Chinese, relating to China') is the process by which non-Chinese societies or groups are acculturated or assimilated into Chinese culture, particularly the language, societal norms, cultural practices, and ethnic identity of the Han Chinese—the largest ethnic group of China.
Areas of influence include diet, writing, industry, education, language/lexicon, law, architectural style, politics, philosophy, religion, science and technology, value systems, and lifestyle.