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China: A young Manchu woman in traditional dress, Beijing, 1860s

China: A young Manchu woman in traditional dress, Beijing, 1860s

The Manchu (pinyin: Manzu; Wade–Giles: Man-tsu) are a Chinese ethnic minority and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name.

Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China, forming the fourth largest ethnic group in that country.