The Fuzhou Tanka (Fuzhou dialect: 曲蹄; ), or the Boat People, are a branch of the Boat Dweller people from Fujian, China. Derogatorily known as Tankas, they traditionally lived on sampans in the lower course of Min River and the coast of Fuzhou in Fujian Province most of their lives and have been officially recognized as Han Chinese since 1955.
The Fuzhou Tanka (Fuzhou dialect: 曲蹄; ), or the Boat People, are a branch of the Boat Dweller people from Fujian, China. Derogatorily known as Tankas, they traditionally lived on sampans in the lower course of Min River and the coast of Fuzhou in Fujian Province most of their lives and have been officially recognized as Han Chinese since 1955.
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