![Miao 苗](/files/2021-04/miao_culture_ethnic_groups_yunnan_china.jpg)
Most of the more than 9 million Miao people in China live in the southern Guizhou Province and the western Hunan Province, but there are about 1 million Miao people in Yunnan. The Miao history dates back 2,000 years ago when they settled in Hunan Province, where they engaged in fishing, hunting and agricultural production.