The Buyei (also spelled Puyi, Bouyei and Buyi; self called: Buxqyaix,, or "Puzhong", "Burao", "Puman"; ; Pinyin: Bùyīzú; ) are an ethnic group living in southern mainland China. Numbering 2.5 million, they're the 11th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Some Buyei also live in Vietnam, where they're one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. Despite the Chinese considering them a separate group, they consider… (More on Buyi)