Sanjiazi
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Sanjiazi village or Ilanbotokso in Youyi Daur, Manchu and Kirghiz Ethnic Township (友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡), Fuyu County
, Qiqihar
Prefecture, Heilongjiang
province. The village is about 22 km southwest of the administrative center of Fuyu, and about 6 km west of the main road from Qiqihar.
Approximately 80 elderly residents of the village are considered to be among the last people who have a good grasp of the historic pronunciation of Manchu
. A local elementary school employs Manchu language teachers who learned the language from some of the older residents.
Dawujia in Aihui District
of Heihe
Prefecture is another village where a few Manchu speakers can be found.
Over 70% of the residents are ethnic Manchu. Dong Xuefeng, an official with Youyi Township, said that Sanjiazi is the only village in China in which the Manchu language is spoken and the Manchu customs are observed because of its relative isolation.
Fuyu County, Heilongjiang
Fuyu County is a county of western Heilongjiang province of Northeast China, under the administration of Qiqihar City, to the southwest. Various economic crops and the milk are produced in the fertile land...
, Qiqihar
Qiqihar
- Subdivisions :Qiqihar is divided into 16 divisions: 7 districts , 8 counties and 1 county-level city .-Economy:...
Prefecture, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province. The village is about 22 km southwest of the administrative center of Fuyu, and about 6 km west of the main road from Qiqihar.
Approximately 80 elderly residents of the village are considered to be among the last people who have a good grasp of the historic pronunciation of Manchu
Manchu language
Manchu is a Tungusic endangered language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus...
. A local elementary school employs Manchu language teachers who learned the language from some of the older residents.
Dawujia in Aihui District
Aihui District
Aihui District is an administrative district of the Prefecture-level city of Heihe, in China's Heilongjiang Province. It is located on the right bank of the Amur River, about 30 km downstream of the Heihe central urban area....
of Heihe
Heihe
Heihe is a city in Heilongjiang, China.It is located at , on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, across the river from the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk...
Prefecture is another village where a few Manchu speakers can be found.
Over 70% of the residents are ethnic Manchu. Dong Xuefeng, an official with Youyi Township, said that Sanjiazi is the only village in China in which the Manchu language is spoken and the Manchu customs are observed because of its relative isolation.