Manchu people

Manchu language class at People's University in Beijing.

The Manchus ruled China into the 20th century, but their language is nearly extinct

Development & Education

The last emperors of China, the Qing Dynasty, were Manchus. Their language is close to dying out in modern China, so now there’s a last-ditch effort to save it, and the link it provides to China’s history and traditional medicine.

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