Yan’an is an area with scattered and mixed settlements of ethnic minorities. Currently, 2,103 people from 32 ethnic minority groups have settled in the city, with the Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, and Zhuang populations being the largest, accounting for 71% of the total. The two higher education institutions in the city host 672 ethnic minority students. Yan’an has established 13 national and provincial model collectives, demonstration units, and educational practice bases related to ethnic affairs.The city encompasses five major religions, and they areBuddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Christianity. There are 95 religious activity sites and 15 religious organizations. The Liulin Mosque in Baota District is among the first batch of national patriotic education bases for the religious circle in China.
