The Bai - or Pai - are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Bijie area of Guizhou Province, and Sangzhi area of Hunan Province.
They constitute one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China.
The Bai people hold the colour white in high esteem, (hence the use of 'Bai', Chinese for 'white', in their name). They may call themselves "Baipzix" "Bai'ho", "Bai yinl" or "Miep jiax".
They are known in Chinese as the Baizu, and were formerly also called the Minjia.
