ethnic origin
5.In addition, there were 97,500 professional medical workers, of whom 33,600 were of ethnic-minority origin. The average number of doctors per thousand people, the average number of beds in town and township clinics per thousand rural people, and the number of medical workers in towns and townships were all above the national average levels.
8.Because everyone has ancestors, family, and friends of every possible race, colour, creed, and national origin, and because sensitivity to such differ-ences has reached unprecedented tenderness in recent years, it is considered rude to tell a joke that perpetu-ates an ethnic, social, religious, sexual, or racial stereotype.
10.The author introduces and comments the academic achievements of Japanese scholars in their exploration on the historical cultures of the minority nationalities in Yunnan Province, including fieldwork, the history of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms, origin of Wo ethnic group, the culture of Syoyo evergreen broadleaf tree forests, myths, folklores folk beliefs and sacrifices.
