What is Autonomous regions of China?
'''Autonomous regions of [[China]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=中华人民共和国民族区域自治法|url=https://www.gov.cn/test/2005-07/29/content_18338.htm|access-date=2024-09-14|website=www.gov.cn}}</ref> are areas with very large numbers of ethnic minorities living in them. Their local government is similar to a province, but unlike provinces, [[minority]] [[languages]] are often co-official alongside the [[Chinese language]], and some laws are written to meet the needs of the minority groups. China's five autonomous regions are the [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]], the [[Inner Mongolia|Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-06-19|title=第四次全国人口普查公报（第2号）|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgb/rkpcgb/qgrkpcgb/t20020404_16772.htm|access-date=2024-09-14|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2012-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619002216/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgb/rkpcgb/qgrkpcgb/t20020404_16772.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> the [[Tibet|Tibet Autonomous Region]], the [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region]] ([[East Turkestan]]), and the [[Ningxia|Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region]]. Their shortened names are [[Guangxi]], [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Tibet]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Ningxia]] respectively. The largest minority group in each region are the [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]], the [[Mongols|Mongol]], the [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]], the [[Uyghur people|Uighur]], and the [[Hui people|Hui]] people respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-01|title=Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China (2005)|url=http://english1.english.gov.cn/official/2005-07/28/content_18127.htm|access-date=2024-09-14|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501042720/http://english1.english.gov.cn/official/2005-07/28/content_18127.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=中华人民共和国民族区域自治法|url=https://www.gov.cn/test/2005-07/29/content_18338.htm|access-date=2024-09-14|website=www.gov.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-14|title=第二次全国人口普查数据|url=http://www.stat