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Chinese (includes, Taiwanese, Korean, Hong Kong, Macanese, and Overseas Chinese from SE Asian countries)

*Although ethnic Chinese are very diverse owing to the diversity and size of their homeland, there are two general groups of Chinese people: Northern Chinese, and Southern Chinese. Korean are not different than Northern Chinese genetically.

Northern China has historically been invaded by nomadic NE Asian peoples (e.g. Mongols), so N. Chinese (including Korean) share some features with NE Asians, notably

-Somewhat longer/broader faces

-Larger jaws and chins

-Smaller and/or narrower eyes (as in, smaller in proportion to the face)

-Smaller, narrower eyes

-Longer and often bigger noses

-Generally paler skin (although many are quite dark skinned)

-Bigger teeth

-Taller body frame

Southern China was once inhabited by today's SE Asians (Vietnamese, Thai, Hmong, etc.), thus many S. Chinese look similar to SE Asians

-Shorter and smaller faces

-Low, protruding cheekbones and foreheads

-Gentle, sometimes protruding jaws

-Larger, rounder eyes with double eyelids (although single eyelids are also common). Look for eye shapes not common among N. Chinese

-Big, flat nose with wide, fleshy nostrils

-Big lips with longer mouths

-Generally darker skin

-Smaller teeth

-Shorter and skinner body frame

Vietnamese

-Relatively small and wide faces (sometimes very long but narrow faces)

-Wide, flat nose with very wide nostrils

-Very protruding cheekbones

-Large, round eyes, bigger relative to face/head size

-Tend to be lighter skinned than other SE Asians

-Variable skin color, but generally darker skinned than other two groups.

*While there are certain distinctive facial patterns among North and South Chinese and Vietnamese, keep in mind that these aren't absolute, so please don't make racist assumptions about Asians based solely on their physical appearance.

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