你(李华)的美国笔友迈克对中国的少数民族特别感兴趣，请你根据下面提供的信息给他写一封电邮，向他介绍中国少数民族的基本情况。
要点：minority 少数民族
1．中国自古以来就是一个统一的多民族国家；
2．新中国成立后，确认的民族共有56个；
3．汉族人数最多，其他民族人数较少，故被称为少数民族；
4．中国少数民族人口虽少，但分布很广，有自己的历史、文化和语言文字。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节。
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Dear Mike，
I am very glad to hear from you. And I would like to introduce some facts about the minorities in China which you are very interested in.
As we all know，China has been a united multi-national country since ancient times. When the PRC was set up in 1949，there were 56 peoples in China altogether，which are all equal. Among them，the population of the Han people is the greatest. Thus the other peoples are called minorities. Although the population of those minorities is relatively small，they are widespread all around China .Most of them have their own history，language and culture. All the peoples in China contribute to the development of China and they will keep together forever. That is my brief introduction of Chinese minorities. What do you think of it?
Good luck to you!
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
