also: トンシャンぞく
noun
Dongxiang people
Refers to the Dongxiang ethnic group, one of China's officially recognized minorities, primarily residing in Gansu Province. The term is used in ethnological and geographical contexts.
東郷族は中国の少数民族の一つです。
The Dongxiang people are one of China's ethnic minorities.
甘粛省には多くの東郷族が住んでいます。
Many Dongxiang people live in Gansu Province.
From Chinese 東鄉族 / 东乡族 (Dōngxiāng zú), referring to the Dongxiang ethnic group. The Japanese readings ドンシャンぞく and トンシャンぞく are phonetic approximations of the Chinese name.