China is a land of great diversity in geography, climate, languages, and ethnic groups.
It is home to approximately 180 distinct groups, including the 105,600 Kado who live in the southern part of Yunnan Province in south central China. Their language, also called Kado, exists in six dialects. The Kado dwell in two sub-groups in China and also have a large group living in Myanmar. Although their exact origin is not known, legends say that their nomadic ancestors gradually migrated south from a far away northern plain. Since their language, is of the Tibeto-Burmese group, some believe that they originated in Tibet.