中国是一个多民族的国家，少数民族人口很少，但其分布地区约占全国面积的一半以上，而且大都位于祖国的边疆地区、在发展水平上少数民族地区远远落后于内地及东南沿海地区。少数民族地区的发展差距是由多种因素造成的。正如李鹏总理所指出的；“东部与民族自治地方的一些差距 China is a multi-ethnic country with a small population. However, its distribution area accounts for more than half of the total area of ​​the country. Most of the ethnic minority areas are located in the frontier areas of the motherland. In the development level, the minority areas lag far behind the hinterland and the southeastern coastal areas . The development gap in ethnic minority areas is caused by many factors. As pointed out by Premier Li Peng; “Some gaps between the eastern and minority autonomous areas.”