▁live ▁in ▁the ▁H ul un bu ir ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁Province , ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁H ail ar . ▁The ▁Even k ▁Aut onom ous ▁B anner ▁is ▁also ▁located ▁near ▁H ul un bu ir . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁around ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Even ks ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁Heil ong ji ang ▁Province . ▁ ▁The ▁Man ch u ▁Emperor ▁Hong ▁Ta iji ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁Even ks ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 0 , ▁and ▁executed ▁their ▁leader ▁Bomb og or . ▁After ▁the ▁Man ch u ▁con quest , ▁the ▁Even ks ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁E ight ▁B ann ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 3 , ▁the ▁Q ing ▁government ▁moved ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Sol on ▁Even k ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁D aur ▁families ▁to ▁the ▁T ach eng ▁and ▁Gh ul ja ▁areas ▁of ▁X in ji ang , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁emp ire ' s ▁western ▁border . ▁ 1 0 2 0 ▁X ibe ▁families ▁( some ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁persons ) ▁followed ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Since ▁then , ▁however , ▁the ▁Sol ons ▁of ▁X in ji ang ▁have ▁assim il ated ▁into ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁identified ▁as ▁such ▁anymore . ▁ ▁The ▁Even ks ▁of ▁China ▁today ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁settled ▁past oral ists ▁and ▁far mers . ▁ ▁By ▁county ▁County - level ▁distribution