San Chay people
The San Chay people live in Tuyên Quang Province of the Northeast region of Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. They speak a form of Tai languages. Their population was 201,398 in 2019.
Many live in remote areas, using slash-and-burn agriculture because those areas are not flat enough for paddy rice production.
They sing sình cồ and celebrate the Slếch thlin mảy festival.Literature
The San Chay have many sayings: