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: