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Người Sán Chay | |
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Total population | |
252.000 [1] (2019) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Vietnam: 201.398 @2019
[2] ( Northern Vietnam, Central Highlands and Tuyên Quang) | |
Languages | |
Cao Lan, Pinghua Chinese, Vietnamese | |
Religion | |
Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Zhuang, Buyei |
The San Chay people ( Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Sán Chỉ) live in Tuyên Quang Province of the Northeast region of Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. The Pinghua language is a form of Chinese language. [3] 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. [4]
They sing sình cồ (love songs) and celebrate the Slếch thlin mảy festival (New Rice festival).
The San Chay people are related with the Shanzi People in Guangxi, China. [5]