| Group: | San Chay |
| Native Name: | Người Sán Chay |
| Native Name Lang: | vn |
| Total: | 252.000 |
| Total Year: | 2019 |
| Total Ref: | [1] |
| Popplace: | 201.398 @2019[2] |
| Rels: | Buddhism |
| Langs: | Cao Lan, Pinghua Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Related: | 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 Vietnamese: sình cồ (love songs) and celebrate the Vietnamese: Slếch thlin mảy festival (New Rice festival).
The San Chay people are related with the Shanzi People in Guangxi, China.[5]