1. The Cham ethnic group has a population of about 100,000.
2. They live mostly on the coastbetween Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces or on the Cambodian border around Chau Doc.
3. The Cham have a tradition of wet rice cultivation.
4. Handicrafts are fairly well-developed, especially silkworm textiles and handmade pottery wares.
5. Both men and women wear long-piece sarongs or cloth wrappers.
6. The main colour of their daily dress is cotton white.
7. Their chief means of transporting goods and farm produce is the black-basket.
8. The most important festival is called Bon Kate, held near the Cham towers in the tenth month of the Lunar year.