1. The Cham ethnic group has a population of over 100,000
2. They live mostly on the coast between 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. main color of their daily dress is cotton white
7. Chief means of transporting good and farm produce is the black-basket  
8. most important festival, called Bon Kate is held near the Cham towers in the tenth month of the Lunar year