Self-name:
Mơ Kháng
Alt-name:
Xá Khao, Xá Xúa, Xá Đôn, Xá Dâng, Xá Hộc,Xá Ái, Xá Bung, Quảng Lâm
Local groups:
Kháng Dẩng, Kháng Hoặc, Kháng Dón, Kháng Súa, Ma Háng, Bư Háng, Ma Háng Bẻng, Bư Háng Cọi
Region of residence:
Tây Bắc Bộ
Area of residence:
Son La, Lai Chau and Dien Bien provinces
Population (2019):
16180
Percent:
0.017%
Language group
Mon - Khmer
Language family
Austroasiatic
The Khang people grow sticky rice as their main food crop. They weave baskets and make dugout canoes. The Khang people often exchange cotton for Thai fabrics and clothes. The traditional costumes of the two ethnic groups are therefore quite similar. Khang women wear indigo-dyed scarves, with thread or woolen tassels attached at both ends. The Pieu scarves are also used by the Khang people, with designs similar to those of the Thai people but with slightly different patterns.