Putian people
{{Short description|Ethnic group native to China}}
{{Ethnic group
| group = Putianese
莆仙人/興(兴)化人
Pó-sing-náng/Hing-hua̍-náng
| population = Above 5,000,000
| caption =
| region1 = {{CHN}}, Southeast Asia
| languages = Puxian Min, Standard Chinese, etc.
| religions = Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Sanyi teaching, Traditional Chinese religion or Atheism
| related = Fuzhou people, Leizhou Min speakers, She people
}}
The Putian people (Chinese: 莆田人, pinyin: Pútiánrén; Puxian Min: 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized: {{lang|cpx|Pó-sing-náng}}) are a Min-speaking subgroup of Han Chinese native to Putian, Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua, Henghua, Henghwa or Hinghua people (Hing-hua̍; {{lang-zh|s=兴化|t=興化|p=Xīnghuà}}) after the historical name of the area.{{cite book |title=Chinese Overseas: Comparative Cultural Issues |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |page=92 }} Putian people speak Pu–Xian Min (Putianese), a branch of Min Chinese.
Today, there are Henghua diaspora communities at Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.
Culture
Putian people eat Putian cuisine, a style of Fujian cuisine known for its emphasis on fresh seafood.
Notable people
- Lin Moniang: also known as Mazu ({{lang|zh-hans|媽祖}}), Chinese Goddess of Sea
- Cai Xiang ({{lang|zh-hans|蔡襄}}; 1012–1067): Chinese calligrapher, poet, scholar and official
- Chen Wenlong ({{lang|zh-hans|陳文龍}}; 1232–1277): Scholarly General during the final years of the Southern Song Dynasty, was later deified as City God of Fuzhou and Putian during the Ming Dynasty
- Jianqing Fan ({{lang|zh-hans|范剑青}}; 1962-): Statistician, financial econometrician, Professor of Finance, a professor of statistics, a Chairman of Department of Operations Research and Finance
- Ng Teng Fong: Singaporean real estate tycoon
- Dato Sri Tahir or Ang Tjoen Ming: Founder and CEO, Mayapada Group, Indonesia
- Mochtar Riady: Founder, Lippo Group, Indonesia
- Sukanto Tanoto: Founder, Raja Garuda Mas International (now Royal Golden Eagle), Indonesia
- James Riady: Son of Mochtar Riady; deputy chairman, Lippo Group, Indonesia
- Moses Lim, Singapore comedian and actor
- Liem Swie King ({{lang-zh|labels=no|c=林水鏡|p=Lín Shuǐjìng}}, born 28 February 1956 in Kudus) a former Indonesian badminton player, once one of the top players in the world
- Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Defence (Singapore).
- Che Yin Wong ({{lang|zh-hans|黄志贤}}, 1959−): Businessman and philanthropist, Hong Kong;{{cite web |url=http://www.ptxw.com/jjpd/psfc/20071108/X99004362.shtml |title=黄志贤:有胆识远见,还要有胸怀爱心—莆田新闻网 |website=www.ptxw.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221150259/http://www.ptxw.com/jjpd/psfc/20071108/X99004362.shtml |archive-date=2014-02-21}} Founder and chairman of Kong Fung International Group.
- Theresa Fu (1984-): Hong Kong singer and actress.
- Fong Chi Chung: founder of Singapore-based restaurant chain Putien.
- John Sung: evangelist
See also
References
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Category:Ethnic groups in China
Category:Ethnic groups in Fujian