Putian people

The Putian people (Chinese: 莆田人, pinyin: Pútiánrén; Puxian Min: 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized: Pó-sing-náng) are people from Putian, east Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua, Henghua, Henghwa or Hinghua people (Hing-hua̍; ) after the historical name of the area. 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 (媽祖), Chinese Goddess of Sea
 * Cai Xiang (蔡襄; 1012–1067): Chinese calligrapher, poet, scholar and official
 * Chen Wenlong (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 (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 (, 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 (黄志贤, 1959−): Businessman and philanthropist, Hong Kong; 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