Putian people
The Putian people are a Min-speaking Han Chinese sub-ethnic group native to Putian, Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua, Henghua, Henghwa or Hinghua people after the historical name of the area. Putian people speak Pu–Xian Min, referred locally as Putianese or Hinghua, 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, Chinese Goddess of Sea
- Cai Xiang : Chinese calligrapher, poet, scholar and official
- Chen Wenlong : 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 : 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, Indonesia
- James Riady: Son of Mochtar Riady; deputy chairman, Lippo Group, Indonesia
- Moses Lim, Singapore comedian and actor
- Liem Swie King a former Indonesian badminton player, once one of the top players in the world
- Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Defence.
- Che Yin Wong : Businessman and philanthropist, Hong Kong; Founder and chairman of Kong Fung International Group.
- Theresa Fu : Hong Kong singer and actress.
- Fong Chi Chung: founder of Singapore-based restaurant chain Putien.
- John Sung: evangelist