{{Short description|Ethnic group native to China}} {{Ethnic group | group = Putianese <br /> 莆仙人/興(兴)化人<br />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 people, Hainanese people and other Min speakers}}
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 Han Chinese sub-ethnic group 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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Chinese Overseas: Comparative Cultural Issues |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |page=92 }}</ref> 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 ({{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;<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 == * Fuzhou people * Hoklo people * Pu-Xian Min
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Fujian topics}} {{Han subgroups}}
Category:Putian Category:Ethnic groups in Fujian Category:Ethnic groups in Indonesia Category:Ethnic groups in Malaysia Category:Subgroups of the Han Chinese