Ethnic group native to China
Ethnic group
Putianese Total population Above 5,000,000 Regions with significant populations Languages Puxian Min ,Standard Chinese , etc.Religion PredominantlyMahayana Buddhism ,Confucianism ,Taoism ,Sanyi teaching ,Traditional Chinese religion orAtheism Related ethnic groups Fuzhou people , Leizhou Min speakers, She people
ThePutian people (Chinese : 莆田人,pinyin :Pútiánrén ;Puxian Min : 莆仙儂,Hinghwa Romanized :Pó-sing-náng Min -speakingHan Chinese sub-ethnic group native toPutian ,Fujian ,China . They are also known asXinghua ,Henghua ,Henghwa orHinghua people (Hing-hua̍ ;simplified Chinese :兴化 ;traditional Chinese :興化 ;pinyin :Xīnghuà [ 1] Pu–Xian Min , referred locally as Putianese or Hinghua, a branch ofMin Chinese .
Today, there are Henghuadiaspora communities at Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.
Putian people eatPutian cuisine , a style ofFujian cuisine known for its emphasis on fresh seafood.
Lin Moniang : also known as Mazu (媽祖 Cai Xiang (蔡襄 calligrapher ,poet , scholar and officialChen Wenlong (陳文龍 Southern Song Dynasty , was later deified asCity God of Fuzhou and Putian during the Ming DynastyJianqing Fan (范剑青 Statistician , financial econometrician, Professor of Finance, a professor of statistics, a Chairman of Department of Operations Research and FinanceNg Teng Fong : Singaporean real estate tycoonDato Sri Tahir or Ang Tjoen Ming: Founder and CEO,Mayapada Group , IndonesiaMochtar Riady : Founder,Lippo Group , IndonesiaSukanto Tanoto : Founder, Raja Garuda Mas International (nowRoyal Golden Eagle ), IndonesiaJames Riady : Son ofMochtar Riady ; deputy chairman,Lippo Group , IndonesiaMoses Lim , Singapore comedian and actorLiem Swie King (林水鏡 ;Lín Shuǐjìng Ng Eng Hen ,Minister of Defence (Singapore) .Che Yin Wong (黄志贤 Hong Kong ;[ 2] Theresa Fu (1984-): Hong Kong singer and actress.Fong Chi Chung: founder of Singapore-based restaurant chain Putien. John Sung :evangelist
