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Ethnic group native to China
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 ;
simplified Chinese : 兴化 ;
traditional Chinese : 興化 ;
pinyin : Xīnghuà ) after the historical name of the area.
[1] 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 (林水鏡 ; 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 (黄志贤 , 1959−): Businessman and philanthropist,
Hong Kong ;
[2] 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