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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Above 5,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Puxian Min, Standard Chinese, etc. | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Traditional Chinese religion or Atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Fuzhou people, Leizhou Min speakers, She people |
The Putian people or Xinghua 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 or Henghua people (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化; pinyin: Xīnghuà) after the historical name of the area.[1] They speak Min Chinese called Puxian Min.
They may also be referred to as Xinghua. Hing Hua district was one former name of Putian. Henghuas are speakers of Putianese and trace their ancestry to Putian. Today, there are Henghua diaspora communities at Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.
Putian people eat Putian cuisine, a style of Fujian cuisine known for its emphasis on fresh seafood.
