The Putian people or Xinghua people, (Chinese: 莆田人, pinyin: Pútiánrén; Puxian Min: 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized: ) are people from Putian, east Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua or Henghua people () after the historical name of the area. 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. 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 (; 1012–1067): Chinese calligrapher, poet, scholar and official Chen Wenlong (; 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 (; 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 (, 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 (, 1959−): Businessman and philanthropist, Hong Kong; 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 Ethnic groups in China Ethnic groups in Fujian Ethnic groups in Malaysia Putian