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Ethnic group native to China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Total population | |
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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 |
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.
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