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.
Putian people eat Putian cuisine, a style of Fujian cuisine known for its emphasis on fresh seafood.