The Putian Han or Putian people are Han Chinese

Han Chinese

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 people from Putian

Putian

Putian is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east.-Administration:...

, part of Fujian Province, China

China

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. They speak Puxian Min

Puxian Min

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, a Min language. Min is one of the Sinitic languages

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They may also be referred to as Xinghua

Xinghua

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. Hing Hua district was carved out from Quanzhou

Quanzhou

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 district during the Song dynasty and was given the name HingHua. Hinghua people originated from Henan province and migrated to the present Putian many years ago. Henghua people were said to be mostly in charge of religious affair during that era, and migrated to Fujian after the civil war

Civil war

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They are referred to as "Henghua" in Malaysia.

Today, there are significantly large Henghua diaspora

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 communities throughout Southeast Asia

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, especially in Malaysia where they can be found in cities such as Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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, Sibu

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 & Kuching

Kuching

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Other Min-speaking ethnic groups include the Foochow people, Hoklo people

Hoklo people

The Hoklo people are Han Chinese people whose traditional Ancestral homes are in southern Fujian of South China...

, Teochew people

Teochew people

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 and Hainanese people.

External links

• Henghua United - A Facebook group created for all Henghua people around the world.