Putien

Hinghwa in Putien County had always been a great stronghold of Buddhism, and the first challenge to the powers of darkness there was made in 1862.

1954, Leslie T. Lyall, A Biography of John Sung, Armour Publishing Pte Ltd, published 2004, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 4

But still two questions remain. Can Nationalist China take a bridgehead without American aid? And once taken, what happens next? Of what good will a small piece of land around Foochow, or Amoy, or Putien be to Free China?

1955, John C. Caldwell, Still the Rice Grows Green, Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 177

Freedom-fighter Lin Chun-hwei reports his escape from the mainland at the Free China Relief Association. Lin escaped by sampan from Putien in Fukien province to one of the islets near Kinmen Oct. 27.

1975 November 16, L. Chen, “Maoist showcase of big troubles”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 45, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Fukien bamboo ware attracts with clever combinations of natural and painted colors and is resistant to worms and mildew. The products from Putien county have such novel designs as the panda, tropical fish and patterns copied from paintings on silk excavated from the famous 2,000-year-old tomb at Mawangtui in Hunan province.

1978 August, Chia-shu Wang, “The Artcraft of Weaving”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXVII, number 8, Peking: China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 3

A litchi tree planted in the 8th century in Putien county, Fukien province, east China, is still luxuriant and produces fruit every year.

1980 January 28, Tieng Sang, “A 1,200 Year-Old Litchi Tree Flourishes in the People's Republic of China”, in Fruit Varieties Journal, volume 34, number 1, page 23