History of Putian

Imperial era
Putian was first founded as an administrative area in the year of 568 as a county during the Liang Dynasty.

Putian was later re-established as a military administered city during the Song Dynasty with the stationing of military families and soldiers into the city during the period.

The city greatly prospered during the Ming Dynasty.

Contemporary era
On August 21, 1949, and on August 25, Putian and Xianyou county successively liberated. On September 9, 1983, the State Council approved the establishment of Putian, Putian city is a prefecture-level city have jurisdiction over Putian and Xianyou two counties and Chengxiang Hanjiang two districts.