Foshan (, ), alternately

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as Fatshan, is a

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in central

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, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone whose built-up (or metro) area was home to 65,694,622 inhabitants as of 2020 (excluding Hong Kong not conurbated yet), making it the biggest urban area of the world. Foshan is regarded as the home of Cantonese opera, a genre of Chinese opera;

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, a martial art; and

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Name

''Fóshān'' is the

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of the city's

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name , based on its

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pronunciation. The Postal Map spelling "Fatshan" derives from the same name's local

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation. Other romanizations include Fat-shan and Fat-shun. Foshan means "

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Mountain" and, despite the more famous present-day statue of Guanyin (or Kwanyin) on

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, who isn't a Buddha, it refers to a smaller hill near the centre of town where three

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were discovered in AD 628. The town grew up around a monastery founded nearby that was destroyed in 1391..

History

Pre-20th century

Foshan remained a minor settlement on the Fen River for most of China's history. It developed around a

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-era Buddhist monastery that was destroyed in 1391. The Foshan Ancestral Temple, a

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to the Northern God (''Beidi'') that was rebuilt in 1372, became the new focus of the community by the 15th century. By the early

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, Foshan had grown into one of the four great markets in China, primarily on the strength of its local ceramics but also on account of its metalwork.. Under the

Qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

, its harbor on the Fen River was limited to ships of a thousand tons' burden but it remained well connected with Guangdong's other ports. By the 19th century, Foshan was considered the "

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of China", with its steel industry responsible for the consumption of the majority of the province's iron production.

20th century and onwards

Foshan was connected to

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and Sanshui by rail in the early 20th century. The Ancestral Temple was converted into the Foshan Municipal Museum upon the victory of the Communists in the

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in 1949. Foshan remained primarily focused on ceramic and steel production until the 1950s, when it became an urbanizing political center. On 26 June 1951, it left Nanhai County to become a separate

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and, in 1954, it was made the seat of the prefectural government. Its economy stagnated as a result of the

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—traditional ceramic ware was forbidden and its workshops were turned to producing

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and

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folderol — but it continued to grow, reaching 300,000 people by the 1970s, making it the province's second city after Guangzhou. As early as 1973, however, its agriculture and consumer industries were permitted to become an export production base and a modern highway linked it to Guangzhou soon after. This permitted its party secretary

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and mayor Yu Fei to take full advantage when

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introduced his Opening Up policies after the fall of the

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. In 1983, Foshan was promoted to a

with its former core becoming the new Chancheng District but lost the southwestern half of its former territory to

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. On 8 December 2002, Shunde and

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joined its urban core as a full district. Shunde has gone on to obtain an unusual autonomous status in 2009, placing its oversight in the hands of the provincial government rather than the prefectural one. Since 2020 a Japanese-themed street in Foshan has become a hit with young people unable to travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.Chinese, unable to travel abroad, are flocking to a mock Japanese street in Guangdong

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, 1 October 2020 The 100m-long road called Ichiban Street has been outfitted by a local property developer to resemble famous commercial streets in Japan, complete with a sakura tree, an icon of Japan. The “exotic” street is attracting young people from nearby cities like Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Zhuhai as the younger Chinese generation likes many things about Japanese culture and design.

Geography

Foshan lies on the Fen River in the estuaries making up the west side of the

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lies to the northeast,

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to the southeast,

to the south, Qingyuan to the north, and

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to the west.

Climate

Foshan experiences a

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(

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''Cfa'').

Economy

Foshan has been well known for its ceramics since the

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, although it was forced to cease production during the

. Foshan had a ¥0.8 trillion

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in 2015, raising its per capita GDP past $10,000. Shunde District in particular has a high standard of living, with its 3,000+ electronical appliance factories responsible for more than half of the world's

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s and

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s.. Foshan now has more than 30 towns specialized in particular industries, including furniture, machinery, and beverages. The Foshan Hi-Tech Development Zone was founded in 1992. Its total planned area is . The zone is very close to the national highway G325 as well as Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The major industries in the zone including automobile assembly, biotechnology and chemicals processing.

Administration

The

of Foshan administers five county-level divisions, all of which are

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. The five districts are Chancheng, Nanhai, Sanshui, Gaoming and Shunde. These are further divided into 32 township-level divisions, including 11

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s and 21

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. Foshan is close to Guangzhou and considers its link with Guangzhou to be very important. As such, it is part of the

and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area metropolis, centered on Guangzhou.

Language

A dialect from the Samyap branch of the

Cantonese language Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

is used by the city natives. Besides that,

is also used, mainly in business and education, although the city natives do not use much of it in their daily lives.

Transportation

In 2013 to 2014, Foshan planned to improve public transportation by putting forward six measures:Foshan City Transportation Bureau home page
Foshan City Transportation Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2014

FMetro

The first line of FMetro opened in 2010, and another two lines are under construction and due to be completed in 2021 and 2022. The existing line of FMetro network: * Line 1 (Guangfo Line): From Xinchengdong Station to Lijiao Station *

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: From

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to Guangzhou South Railway Station * Line 3: From Shunde Polytechnic Station to Zhen'an Station

Rail

Foshan is a main interchange for railway routes linking

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and western Guangdong Province. It is connected with Hong Kong via the KCRC Guangdong Through Train service from

Foshan railway station Foshan railway station () is located in Chancheng District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Train services include those departing to Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanning and Hainan in mainland China. In 10 June 2019, the service originally to Hong Kong ...

, an inter-city train service that was extended from Guangzhou to Foshan in the 1990s.

Aviation

The city is served by

Foshan Shadi Airport Foshan Shadi Airport , or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province, China. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports, Gua ...

, and later the

Pearl River Delta International Airport Pearl River Delta International Airport (PRDIA), also known as New Guangzhou International Airport or New Foshan International Airport, is a planned airport scheduled to be located in Genghe town, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, Ch ...

Education

Like other government schools in Mainland China,

is the primary language of instruction in Foshan's government schools. Universities: *

Foshan University Foshan University (FOSU, ) is a designated full-time comprehensive university in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. History The university is a merger between its predecessor and Foshan Agriculture & Animal Husbandry College approved by the Chine ...

* South China Normal University (Foshan campus)

Sports

Foshan is one of the host cities for the

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. The city hosted events during the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

at the

Foshan Aquatics Center The Foshan Aquatics Center is a sports venue in Central Park, Xincheng District, Foshan City. It hosted synchronized swimming events during the 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also k ...

and

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

at the Foshan Gymnasium. In October 2014 the city hosted

The Foshan Open The Foshan Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2013 at the Foshan Golf Club in Foshan, China. It is co-sanctioned by the China Golf Association. Since 2017, it has been part of the China Tour ...

golf event on the

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. Two professional football teams have played in Foshan. From 1989 to 1997 Foshan Fosti (now disbanded) played at the New Plaza Stadium in Chancheng (now demolished). Foshan Fosti mainly played in the second tier, but did play in the eight team top tier in 1993. In 2007, newly created

Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once own ...

played at

Nanhai District Stadium Nanhai District Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 南海区体育场) was a multi-use stadium in Foshan, China. It was used mostly for football matches and athletics events. Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professi ...

(now demolished), before moving to the Century Lotus Stadium in 2008. Sunray Cave then moved to Guangzhou, although did play the final games of the 2013 China League One back at Century Lotus Stadium. They returned to Guangzhou in 2014 and then disbanded.

Destinations

Crowne Plaza Foshan Hotel The Crowne Plaza Foshan is a hotel in Foshan, Guangdong. It opened in 1987 as the Foshan Hotel (). Located in the heart of the Pearl River Delta, Foshan is an old town that has recently seen a transformation brought about by China's booming economy ...

* Foshan Ancestral Temple (Zumiao) *

Nanfeng Kiln Nanfeng Kiln () is a tourist attraction in the Ancient Nanfeng Kiln Cultural and Creative Zone, which is located in Shiwan Town, Chancheng District, Foshan city, Guangdong province of China. It was built in the Ming Dynasty Zhengde period (1506– ...

Liang's Garden Liang's Garden (, also known as Liang Yuan), is located in Foshan, China, and is one of four famous gardens in Guangdong Province. (The other three famous gardens are: Yuyin Garden, Keyuan Keyuan (), located at Boxia (), Guancheng District, ...

Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall (or Foshan Huang Feihong Memorial Hall) () is a museum in memory of Wong Fei-hung. Background Located in Xinwen Street, Zumiao Road in the Chancheng District, Foshan City, north of the Foshan Ancestral Temple ...

Sister cities

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, Hyōgo Japan *

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, France (since 1989) *

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, Mauritius *

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, United States *

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, United States *

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, Canada (Friendly co-operative) * Townsville,

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, Australia *

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, United Kingdom * Starogard Gdański, Poland * St. George's, Grenada *

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, Germany (since 2013)

Notable people

* Wong Kei-ying (ca. 1815-1886), Hung Ga master, doctor, father of Wong Fei Hung and one of the members of the

Ten Tigers of Canton Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of GuangdongKim, Sun-Jin. Tuttle Dictionary of the Martial Arts of Korea, China & Japan. 996(1996). Tuttle publishing. Korea. . refers to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province lived arou ...

. * Leung Jan (1826-1901), Wing Chun master, doctor and

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of Ip Man * Wong Fei Hung (1847–1924), Hung Ga master and doctor, honored at a

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in Chancheng. * Ip Man (1893–1972), Wing Chun grandmaster and

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

. *

Pu Jun Jin "Kevin" Pu Jun Jin (; born 17 June 1984) is a Chinese racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Asian Formula Renault Series, Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series amongst others. R ...

(born 1984), racing driver *

Wang Yue Wang Yue may refer to: *Wang Yue (chess player) (born 1987) * Wang Yue (biathlete) (born 1991), able-bodied biathlete * Wang Yue (judoka) (born 1997) * Wang Yue (skier) (born 1999), Paralympic skier and biathlete *Death of Wang Yue Wang Yue () ...

, (2009-2011), toddler killed in one of the most notorious examples of the

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places with period of establishment missing Prefecture-level divisions of Guangdong