[City with superior geographical location] Foshan City is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, China, in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, with Guangzhou to the east and Hong Kong and Macao to the south. It has a superior geographical location.
Foshan has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, and spring-like weather all year round. It has a humid subtropical monsoon climate and has been a fertile land of fish and rice since ancient times.
The Xijiang River, Beijiang River and their tributaries in the Pearl River system run through the entire territory, alluvially creating this fertile land.
Foshan City currently governs Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District, Gaoming District and Sanshui District.
The city has a total area of ??3848.49 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5.923 million, including 3.611 million registered residents.
Foshan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. There are 1.48 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who are native to Foshan, including more than 800,000 compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao.
Foshan City is located at the intersection of East Asia and Southeast Asia, where the Asia-Pacific economy is actively developing. It is geographically connected to Guangzhou, has the same history, and has the same culture. It is also located in the middle of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, one of the most economically powerful and dynamic development areas in China. **
*Jointly build the "Guangzhou-Foshan Economic Circle".
The unique geographical advantage enables Foshan to fully accept the radiation and driving force of Guangzhou, and share resources such as infrastructure, transportation network, financial capital, talent education, scientific and technological information and market services with Guangzhou to achieve close connections, industrial linkage and functions.
complement each other and accelerate regional economic integration and urbanization.
Foshan's downtown area is within an hour's drive from Guangzhou's three major transportation hubs (Guangzhou New Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou Nansha Port, and Guangzhou Railway Station).
Foshan is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is 231 kilometers and 143 kilometers away from Hong Kong and Macao respectively. It takes about 2 hours to drive. This enables Foshan to make full use of the market advantages of Hong Kong and Macao and its status as an international metropolis to promote Foshan's extensive participation in the world economy and its internationalization.
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[A famous cultural city that integrates history and modernity] Foshan, formerly known as Jihua Township, "made its mark in the Jin Dynasty and got its name from the Tang Dynasty". It has a long history and profound cultural heritage and is a national historical and cultural city.
According to research, Foshan's human history originated in the Lanshi Street area of ??Chancheng District. About 4,500-5,500 years ago, Baiyue ancestors came here along the Xijiang and Beijiang rivers to thrive and create primitive communities with fishing, farming and pottery making.
civilization.
In the second year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 628), three Buddha statues were excavated on Tapogang in the city. They believed that this place was the place of Buddhism, so a stone list was set up and Jihua Township was renamed "Foshan".
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Foshan's handicraft industry, commerce and culture were very prosperous.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it developed into an important town in Lingnan with a large concentration of merchants and developed industry and commerce. Together with Hankou Town in Hubei, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Zhuxian Town in Henan, it was known as one of the "Four Famous Towns" in the country, and was also known as Beijing, Hankou, and Suzhou.
The four major industries of ceramics, textiles, foundry, and medicine are flourishing in South China.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Foshan took the lead in becoming popular and became one of the birthplaces of my country's modern national industry. It successively established China's first new silk reeling factory and the first match factory, and established the "Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company Bamboo Mouth Factory".
The long history has given birth to the unique and charming Lingnan traditional culture.
Foshan is known as the hometown of pottery, Cantonese opera, martial arts, Cantonese yarn center, Lingnan patent medicine, southern foundry center, and folk art.
Foshan is the "Pottery Capital of Southern China". The art of pottery has a long history, with a history of more than 700 years. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Shiwan Tile, the best in the world".
The Nanfeng ancient stove, built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, is the oldest existing firewood-fired dragon kiln in the world. The firewood has been passed down for more than 400 years, and it is known as the "living fossil of ceramics."
In 2005, Foshan won the title of "China's Famous Ceramic City".
Foshan is the birthplace of the "Southern Red Bean" Cantonese opera.
The nickname for Cantonese opera artists - "Red Boat Disciples" - and the earliest Cantonese opera organization - Qionghua Guild were born.
The private Cantonese opera singing "Private Partnership Bureau" organized voluntarily by the people is a major feature of Foshan culture and continues to flourish to this day.
The annual Qionghua Cantonese Opera Festival brings Foshan to the grand scene of "red boats moored in the evening sand, thousands of people watching Qionghua".
Foshan is the “Hometown of Lingnan Patent Medicine”.
The history of ancient Fangzheng medicine is more than 400 years old. Its products are comprehensive, roughly divided into seven categories: ointments, pills, pills, powders, teas, oils, and wines. They are essential Chinese patent medicines for craftsmen, home owners, and travellers.
There are a number of time-honored famous medicines such as "Huang Xianghua" Ruyi Oil, "Feng Liao Xing" medicinal wine, and "Yuan Jilin" Ganhe Tea.
Foshan's foundry industry began more than 2,000 years ago.
During the Song Dynasty, Foshan's tripods, pots, bells, and pagodas were famous throughout the country.
By the Ming Dynasty, Foshan's casting technology had reached a very high level and it became the smelting center of South China.
During the Opium War, cannons cast in Foshan played an important role in fighting against foreign invasions.
Foshan is a famous hometown of martial arts and the main birthplace of southern Chinese martial arts.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Foshan martial arts was quite popular.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were many martial arts schools in Foshan, and a number of internationally influential martial artists and martial arts organizations emerged, and they went to the world through various channels. Nowadays, many martial arts schools such as Cai Li Fuquan, Hong Quan, and Wing Chun are widely popular in the world.
The origins and schools of martial arts are all in Foshan, as are the famous martial arts master Huang Feihong and martial arts star Bruce Lee.
In 2004, Foshan was awarded the title of "Martial Arts City".
Foshan is the "hometown of lion art" and the birthplace of Southern Lion.
The Dragon and Lion Dance is not only a sports competition integrating martial arts, dance, music, etc., but also one of the important martial arts events in Foshan. The annual "Lion King Competition" attracts the participation of a large number of martial arts enthusiasts at home and abroad.
Chancheng District is the "Hometown of Dragon and Lion Sports in China", and Xiqiao Town in Nanhai District is the only "Famous Dragon and Lion Dance Town in China" in the country.
Foshan is the cradle of folk art in the Pearl River Delta. It has nurtured and preserved a large number of folk arts and folklore events that embody the essence of Lingnan culture, such as autumn colors, lion dances, dragon dances, dragon boat raps, and dragon boat races; autumn colors, paper-cutting, woodcut New Year pictures, pottery sculptures, and gray sculptures
, brick carving and other traditional handicrafts are exquisite and unique.