The birthplace of China Cantonese Opera: Foshan

Foshan is called Zen for short, which is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province and the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta. It is adjacent to Guangzhou in the east, Zhaoqing in the west, Jiangmen and Zhongshan in the south, Qingyuan in the north and Hong Kong and Macao. Foshan now governs the urban area and Shiwan District, and manages Nanhai, Shunde, Sanshui and Gaoming. The total area of the city is 3813.64 square kilometers. It is a famous cultural city with a long history.

Foshan is rich in tourism resources, and the landscape of geography, culture and artificial culture is colorful. Founded in the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1178-1185), the ancestral temple of Foshan is a temple integrating ancient pottery, wood carving, casting and architectural art in Foshan. It is said that it was built in the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1178-1185), and it is a temple dedicated to the northern Xuantian Emperor, which is believed by Taoism. It is called "Beidi Temple". The original building was burned down in the late Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in the fifth year of Hongwu in the early Ming Dynasty (1372). The reason why it is called the ancestral temple is that it has a long history and is the head of the temples in Foshan. Qinghui Garden in Shunde, one of the four famous gardens in Guangdong in Qing Dynasty, Xiqiao Mountain in Nanhai, a national scenic spot, Confucius Temple in historic city, Ninjuji, Kang Youwei's former residence in Nanhai, Xishan Temple in Shunde, Xujiangzu Temple in Sanshui Lubao, Wenta, Gaoming Wenchang Tower and Linggui Tower, etc., attracted many tourists.

Foshan is the birthplace of China Cantonese Opera, a famous hometown of martial arts, art, ceramics and food.