There are 11 universities in Foshan, including 5 undergraduate colleges and 6 vocational colleges.

Undergraduate institutions (5): 1. South China Normal University (Nanhai Campus) 2. Southern Medical University (Shunde Campus) 3. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics (Sanshui Campus) 4. Foshan University of Science and Technology 5. Guangdong Neusoft University College (

6): 1. Guangdong Light Industry Vocational and Technical College (Nanhai Campus) 2. Guangdong Vocational and Technical College? 3. Guangdong Environmental Protection Engineering Vocational College? 4. Guangdong Polytechnic Vocational College (Nanhai Campus) 5. Foshan Vocational and Technical College? 6

, Shunde Vocational and Technical College Extension information: 1. Foshan: formerly known as the Central Guangdong Administrative Office and Foshan District that governs the Pearl River Delta, it is now a municipality under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, an important manufacturing base in China, a national historical and cultural city, and the west wing of the Pearl River Delta region's economy and trade.

center and integrated transport hub.

Foshan is located in the center of Guangdong Province, in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, Guangzhou to the east, and Zhongshan to the south.

It is an important part of the "Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area", "Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaoqing Economic Circle" and "Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt". It is a national advanced manufacturing base and an important manufacturing center in Guangdong. It is in a leading position in the economic development of Guangdong Province.

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Foshan is a national historical and cultural city. Its urban area has historically been one of the four famous towns in China. It is a famous city for Chinese dragon boat and dragon and lion culture, the birthplace of Cantonese opera, and the birthplace and prosperity of Cantonese culture, a branch of Lingnan culture.

, and one of the inheritance places.

Foshan currently governs Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District, Gaoming District and Sanshui District. The city has a total area of ??3,797.72 square kilometers. In 2017, the permanent population was 7.6567 million, an increase of 194,000 or 2.60% over the end of the previous year.

In 2017, Foshan achieved a regional GDP of 954.96 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5% over the previous year, ranking among high-income cities.

Foshan enjoys the reputation of a national civilized city, the world's gourmet capital, the brand capital, and the most romantic city.

On April 25, 2016, China Business Weekly released a new ranking list of Chinese cities, in which Foshan was defined as a second-tier city.

In 2017, Foshan was reviewed and confirmed to continue to retain the honorary title of National Civilized City.

Ranked 21st on the list of China's top 100 cities in 2017.

On April 2, 2018, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission released a list to support a new batch of cities in developing innovative cities. 17 cities across the country were selected, and Foshan was among them.

2. Geographical environment: Foshan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, China, in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Guangzhou in the east and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is 231 kilometers and 143 kilometers away from Hong Kong and Macao respectively.

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Located at 113°06' east longitude and 23°02' north latitude, Foshan has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, and spring-like weather all year round. It has a humid subtropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 23.2°C. It 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 of Foshan and are a typical delta river network area.

3. Education: At the end of 2017, there were 13 general colleges and universities in ***, with an enrollment of 44,100 students, and 122,000 students on campus; 58 general high schools, with an enrollment of 39,100 students, and 116,900 students; 142 junior high schools.

There are 409 primary schools, with an enrollment of 77,300 students, and 210,800 students on campus; there are 409 primary schools, with an enrollment of 105,300 students, and 543,600 students on campus.

There are 914 kindergartens with an enrollment of 104,100 students and 294,400 children in kindergartens.

The enrollment rate of school-age children is 100%, the enrollment rate of primary school graduates is 100%, the enrollment rate of junior high school graduates is 99.40%, and the enrollment rate of ordinary high school graduates is 96.61%.