16 Facts About Foshan

Foshan, alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China.

Foshan is regarded as the home of Cantonese opera, a genre of Chinese opera; Nanquan, a martial art; and lion dancing.

Foshan is the pinyin romanization of the city's Chinese name, based on its Mandarin pronunciation.

Foshan means "BuddhaMountain" and, despite the more famous present-day statue of Guanyin on Mount Xiqiao, who isn't a Buddha, it refers to a smaller hill near the centre of town where three bronze sculptures of Buddha were discovered in AD 628.

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

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Foshan was connected to Guangzhou and Sanshui by rail in the early 20th century.

Foshan remained primarily focused on ceramic and steel production until the 1950s, when it became an urbanizing political center.

In 1983, Foshan was promoted to a prefecture-level city with its former core becoming the new Chancheng District but lost the southwestern half of its former territory to Jiangmen.

Since 2020 a Japanese-themed street in Foshan has become a hit with young people unable to travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Foshan has been well known for its ceramics since the Ming dynasty, although it was forced to cease production during the Cultural Revolution.

Foshan now has more than 30 towns specialized in particular industries, including furniture, machinery, and beverages.

Foshan is close to Guangzhou and considers its link with Guangzhou to be very important.

In 2013 to 2014, Foshan planned to improve public transportation by putting forward six measures:.

Foshan is a main interchange for railway routes linking Guangzhou, Hong Kong and western Guangdong Province.

Foshan is one of the host cities for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

From 1989 to 1997 Foshan Fosti played at the New Plaza Stadium in Chancheng .