China Foshan

Author: Wang Dan
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This is a bilingual (Chinese-English) series map of Foshan, China. The map is rich in content, introducing major hotels and inns in Foshan, shopping, local specialties, and cuisine; rural culture; transportation routes; maritime navigation routes; and adjacent areas of surrounding cities. We believe this map will be helpful in your daily life and enhance your understanding of Foshan's geography.
Foshan is located in the central part of the Pearl River Delta, with Guangzhou to the north, Zhaoqing to the west, Jiangmen and Zhuhai to the south. It enjoys superior geographical and natural conditions and is renowned as a famous "land of fish and rice" in Guangdong. The city now administers five districts: Chancheng, Shunde, Nanhai, Sanshui, and Gaoming. With a total area of 3,848.49 square kilometers and a population of 5.3379 million, Foshan is a historic and cultural city in China. During the mid-Qing Dynasty, it was a thriving center of industry and commerce, ranking alongside Zhu Xian Town in Henan, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Hankou Town in Hubei as one of China's four major famous towns.
Foshan is known for its simple and honest local customs, traditional tourism projects, and is celebrated as a city of art, martial arts, ceramics, and cuisine. Shiwai is renowned as the "Southern Capital of Ceramics" and is praised for its tiles, which are considered the best in the world. The history of Shiwai's ceramics dates back to the Tang Dynasty, when it began as a commercial production hub. Today, it has developed into a comprehensive ceramic production base, capable of manufacturing art ceramics, daily-use ceramics, industrial ceramics, building ceramics, sanitary ceramics, and providing services for the ceramic industry.
Foshan is a well-known industrial city in Guangdong Province, with textiles, electronics, ceramics, and plastics as its four major industries. Other sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, printing, handicrafts, clothing, hardware, electrical appliances, machinery, and casting also have solid foundations, making it a comprehensive commodity base for Guangdong.
Foshan boasts a well-developed transportation network, including the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway and highways such as Guangzhou-Foshan and Foshan-Gaoming. It also has ports like Rongqi, Pingzhou, and Gaoming. The city is rich in tourism resources, including Foshan Ancestral Temple, Yudeqing Hui Garden, Nanhai Xishan Mountain, Nanhuangtao Tourist Resort, China Central Television Nanhai Film and Television City, Sanshui Forest Park, Sanshui Confucius Garden, and Gaoming Natural Hunting Ground. Local specialties include Foshan ceramics, Zuhou food, and Blind Man's Biscuits.