Foshan
Foshan is an industrial city near Guangzhou. It is perhaps most famous as the birthplace of famous martial artists Wong Fei-hung and Ip Man, the latter of whom was the martial arts teacher of Chinese-American film star Bruce Lee. Shunde is an autonomous district of Foshan, one of the wealthiest areas in mainland China, and a popular destination for foodies.Map | Satellite | Directions |
- Location: Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
- Population: 7,190,000
- IATA airport code: FUO
- United Nations Location Code: CN FOS
- Latitude: 23.0268° or 23° 1' 36.4" north
- Longitude: 113.1315° or 113° 7' 53.3" east
- Elevation: 5 meters (16 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 1811103
Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Fosjan
- Arabic: فوشان
- Bulgarian: Фошан
- Chechen: Фошань
- Chinese: 佛山
- Chinese: 佛山市
- Czech: Fo-šan
- Esperanto: Foŝan
- French: Foshan
- German: Foshan
- Greek: Φοσάν
- Hakka Chinese: Fu̍t-sân-sṳ
- Italian: Foshan
- Japanese: 仏山市
- Korean: 포산 시
- Lithuanian: Fošanas
- Min Dong Chinese: Hŭk-săng
- Min Nan Chinese: Hu̍t-san-chhī
- Persian: فوشان
- Portuguese: Foshan
- Russian: Фошань
- Serbian: Фошан
- Slovak: Fo-šan
- Spanish: Foshán
- Tamil: பொசன்
- Uighur: فۇشەن شەھىر
- Ukrainian: Фошань
- Urdu: فوشان
- Vietnamese: Phật Sơn
- Western Panjabi: فوشان
- Fachan
- Fatshan
- Fo-shan-chen
- Fo-shan-shih
- Fu-shan-chen
- Namhoi
- Nan-hai
- Nanhai-hsien
- Nanhoi
- Nom Hoy
In the Area
Localities
- ZumiaoTown
- Zhen'ancunVillage
- TangfangcunVillage
- DongyuecunVillage, 1½ km northeast
- NanCunVillage, 2 km southwest
- ShikenTown, 2 km east
Landmarks
- Chao'anRailway halt
- Chao'anRailway station
- Chao'anRailway halt
- Chao'anMetro station
- ShanghuiyuanResidential area
- Nanhai Culture ParkPark
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. - Lǎozǐ