Foshan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the See more

Pre-20th century
Foshan remained a minor settlement on the Fen River for most of China's history. It developed around a Tang-era Buddhist monastery that … See more

In 2013 to 2014, Foshan planned to improve public transportation by putting forward six measures:
FMetro
The first line of FMetro opened in 2010, and another two lines are under construction and due … See more

Foshan is one of the host cities for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The city hosted events during the 2010 Asian Games See more

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

A dialect from the Samyap branch of Cantonese is used by the city natives. Besides that, Mandarin is also used, mainly in business and education, although natives do not use much of it in their daily lives. See more

Like other government schools in Mainland China, Mandarin is the primary language of instruction in Foshan's government schools. See more