Fatshan

British  

/ ˈfɑːtˈʃɑːn /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Foshan

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Example Sentences

To the south of Canton, one of the numerous creeks of that river runs up to the city of Fatshan.

From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Next an attack was delivered on the Chinese headquarters at Fatshan.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

The rest were pursued for seven miles, till the British boats found themselves almost in the middle of the large city of Fatshan.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

In March, 1847, a small party of Englishmen proceeded in a boat to Fatshan, a manufacturing town near Canton which has been called the Chinese Birmingham.

From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

The Commodore's boat was Assault on Fatshan sunk and several others had to be abandoned.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin