Foshan
Americannoun
noun
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In Foshan, near Hong Kong, residents said in interviews that a sense of crisis has descended over the once-booming manufacturing hub, where the economy grew by only 0.2% last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Huo, a Foshan native, has lived through it all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Shunde District in Foshan has been hit hardest, accounting for over 3,600 cases, while additional infections have appeared in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao.
From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025
On Monday, Hong Kong reported its first case - a 12-year-old boy who developed fever, rash and joint pain after traveling to Foshan in July.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Foshan is a town in the neighbourhood of Canton, and happened to be the scene of Colonel Chesney's ill usage.
From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by Hogg, James
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