Foshan

(Older Spelling) Fat·shan
(Older Spelling)

[fuhsh-ahn]

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in southern central Guangdong province, in southeastern China, near Canton.

Foshan

/ ˈfɔːˈʃɑːn /

noun

1. Also called: Namhoi. a city in SE China, in W Guangdong province. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

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.

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In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will protected with mosquito nets.

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Aside from Foshan, at least 12 other cities in the southern Guangdong province have reported infections.

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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.

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Last week, officials in Foshan released 5,000 of these larvae-eating fish into the city's lakes.

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