Foshan

American

[fuhsh-ahn] / ˈfʌʃˈɑn /

(Older Spelling) Fatshan

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

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

Foshan British

/ ˈfɔːˈʃɑːn /

noun

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

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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

In Foshan, officials are attempting to transform the city into a hub of robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But this means little to the workers in Foshan, who are frustrated by stagnant wages.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

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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