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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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

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

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Walz visited China for the first time in 1989 to teach in Foshan through Harvard University's WorldTeach program.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

The company, based in the southern Chinese city of Foshan, had about $187 billion in liabilities as of June.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

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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