Foshan Travel Guide

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Pro

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  The quantity and quality of ceramics you can buy. 


Con

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  polluted air, confusing traffic 


In a nutshell

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Things to Do  

Foshan Ancestral Temple

Foshan Ancestral Temple, Foshan

 graphics1976 Says:  The foshan museum, Huang Fei Hong memorial hall. Lotsa old stuff :) 

Liangyuan Garden

Liangyuan Garden, Foshan

 graphics1976 Says:  1796-1850, beautiful old furniture and old buildings. (said to be one of the 4th most famous gardens in guangdong) 

Foshan's Zumiao Temple

Foshan's Zumiao Temple, Foshan

 Caaic Says:  No tour to Zumiao Temple, no tour to Foshan. The Zumiao Temple, located at the central area of Chancheng District, at it was said, was founded during Yuanfeng period of North Song Dynasty (1078-1085), wherein Emperor Yuantian in north China was worshiped by the Taoists.With... 

Farmer's house

Farmer's house, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  Some farmers in Shunde live in this kind of house. The house is built on the side of the rearing pond, and has a small road for entry.See the bubble in the rearing pond? They use a machine to make it in order to increase oxygen for the fish. 

Rearing pond

Rearing pond, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  In my eyes, just sky, foliage and water are existent now... 

Field

Field, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  The typical agriculture in South China---rearing pond, fruit tree and paddyfield... 

Flowers

Flowers, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  Wild flowers of the field have their own fascination... Who said wild flowers aren't as beautiful as home-grown flowers?! I don't think so.8-) 

Ground

Ground, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  Beyond, uninterrupted armored concrete houses... In the vicinity, a small cottage... 

Fishing boats...

Fishing boats..., Foshan

 xingfa Says:  "One little, two little, three little boats..."(I have told you that I am a good photographer, see this production!! Now, believe me? haha...);))) 

Fisherman

Fisherman, Foshan

 xingfa Says:  We drove through the dam after lunch and I took the pics adroitly while Ivy was driving (I believe so, haha...)... 

Hotels  

Fortuna Hotel

 1 Review and 167 Opinions  Before arriving in the Area, I had been told by relatives from Hong Kong, South Africa and Toronto... 

Fontainebleau Hotel Foshan

 1 Review and 64 Opinions  Amazing hotel, One of the nicest hotels I've stayed in anywhere. Stange that there were hardly any... 

Restaurants  

Various Restaurants in Majiao, Lecong & Beijiao: Seafoods, Banquets, Birthdays

Various Restaurants in Majiao, Lecong & Beijiao: Seafoods, Banquets, Birthdays, Foshan

 kenHuocj Says:  Being I Shunde region, Foshan City which is famous for its gastronomic skills, and that i was there visiting family during the Spring FEstival / Lunar New year gave me the advantage that nobody was working, rather, they were preparing for traditional rites, sharing meals... 

Foshan Hotel: Food Street restaurant inside Foshan Hotel

Foshan Hotel: Food Street restaurant inside Foshan Hotel, Foshan

 DanzaoKid Says:  At first I expected a run of the mill 5 star fancy restaurant inside a fancy 5 star hotel with cloth napkins and piano music. Well, it looked that way from the outside. (upstairs from the main floor)But once you go in you are surrounded by two walls full of cooks behind food... 

Nightlife  

Joshua Tree: Joshua Tree - bar/cafe, the place to be in Foshan

Joshua Tree: Joshua Tree - bar/cafe, the place to be in Foshan, Foshan

 chong23 Says:  I just came back from a business trip to Foshan recently. The place has changed so much since I last went there. In one of the nights, I chanced upon a newly opened bar cafe - Joshua Tree. Nicely decorated and warm staff. It has open-air rooftop for those who wish to enjoy... 

Bar, Shop and Eating: Daliang and Ronggui Town or Chanchen.

Bar, Shop and Eating: Daliang and Ronggui Town or Chanchen., Foshan

 Citko Says:  If you wanna have you night life, dont' go to Chencun, you hardly can't find a store for a drink after 12 pm.The best Choice is go to the Centrial part--Chancheng or go to Daliang and Ronggui Town. May be you will have a good time. 

Transportation  

Baiyun airport bus to Foshan #9 (downtown)

Baiyun airport bus to Foshan #9 (downtown), Foshan

 DanzaoKid Says:  For those of you needing transportation to or from the new Baiyun Airport (code CAN) there is indeed a scheduled bus. At the bottom ground level of the airport, in both terminals A and B, they have 8 bus lines. Most go to Guangzhou. On the very bottom of the signs = look... 

Shopping  

The square

The square, Foshan

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Walk street

Walk street, Foshan

 Citko Says:  The most crowd street in shunde, 

Local Customs  

Visiting Family

Visiting Family, Foshan

 kenHuocj Says:  This being my first visit to my Grandfather's Village, and the first time i'd be meeting many relatives, it becomes obligatory to host a dinner for ( blood ) relatives. But being outside the big urban cities, 8 tables of 11 per table cost about 9$ pp with drinks, and it was... 

Favorites  

Look! It's the Chinese Cotton Candy Twins!

Look!  It's the Chinese Cotton Candy Twins!, Foshan

 Confucius Says:  The nice thing about going to some of the smaller towns in China is seeing things done the old fashioned way. Once you escape the modern city shopping malls and industrial parks, glimpses of days gone by can be appreciated for all their simplicity. Foshan is not exactly a... 

The view from Si shan temple

The view from Si shan temple, Foshan

 Citko Says:  The town 

The Place

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The People

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 The old City - The well-known Kongfu Master Huang.Feihong, a sign of Foshan, obtain the honour from the Foshan's people with her noble morals and his Kongfu. Bruce.Lee, a international movie star, his father is from... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Will be making a trip to Foshan in October from Macau. How do I get there? Do I have to go to Zhuhai to take a bus? Please... 

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A: Yes from Macau going through Zhuhai is the most obvious way especially as the buses to Foshan leave from the bus depot just across the border. They take about three hours... 

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Origin of Bruce Lee and Huang Feihong's Kung Fu

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 FoShan is the homeland of my mom, we had paid many visit there and witnesses it's changing from a small town to a industrial city. However, with it's long history, Foshan is never short of historic...... 

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Shunde, what will you provide us?

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  Father And Mother I Love You This weekend, I really feel the meaning of the word here---Shunde---one part of Foshan. Today is Father's day, so I must say HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the fathers in... 

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The old City

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 The well-known Kongfu Master Huang.Feihong, a sign of Foshan, obtain the honour from the Foshan's people with her noble morals and his Kongfu. Bruce.Lee, a international movie star, his father is from... 

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Foshan visit

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 Beautiful clean city with many old buildings still left. (parks, temples, pottery!) 

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One day in Foshan

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 Foshan is a small city between Zuhai and Guangzhou (Canton) well known for the production of ceramics. I had the oportunity to visit factories with kilnes with 500 years and still working! This place... 

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