Foshan

Foshan (佛山 Fahtsāan in Cantonese, Fóshān in Mandarin) is an industrial city near Guangzhou.

Travel to Foshan

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Foshan

The closest large airport is Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. From the airport and there is an intercity bus to Foshan, which takes around 50 minutes.

There's also Foshan Shadi Airport in Foshan. However and there are only two Flights to Beijing every day from Foshan Airport.

Travel by train to Foshan

There is a train station in Foshan. The station is served mostly by local trains heading west towards Guangxi and Hainan. There are only a handful of trains a day to Guangzhou (1 hour), so if you are coming in from Guangzhou it's much more convenient to use buses or the metro. There is also 1 daily T- service to Hung Hom in Kowloon, Hong Kong (3 hours).

Travel on a Bus in Foshan

There are coaches that arrive in Foshan from Guangzhou every fifteen minutes. It takes roughly one hour to get from Guangzhou. It will cost roughly ¥20-20. Coaches depart from the Guangfo Bus Terminal in Fangcun (Fancun Dadao Xi - metro Line 5 Jiaokou) and serve both the Nanhai bus station and the downtown bus station in Chancheng neighborhood. There are also buses from most other cities in Guangdong as well as a handful of longer-distance services from Nanning and Guilin. However, for most long-distance destinations it's more convenient to travel to Guangzhou and then use the metro.

If you are going to Nanhai District from Guangzhou, another option is to take public bus 232 from Fangcun Long Distance Bus Station (Metro Line 1 Kengkou station) which costs ¥2 (Yangchengtong cards are accepted) and reaches Nanhai Plaza via Pingzhou Town in roughly 40 minutes. Every 10 minutes.

By Metro

The Guangfo Line, China's first intercity rapid transit line, connects Foshan to the Guangzhou subway system. From downtown Guangzhou to downtown Foshan costs roughly 5 yuan and takes around 1 hour. The Guangfo line starts from Xilang (at the eastern end of Line 1) and runs to Kuiqiang Lu in Foshan's Chancheng neighborhood, running via Nanhai neighborhood. Trains run every few minutes from 6am to 11pm and can be packed at the weekend when many Foshan residents head to Guangzhou to go shopping.

Get Around

Since Foshan is a very dense and industrial city with very few foreign tourists, getting around can be a challenge. Fortunately and the main part of the city has many shopping centers, stores, attractions and restaurants within a 20 minutes walk. However, if you are not familiar with the area the best way to get around the city would be by taxi. Driving a vehicle or riding a motorcycle is not recommended unless you are used to the hectic traffic typical in dense Chinese cities. See Driving in China for details.

By metro

The metro is an efficient, convenient, understandable way of getting around. However and there is only one metro line, so many sites cannot be reached by metro. The line is known as the Guangfo line and is integrated with the metro system of Guangzhou. Fares depend on the distance traveled, with ¥2 as the minimum fare.

Additional lines are under construction, with several scheduled to open between 2019 and 2022.

Best way to travel in Foshan by a Taxi

Thit is the most convenient way to get around, since they can be found all over. However, during rush hour or when it is raining, meaning you will have to wait to find an available taxi. Fares are very affordable by GCC standards - ¥7 for the first 2.6 kilometers and increasing by ¥2 increments as you go farther. Drivers are supposed to add a ¥2 fuel extra charge to the fare displayed on the meter, but some may forget to do this. Most drivers speak Cantonese, though some only speak Mandarin (but they can usually understand Cantonese). It is very rare to find a taxi driver who can speak or even understand English, so it is best to have your destination written or printed out in Chinese characters if you cannot speak Chinese.

Travel on a Bus in Foshan

The public bus system is the most affordable way to get around the city and the fare is only ¥2 (make sure you have exact change). Most of the busses are modern and air-conditioned. However and the bus system is only recommended if you are familiar with the routes and the city or if you know which bus to take and which stop to get off. Most people will not know any English so you will have trouble finding directions if you get lost and cannot speak Chinese.

What to see in Foshan

• Zumiao Temple - 佛山祖庙, Fóshān zǔmiào - Inside is a Confucius temple, Memorial Hall of kung Fu legends Wong Fei Hong and Ip Man, and among other things regarding Foshan history.

• Liangyuan Park | Formerly the residence of the Liang clan and the park is actually a large garden housing a number of traditional Chinese-style buildings. Well worth a visit.

• Zhongshan Park - 中山公园; Zhōng​shān​gōng​yuán​ | Offers nine specific scenic areas and family entertainment facilities.

• Leigang Park - The park hosts children's attractions and a large lake.

• Sanshui Lotus World - 三水荷花世界; Sānshuǐ Hé​huā​ Shì​jiè​ - The largest lotus ecological park in the world.

• Renshou Temple - 仁寿寺 | Founded in 1925. The temple originally belonged to the Vajrayana school, but later was converted into a Chan (Zen) temple. Houses an exotic pagoda, and is an interesting mix of colorful Vajaryana icons and simple Chan aesthetics.

• Nanfeng Kiln - Shiwan's Nanfeng Ancient Furnace | A great place to see ceramics being made, and then to buy them. Founded during Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty (1506-1521). A reminder of Foshan's once great porcelain industry.

• Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall - Museum commemorating this martial arts master.

• South China Sea Temple - The South China Sea a Buddhism goddess Guanyin temple was built in 990 ad. (namely Song Taizong Chunhua five years), dating back more than one thousand years of history, blocks north to south, excellent scenery, as the Lingshan resort.

• Southern Taoyuan - 南国桃园 | Southern Taoyuan peach hometown, tree beautiful, bud, flower color of fresh, long flowering period. Here picturesque scenery, green grass, forest covers an area of more than 90%. Every year before the Spring Festival, large tracts of peach trees in early puberty, peach strains, clump, bunch, sinks into the red.

• Sanshui Forest Park - 三水森林公园, Sānshuǐ Sēnlín Gōngyuán - A huge, beautiful park in Sanshui District. Attractions within the park include a giant reclining Buddha statue (108 meters long), a Confucian temple, and a lake with imported crocodiles.

Shopping in Foshan

• Taoci Town - 陶瓷城; Táo​cí​chéng​, Ceramic City | A small village with a long tradition of pottery making. An excellent place to find some pieces of traditional-style Chinese porcelain.

• Baihua Plaza - Baihua Plaza | One of the tall buildings in Foshan, containing a great shopping mall with restaurants offering Japanese and continental cuisine. It is near the Zumiao temple.

Halal Restaurants

To be updated

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Foreign visitors were once restricted to staying in high-priced official hotels. Tour groups tend to use these hotels but do so at rates far below those published. In general, restrictions on where foreigners can stay have become less and less frequently enforced. Hostels and Middle Eastern style travel hotels are almost universally open to foreign guests.

There are a large number of three and four star mid-range hotels throughout the city and in all neighborhoods. The listed rates for these kind of hotels are often in the range of ¥700-1,000 but you can often get a discount of around 50%.

Some 'expensive' hotels are in the downtown, especially in chancheng District, and on the eastern 3rd Ring Road in Chaoyang District, however by GCC standards these hotels are still relatively cheap. For the most expensive hotels and the listed rates start at around ¥6,000, but are often discounted to a level around ¥2,500.

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