A few clear Mandarin questions can help you begin a conversation in a Foshan showroom. You do not need to conduct a detailed purchasing discussion from memory. Save the Chinese…
Category: Visiting Foshan
Guides to Foshan the city: food, history, martial arts heritage, getting around and making the most of a trip.
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English-Speaking Medical Help in Foshan: A Visitor’s Guide
If you become ill or are injured during a Foshan buying trip, getting appropriate medical help comes before the shopping schedule. For a serious injury or possible medical emergency, call…
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Top 10 International Restaurants for a Foshan Buying Trip
After a day comparing furniture or building materials, dinner should be easy to organise. Foshan has international dining options across several districts, but choosing the right area matters. A restaurant…
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No Time for the Canton Fair? Five Ways to Source Guangdong Products Anyway
The Canton Fair happens twice a year on fixed dates, and most project timelines do not fall neatly on either. A hotel opening in spring cannot wait for the autumn…
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What You Can Actually Buy in Foshan: The Full List of Materials and Products
People ask us some version of this question every week. They have heard Foshan is a good place to buy from, they are not entirely sure what that covers, and…
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Getting More Out of a Working Trip to Foshan
Most people who come to Foshan come to buy something. They land, they visit factories, they sit through dinners, they fly home, and if you ask them later what Foshan…
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Day Trips from Foshan: Where to Go When You Have a Spare Day
Foshan is well placed. It sits in the middle of the Pearl River Delta, one of the most densely connected corners of the country, and a great deal is reachable…
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Xiqiao Mountain: The Green Half of Foshan Nobody Expects
Nobody arrives in Foshan expecting a mountain. The city’s reputation is furniture showrooms, tile factories and traffic, so the idea that there is forest, waterfalls and a proper view about…
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The Best Time to Visit Foshan: Seasons, Weather and the Dates That Matter
Foshan sits in the subtropics, close to the Tropic of Cancer, in the flat wet country of the Pearl River Delta. That gives it a climate of two halves: a…
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Cantonese Opera in Foshan: A Short Guide to Enjoying It Rather Than Enduring It
If you spend an evening in the older parts of Foshan you will eventually hear it. A high, carrying voice, percussion that sounds like it is arguing with itself, and…
