After three days of showrooms, factories and traffic, most visitors to Foshan reach a point where they would pay real money for somewhere quiet. The classical gardens are that place,…
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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Two Days in Foshan: A Realistic Itinerary for Visitors Short on Time
Most people who come to Foshan have a day and a half of freedom at best, usually stitched around meetings. This is a plan for that. It assumes you want…
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The Five Districts of Foshan, Explained Without the Brochure Language
Foshan is not one city so much as five places that share a name. People arrive, get driven between a hotel and a factory, and leave with the impression of…
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Nanfeng Ancient Kiln: Five Hundred Years of Foshan Ceramics, Still Burning
There is a kiln in Foshan that has been lit, on and off, for roughly five hundred years. It is called Nanfeng Ancient Kiln, it sits in the Shiwan area,…
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The Martial Arts Heart of Foshan: Wong Fei-hung, Ip Man and the Lion Dance
There is a decent chance you already know something about Foshan without knowing you know it. If you have watched a Wong Fei-hung film, or any of the Ip Man…
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Eating in Shunde: Why Foshan Might Be the Best Food City You Have Never Heard Of
Ask anyone in Guangdong where to eat and watch what happens. There will be a pause, a small smile, and then someone will say Shunde. It is not a controversial…
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Visiting Foshan for the First Time: A Friendly Guide to Finding Your Feet
Foshan surprises most people who come here for the first time. They arrive expecting an industrial suburb of Guangzhou and find a city of nearly ten million with its own…
