Meaning of Fo-shan | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“Tho' the Number of Artificers in this City is almoſt incredible, yet not being ſufficient for its Trade, they have eſtabliſh'd a great many Manufactories at Fo-ſhan, which had render'd it famous thro' the whole Province.”

“About four or five leagues from Canton is the celebrated village of Fo-ſhan, ſaid to be the moſt populous in the world, and called a village becauſe it is not encloſed by walls, nor has a particular governor, although its commerce is immenſe, and it contains more houſes and inhabitants than even Canton itſelf.”

“Four leagues from Canton is the famous village of Fo-chan, the largeft and moſt populous in the world ; it is called a village becauſe it is not incloſed by walls, and has not a particular governor, although it carries on a great trade, and contains more houſes and inhabitants than even Canton itſelf.”

“At Fo-shan, the next large town, about 16 miles from Canton, the water stands in the streets two or three feet deep ; the foundations of many houses have given way, and the walls have fallen ; many boats have been sunk and upset, causing a very great loss of life ; the torrents among the hills, swelled by the rain, have swept away numbers of houses and their inhabitants.”

“Among the eight localities, Fo-shan district contains the urban center of Fo-shan, and Ch'uan-sha and Pao-shan both border upon Shanghai and are therefore subjected to urban influence, but the other localities are predominately rural in character.”

“A song on "love the collective, fight selfishness," day-care centre at silk-weaving mill, Fo-shan, Kwangtung, South China”

“Chang was born on February 8, 1837 in Fo-shan or Fatshan in the District of Nan-hsi, or Canton, China.”

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