Fo-shan

An English-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 佛山 (Fóshān).

Fo-shan

1. Alternative form of Foshan
   • 1738, “PROVINCE XII. QUANG-TONG.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet‎, volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. du Halde, →OCLC, page 114:

     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.

   • 1787 March, “Description generale de la Chine ; ou, Tableau de l' Etat actuel, & c. i. e. the Preſent State of the Chineſe Empire, & c.”, in The Critical Review‎, volume LXIII, translation of original by Jean-Baptiste Grosier, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 217:

     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.

   • [1788, Jean-Baptiste Grosier, “The Province of Quang-tong”, in anonymous translator, A General Description of China : Containing the Topography of the Fifteen Provinces which Compose this Vast Empire; that of Tartary, the Isles, and other Tributary Countries; The Number and Situation of its Cities, the State of its Population, the Natural History of its Animals, Vegetables and Minerals. Together with the latest Accounts that have reached Europe, of the Government, Religion, Manners, Customs, Arts and Sciences of the Chinese. Illustrated by a New and Correct Map of China, and other Copper-plates.‎, volume I, London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, translation of De la Chine: ou Description générale de cet empire, rédigée d'après les mémoires de la mission de Pé-Kin (in French), →OCLC, page 102:

     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.

     (Note: Fo-chan is the French-derived name for Foshan.)]

   • 1834, “Inundation”, in The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies‎, volume 13, London: Parbury, Allen, and Co., page 183:

     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.

   • 1961, C. K. Yang, Religion in Chinese Society‎, University of California Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:

     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.

   • 1974, J. Roby Kidd, Whilst Time is Burning‎, International Development Research Centre, →OCLC, →OL, page 33:

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

   • 1986, Hyung-chan Kim, editor, Dictionary of Asian-American History‎, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 183:

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

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Fo-shan.