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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.
, 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.
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.
