City Name: Foshan
City Flower: Champacany puti
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Bordering Guangzhou eastward and Hong Kong and Macao southward, Foshan is the joint linking the central and western part of the Pearl River Delta.
Territory: 3,848.49 square kilometers
Climate: Foshan enjoys mild subtropical maritime monsoon climate with an annual average temperature at 21.6-22.8 degrees centigrade, an annual average rainfall at 1,690 millimeters, and an annual total sunlight time at 1,719-2,430 hours without rigid winter and torrid summer.
Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Li Yiwei
Mayor: Liu Yuelun
GDP: 565.10 billion RMB (2010)
Year on Year Growth (%): 14.0
Per Capita Income: 80,600 RMB/11,800 USD (2009)
Import & Export: 38.34 billion USD (2009)
Major Industries: Household electrical appliance, auto parts, machinery, bio pharmacy, medical apparatus and instruments, phoelectron, new material, communications, finance, environmental protection, logistics, exhibition and creation
