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Foshan is a prefecture-level industrial city with a population of 8 million in central Guangdong Province, China. It has been known as "land of fish and rice" and is well-known for its fish pond systems with mulberry, banana, and sugarcane on the dyke. Development of modern agriculture, focusing on horticulture, aquaculture, and animal husbandry, has accelerated. It has the largest plantation base of Phalaenopsis in the country and the largest plantation base of high-quality lilies in the province. It is also known as "home of eels in China", "home of freshwater fish fry in China" and "home of flowers and trees in China". It has been one of the cities in the first batch of national demonstration base for agricultural industrialization.

Foshan's economy is manufacturing-based, including industries in which Foshan enjoys strengths such as machinery equipment, household appliances, ceramic building materials, metal processing and metal products, textiles and garments, electronic information, food and beverages, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, household goods, etc., as well as emerging industries including optoelectronics, environmental protection, new materials, new medicines, and new energy vehicles.