Foshan 佛山
—  Prefecture-level city  —
City of Foshan · 佛山市
Foshan
Foshan Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°1′0″N 113°7′0″E / 23.016667°N 113.116667°E / 23.016667; 113.116667Coordinates: 23°1′0″N 113°7′0″E / 23.016667°N 113.116667°E / 23.016667; 113.116667
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
City Seat	Chancheng District
Government
• CPC Committee Secretary	Lin Yuanhe (林元和)
• Mayor	Chen Yunxian （陈云贤）
Area
• Prefecture-level city	3,813.64 km2 (1,472.45 sq mi)
• Water	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
• Urban	153.69 km2 (59.34 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	7,194,311
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
• Urban	7,194,311
• Metro	7,194,311
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	528000
Area code(s)	757
License plate prefixes	粤E（for cars registered in Chancheng, Sanshui and Gaoming District）, 粤Y(for cars registered in Nanhai District), 粤X(for cars registered in Shunde District)
GDP
- Total	¥ 481.5 billion (2009)
- Per capita	¥ 80,579 (2009)
Website	http://www.foshan.gov.cn/

Foshan (Chinese: 佛山; pinyin: Fóshān, pronounced [fwɔ̌ ʂán]), is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper (year 2000 figures).

It is shown on some older maps as 'Fatshan', which is a phonetic spelling of the city's Cantonese name. Today many areas of Foshan city are occupied mostly by Chinese migrants coming from different provinces of China and speak only Mandarin, while its native dialect is a Foshan variant of Cantonese.

History[link]

The town of Foshan is many centuries old, and was famous for its porcelain industry. Now, the third largest city in Guangdong, it has become relatively affluent compared to other Chinese cities, and is home to many large private enterprises. Foshan has recently seen a transformation brought by China's booming economy. Foshan is also famous for its martial arts. It contains numerous Wing Chun schools where many come to train and spar.

City of Guangfo[link]

In January 2009 the National People's Congress approved a development plan for the Pearl River Delta Region. On March 19, 2009 the Guangzhou Municipal Government and Foshan Municipal Government both agreed to establish a framework to merge the two cities.^[1]

Administration[link]

The prefecture-level city of Foshan administers five county-level divisions, all of which are districts.

Map	#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
	City Proper
	1	Chancheng District	禅城区	Chánchéng Qū	1,101,077	154	7,150
	Inner Suburbs
	2	Nanhai District	南海区	Nánhǎi Qū	2,588,844	1,074	2,410
	3	Shunde District	顺德区	Shùndé Qū	2,461,701	806	3,054
	Outer Suburbs
	4	Sanshui District	三水区	Sānshuǐ Qū	622,645	874	712
	5	Gaoming District	高明区	Gāomíng Qū	420,044	960	438

These are further divided into 64 township-level divisions, including 37 towns and 27 subdistricts.

Foshan is close to Guangzhou and considers its link with Guangzhou very important. A Guangzhou-Foshan metropolitan region is being formed.

Geography and climate[link]

This section requires expansion.

Guangzhou lies to the east, Zhongshan to the southeast, Jiangmen to the southeast, Yunfu to the west, and Zhaoqing to the northwest.

Foshan experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

Transportation[link]

FMetro[link]

The first line of FMetro opened in 2010, making Foshan the tenth city in Mainland China to have an underground railway system. Currently the underground network is made up of one line, covering a total length of 20.4 km (12.7 mi), while another two lines are under construction and due to be completed in 2015 and 2020. A long term plan is to make the city's underground system expand to 8 lines.

Being a prominent link to Guangzhou city, the Guangfo Line of the FMetro and Guangzhou Metro is the first inter-city subway in mainland China. The line was open in time for the 2010 Asian Games making it very convenient to go from Foshan downtown area to any place in Guangzhou.

The existing line of FMetro network:

• Line 1 (Guangfo Line): From Kuiqi Lu Station to Xilang Station

Air[link]

Foshan Shadi Airport was once a regional airport with mixed usage (both military and domestic transport) since January 22, 1987, as it became a base of China United Airlines (CUA) in Guangdong Province. When CUA ceased domestic flights on November 1, 2002, Foshan Airport remained military service only. The airport resumed its regional airport status in 2005 when the regrouped CUA, which was partly purchased by Shanghai Airlines, resumed domestic flight service. It is expected domestic flight linkage between Foshan and at least ten Chinese cities including Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Yinchuan etc.

Rail[link]

Foshan railway station

Foshan is a main interchange for railway routes linking Guangzhou, Hong Kong and the western Guangdong Province. It is connected with Hong Kong via the KCRC Guangdong Through Train service from Foshan railway station. The inter-city through train service was extended from Guangzhou to Foshan since the 1990s.

Bus[link]

Bus service is the major mode public transport inside the city of Foshan.

Auto[link]

The Foshan Auto carplates begin with the Guangdong 粤-

• 粤Y is for Nanhai District (南海区)
• 粤X is for Shunde District (顺德区)
• 粤E is for Gaoming District (高明区), Sanshui District (三水区), and Chancheng District (禅城区)

Economy[link]

Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai

Agriculture[link]

There are Agricultural Model Districts (AMD) around the prefecture, such as Shunde Chencun AMD, and AMDs in Dali Town, Shatou Town and Locun Town in Nanhai, with a total area of about 9.4 km².

The AMDs aim to provide an all-round environment for modern agriculture. Agricultural processes are upgraded through technology, and sale service is incorporated with a new style of tourism that attracts target clients. The modern integrated practice mode resulted in the reputation of the largest base for wholesale, food production, storage and logistics of agricultural products in Guangdong Province.

Manufacturing industries[link]

Following Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Foshan is the third largest manufacturing base in the Pearl River Delta. Once home to a strong State-Owned Enterprises sector, its current economic strength lies in privates firms and Township and Village Enterprises in Shunde and Nanhai. In 2002, private firms contributed 56.12% of the industrial output and firms from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan contributed 63.44% in exports.

Key industries in Foshan include:

• Household electrical appliance and tool manufacturing
• Furniture
• Non-metal ore and manufacturing
• Electronics and communications
• Stainless steel products
• Plastic products
• Ceramics

Towns in Foshan specialize in pillar industries as follows:

• Beijiao Town, Shunde (顺德北滘) - household electrical appliances
• Chencun Town, Shunde (顺德陈村) - flowers and horticulture
• Dali Town, Nanhai (南海大沥) - aluminium products
• Lecong Town, Shunde (顺德乐从) - furniture production and distribution
• Nanzhuang Town, Nanhai (南海南庄) - building materials
• Xiqiao Town, Nanhai (南海西樵) - tourism and textiles
• Yanbu Town, Nanhai (南海盐步) - underclothes
• Nanzhuang Town, Chancheng (禅城南庄) - ceramics

Some well-known brands to come out of these pillar industries include Midea, Kelon, and Jianlibao. Foshan's furniture and lighting industry is known as the world's largest furniture wholesale market and the world's largest lighting wholesale market.

Industrial Zone[link]

• Foshan Hi-Tech Development Zone

Foshan Hi-Tech Development Zone was founded in 1992. Its total planned area is 7.55 square kilometers. The zone is very close to the national highway G325 as well as Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The major industries in the zone including automobile assembly, biotechnology and chemicals processing.^[3]

Development strategy[link]

Foshan aims to become a manufacturing giant and the third largest city in Guangdong. To do this, it has pledged to make large-scale investment in the construction of the infrastructure such as transportation and energy. Urban development will focus on the central urban group and Shunde urban group, each with more than one million inhabitants.

Education[link]

Foshan University's front gate

Foshan is home to Foshan University,^[4] a designated full-time comprehensive university.

Tourism[link]

Foshan has many tourist spots, including Chinese temples and other examples of Chinese architecture. The old Ancestral Temple in Foshan houses the city's guardian, where it has stood for hundreds of years. The temple still stands after enduring many wars and the Cultural Revolution. Much of its original architecture is still intact. The temple is now used to stage the traditional Cantonese opera in addition to veneration.

Besides the Ancestral Temple, another example of traditional Chinese buildings is the Liang . It is one of the four famous Yuan, or private estates, in Guangdong. It epitomizes the building style of the Ming-Qing dynasties, with delicate craftsmanship throughout the building, and a compact yet elegantly designed garden. It is very well preserved, with most of its original artifacts displayed in-house. Very near to this site is a group of preserved buildings that date back to the Qing dynasty. Although they are now private houses, permits to visit some of these buildings can be obtained from the Tourist Bureau. These buildings all display the very classic building style of that era, which is the abandonment of the large and ostensible garden and space in favour to small yet multi-stories houses that is practical when there is little space.

Another potential tourist site in Foshan is the old porcelain furnace in Shi Wan. It is said to have been in operation since the Tang dynasty, and the fire inside has never gone out. It is still producing some of the chinaware that made Foshan famous. Surrounding that site are many workshops of the local artists.

The countryside surrounding Foshan city retains much of its traditional south Chinese rural characteristics.

Foshan Ancestral Temple

• Foshan Ancestral Temple
• Dong Hua Li (东华里)
• Qing Hui Garden
• Renshou Pagoda
• Folk Arts & Crafts Center
• Pottery & Ceramics Guild
• Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Xiqiao

Notable people[link]

• Wong Fei Hung (1847–1924), legendary martial art master and healer.
• Kang Youwei (1858–1927), late Qing Dynasty political reformist campaigning for a constitutional monarchy in China.
• Yip Man (1893–1972), Wing Chun martial art master, sifu of Bruce Lee.
• Bruce Lee's ancestral hometowns include Shunde, a district of Foshan.
• Thierry Breton, former French finance Minister, was made "honorary citizen of Foshan" in 2000.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Foshan

• Government website of Foshan (Chinese) and (English)
• Map of Foshan (Chinese)

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J. R. Smith

Smith with the Nuggets
No. 8 – New York Knicks
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 26) Freehold, New Jersey
Nationality	American
High school	Lakewood HS (Lakewood Township, New Jersey) St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Pro career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	New Orleans Hornets
2006–2011	Denver Nuggets
2011–2012	Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China)
2012–present	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2004) NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2005, 2009) CBA All-Star (2012)
Stats at NBA.com

Earl Joseph Smith III,^[1] known as J. R. Smith (born September 9, 1985, in Freehold, New Jersey), is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks.

High school[link]

Before attending high school, Smith attended Millstone Middle School and graduated in 1999. From there, he moved on to Steinert High School and McCorristin Catholic High School before transferring to Lakewood High School.^[2] Smith played high school basketball for the first time at Lakewood High School. He would later transfer to Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and play basketball there as well. During his career there, he would average over 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In the fall of 2003, Smith signed a letter of intent to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

NBA[link]

In April 2004, following a surprisingly strong showing at the McDonald's All-American Game (in which he was named game MVP), Smith decided to forgo college and make himself eligible for the NBA Draft. He was selected eighteenth overall in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets—one of nine players who were drafted that year straight out of high school. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Smith participated in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Competition in 2005, finishing behind Amar'e Stoudemire and the eventual winner, Josh Smith.

On July 13, 2006, the Hornets formally traded Smith and forward–center P.J. Brown to the Chicago Bulls for center Tyson Chandler.^[3] On July 19, 2006, Smith was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets for guard Howard Eisley and two 2007 second-round draft picks.^[4]

On December 16, 2006, Smith was involved in the Knicks–Nuggets brawl. He was suspended for 10 games.^[5]

On February 20, 2007, Smith suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee which required knee surgery. He missed 3–4 weeks.

On October 13, 2007, Smith was involved in an incident at a Denver nightclub. The Nuggets suspended him for the first three regular season games of the NBA 2007-2008 season for his role in the incident.

On July 25, 2008, Smith was added to the Team USA Basketball select team to help the senior team prepare for the Olympics.

On February 10, 2009, Smith was chosen to replace the injured Rudy Gay in the 2009 Slam Dunk Contest.^[6]

On April 13, 2009, Smith scored a career-high 45 points on 13-of-22 shooting, as part of a 118-98 home win over the Sacramento Kings. He made a franchise-record 11 three-pointers during the game, which was one shy of tying the NBA record.^[7]

For the 2009-10 season, Smith and teammate Chauncey Billups agreed to change jersey numbers. Smith changed to the No. 5 jersey, in order to accommodate Billups' request to wear No. 1, the same number Billups wore with the Detroit Pistons.^[8] On December 23, Smith scored 41 points against the Atlanta Hawks which included 10 three-pointers, one shy of his record. Smith shot 10-of-17 from 3-point range.

He finished the 2009-10 season with the second most three-pointers in the league off the bench.

In 2012, after playing in China due to the lockout, he returned to the NBA and signed with the New York Knicks.

NBA playoffs[link]

Smith's first trip to the playoffs during the 2006-2007 season with the Denver Nuggets proved disappointing. Smith, a 39% 3-point shooter during the regular season, failed to connect on any three-point shots in the first four games and also was criticized for poor decision-making by coach George Karl. After game four, Karl informed reporters of his plan to bench Smith for all of game 5. Karl said, "He's done," and explained his frustrations over Smith's poor judgment to shoot a three late in the game, "I have no idea what planet that came from." Karl told the Associated Press that he had drawn up the play to give the ball to either Allen Iverson or Carmelo Anthony. Karl did not stop there and continued venting over Smith's poor play, "And then, of course the one with eight seconds to go, from 50 feet, I just love the dignity of the game being insulted right in front of me."^[9]

Smith had a better showing in his second trip to the playoffs during a first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 27.0 minutes, averaging 18.3 points per game on 53.5% shooting. He also had a 31.8% three-point shooting percentage. Although the Nuggets were swept in the first round, Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant said in a postgame interview that, "J. R. is a good young player. He was a lot to handle."

On his third trip to the playoffs, Smith averaged 14.9 points per game on 45.4% shooting, providing scoring off the bench. He helped the Nuggets make the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Lakers.

NBA career transactions[link]

• June 24, 2004: Drafted 18th overall by New Orleans Hornets in 2004 NBA Draft.
• July 14, 2006: Traded by New Orleans along with P. J. Brown to the Chicago Bulls for Tyson Chandler.^[10]
• July 20, 2006: Traded by Chicago to the Denver Nuggets for Howard Eisley and two future second-round draft picks.^[11]
• September 13, 2011: Signed a one year deal with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.
• February 17, 2012: Signed by the New York Knicks.^[12]

China[link]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Smith signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Because he did not secure an opt-out clause, he could not return to the NBA until the end of the 2011-12 CBA season.^[13][14]

On February 1, 2012, Smith scored an impressive 60 points off the bench during a 122-110 victory over the Qingdao Eagles.^[15] Two days later, he netted 41 points off the bench in a narrow 119-115 triumph over the Shandong Lions.^[16]

During his time with the Golden Bulls, Smith won a Foreign Player of the Week award,^[17] and was selected as a starter for the Southern Division All-Stars in the 2012 CBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to "personal reasons."^[18][19]

Individual accolades notwithstanding, Smith was unable to lead Zhejiang into the 2012 CBA Playoffs, with the squad eliminated from contention as of February 12. But this also cleared a path back to the NBA, and he signed with the Knicks five days later, stepping right into the middle of Linsanity.

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

International career statistics[link]

Off the court[link]

On February 2, 2007, Smith and teammate Carmelo Anthony were involved in a car accident. Neither player was injured in the collision. The only detail released by the team was that the car J. R. was driving belonged to Anthony.^[20]

On June 9, 2007, Smith and two passengers were injured in a car accident on Stagecoach Road in Millstone Township, New Jersey, when the SUV he was driving collided with another car.^[21] Smith and a passenger, Andre Bell, were ejected from the vehicle at around 5:30 p.m. Smith's vehicle appeared to have gone through a stop sign and collided with the other car.^[21] Smith was taken to Jersey Shore University Hospital.^[21] Bell suffered serious head wounds^[21] before being pronounced dead on the night of June 11.^[22] Neither Smith nor the second passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.^[21] Smith and Bell were not wearing seatbelts at the time.^[22] In October 2008, a grand jury in Monmouth County, New Jersey declined to indict Smith on a vehicular manslaughter charge stemming from the accident.

On June 30, 2009, Smith pled guilty to the June 2007 accident. Smith was initially sentenced to 90 days in a Monmouth County (N.J.) jail, but 60 of those days were suspended, on the condition that he completes 500 hours of community service. On July 31, 2009, the Denver Post reported that Smith was released from jail after serving only 24 days of his sentence.^[23]

On August 28, 2009, Smith was suspended 7 games for the 2009-2010 NBA season because of his guilty plea in the 2007 reckless driving incident. The NBA also cited his poor driving record as grounds for the suspension.^[24] Smith's driving record included five suspensions in eight months, but was "in good standing" at the time of the crash in New Jersey. He was required to pay restoration fees and fines. Smith totaled 27 points against his record from April 2005 to January 2006, including eight violations on seven different days. Five citations were for speeding.^[25] Since the accident, he has received two more speeding tickets and three license suspensions in New Jersey.^[26]

On August 5, 2009 Smith closed his Twitter account (jr_smith1) because he was accused of writing in a way that reflected the Bloods gang, specifically replacing his c's with k's.^[27]

In March 2012 Smith was fined $25,000 by the NBA for posting a picture of model Tahiry Jose on his Twitter account.^[28]

In May 2012, Smith was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida for failing to appear in court in 2011 (for operating a motor-scooter with no valid license).^[1]

Family[link]

Smith has two daughters. Knicks teammate Carmelo Anthony is their godfather.^[29] Smith has a younger brother named Chris who played for the University of Louisville. They regularly practice together, especially over the summer.

References[link]

External links[link]

• J.R. Smith at NBA.com
• J.R. Smith at Basketball-Reference.com
• J.R. Smith stats

Ben Wood, born 28th August 1980 is a British visual artist living and working in San Francisco, California. Over the past decade he has carried out noteworthy public projects in San Francisco, and exhibited in Mexico City, Honolulu Hawaii, and the United Kingdom. Many of his projects use digital media to display images in the built environment^[1]

Photo of projection of Sacred Hearts onto Basilica dome, January 23 to February 7, 2004

An early public project was to reveal a hidden 18th century mural in San Francisco's Mission Dolores. In 2004 he worked with Archeologist Eric Blind to capture the first photographs of the mural, keeping the 1796 reredos intact. He then projected digital images in a public display onto the interior dome of the Mission Dolores Basilica.^[2]On April 14, 2011 a recreated version of the mural was unveiled on San Francisco's Bartlett Street as part of the Mission Community Market.^[3][4][5]

Since 2004 Wood has conducted a series of video projections at Coit Tower, re-occurring in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009, and mostly illuminating the native San Francisco and California heritage.^[6][7]

While a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wood carried out a project to revive the famous destroyed mural of Diego Rivera.^[8]Also while a student at MIT he created a documentary about MIT's oldest graduate dormitory Ashdown House.^[9]

References[link]