Foshan’s historical changes in Foshan Town

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it belonged to Baiyue. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, it had become a large-scale agricultural and fishery village, and the villagers called it "Jihua Township". In the second year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (628), three Buddha statues were excavated on Tapogang in the city, and a stone list was erected to call it "Foshan". During the Song and Yuanfeng years, the Baojia system was implemented, and each township was divided into forts. Foshan Fort was the first in Jihua Township. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Foshan, together with Hankou Town in Hubei, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Zhuxian Town in Henan, were known as the "Four Famous Towns" in my country. "Famous Town", together with Beijing, Hankou and Suzhou, are known as "the four major gatherings in the world". In the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1732), Foshan was separated from Nanhai County and the "Foshan Zhili Hall" was established, directly under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture. In the twelfth year of Yongzheng's reign, Guangzhou Prefecture was reorganized in Foshan and became the Foshan branch of Guangzhou Prefecture. Administratively, it still belonged to Nanhai County.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Foshan officially changed its town structure, and the Nanhai County Office also moved from Guangzhou to Foshan.

In 1925, the National Government separated Foshan from Nanhai County and established Foshan City.

In 1927, Foshan City was abolished and reclassified as a town under Nanhai County.

In 1941, the Foshan Special Zone was established, with jurisdiction over the towns of Foshan, Fufu and Fenwen.

In 1946, three towns in Foshan were merged and reorganized into Foshan Town.

On October 31, 1949, Foshan Town was separated from Nanhai County and established as Foshan City.

On July 1, 1950, it was changed from a city to a town and returned to the jurisdiction of Nanhai County.

On June 26, 1951, Foshan Town was changed from a town to a city, and Foshan City (referring to the current Zumiao Street) was established.

In June 1954, the Central Guangdong District Party Committee and Central Guangdong Administrative Office of the Communist Party of China moved from Jiangmen City to No. 10 Dafu Road, Foshan City.

The Foshan Prefecture was established in 1956, jurisdiction over 3 cities including Foshan, Jiangmen, Shiqi and 13 counties including Zhongshan.

In 1966, Foshan City was promoted to a prefecture-level city.

In 1970, the Foshan Special Zone was renamed as the Foshan Prefecture, with jurisdiction over 12 counties including Foshan, Jiangmen City and Zhongshan.

In June 1983, the city-led county system was implemented, with jurisdiction over 5 counties including Zhongshan.

On June 1, 1983, the prefecture and city merged into one. The Central Guangdong Administrative Office and the Foshan Municipal Government merged to become a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong. This was the beginning of the history of today's Foshan City. . The history begins when Shunde County, Nanhai County, Gaoming County, Sanshui County, and Zhongshan County are officially affiliated with Foshan City. Later, as Zhongshan City was one of the Four Little Dragons of Guangdong and far away from Foshan City, it was expanded to a prefecture-level city and officially separated from the jurisdiction of Foshan City.

From 1992 to 1994, Shunde, Nanhai, Sanshui, and Gaoming successively withdrew from counties and established cities (county level), which were managed by Foshan.

In 1999, the management district office was abolished and village committee work was established; at the same time, some neighborhood committees were adjusted.

On December 31, 1999, Foshan City administered two districts: Cheng District and Shiwan District, and administered the four cities of Nanhai, Shunde, Gaoming, and Sanshui.

On December 8, 2002, the administrative divisions of Foshan City were adjusted: (1) Foshan City Urban District and Shiwan District were abolished, and Foshan Chancheng District was established. The administrative area of ??Chancheng District is the original administrative area of ??Foshan City, Shiwan District and the original Nanzhuang Town of Nanhai City. The District People's Government is located on Dafu South Road. (2) The county-level Nanhai City was abolished and Nanhai District of Foshan City was established. The administrative area of ??the original county-level Nanhai City (excluding Nanzhuang Town) is the administrative area of ??Nanhai District. The District People's Government is located on Nanhai Avenue. (3) The county-level Shunde City was abolished and Shunde District of Foshan City was established. The administrative area of ??the original county-level Shunde City is the administrative area of ??Shunde District. The District People's Government is located on Demin Road. (4) The county-level Sanshui City was abolished and Foshan City Sanshui District was established. The administrative area of ??the original county-level Sanshui City is the administrative area of ??Sanshui District. The District People's Government is located at Renmin 3rd Road. (5) The county-level Gaoming City was abolished and Gaoming District of Foshan City was established. The administrative area of ??the original county-level Gaoming City is the administrative area of ??Gaoming District. The District People's Government is located on Wenhui Road. Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District, Sanshui District and Gaoming District were officially listed on January 8, 2003.

In May 2009, Foshan City administered 5 municipal districts, 11 streets, and 20 towns.