Why visit Sanshui
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 46 parks and trails, 93 places to eat, 26 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Foshan University and Ancestral Hall of Chen Clan.
Weather in Sanshui
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About Sanshui
Sanshui District, formerly romanized as Samsui or Samshui, (Jyutping: Saam1 seoi2), is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Foshan in Guangdong province, China. It had a population of 803,226 as of the 2020 census. It is known for the "Samsui women", emigrants who labour in Singapore, and for a large fireworks explosion in 2008.
From the Wikipedia article Sanshui, Foshan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Museums and landmarks9
Ancestral Hall of Chen Clan
Monument and historic site · 3.2 km
佛山市历史建筑 南沙陈氏宗祠 始建于清乾隆三十九年，是南海现存唯一的三间五进古建筑，整座建筑木雕、砖雕、石雕精美。编号：FS02-13 佛山市人民政府 二零一一年九月二十五日 公布
Parks, trails and playgrounds46
34 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes93
81 more on the map.
History
According to archaeology sites discovered within the region, there were human beings inhabited in the today town of Baini (白坭鎮) Sanshui District about four thousand years ago. Sanshui County was established in the fifth year of Jiajing (1526) in the Ming Dynasty. It was temporarily merged into Nanhai County in 1959, revoked and restored in 1960, and reorganized into a county-level city in 1993. In 2002, it was reorganized into a district and belonged to Foshan City.
In February 2008, twenty fireworks warehouses exploded in Sanshui. In total, over 15,000 cartons of fireworks were set off over a period of 24 hours. The loss of inventory was extensive enough that U.S. markets faced real shortages of supply.
From the History section of Sanshui, Foshan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay26
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging81
Schools, colleges and libraries82
Healthcare17
Map of Sanshui
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Getting there and nearby towns
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Shiwan 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Foshan 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Guangzhou 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Shaping 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Zhaoqing 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Daliang 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Shiqiao 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Qingyuan 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Jiangmen 67 km south, about 1 h by car
- Dongguan 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Exterior, Sanshuibei Railway Station, PRDIR 20260501, Jasonjiang.1998, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Foshan University Front Gate, Caiguanhao, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 佛山市南海区人民医院, 沈澄心, CC0
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