Foshan Shadi Airport is located 7 kilometers northwest of Foshan City, adjacent to large, medium and small cities such as Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Shunde, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing, Kaiping and so on, with convenient transportation.
As a dual-use airport, Foshan Shadi Airport has regular flights to and from Beijing Nanyuan Airport every week, as well as routes from Foshan to Shanghai Pudong. In December 2014, routes from Foshan to Ordos, Yulin, Haikou, Chongqing, etc. were opened one after another. Main entries: Foshan Metro, Guangfo Metro
Foshan Metro fare: 2 yuan for 0 to 4 kilometers, plus 1 yuan for every additional 4 kilometers, and 1 yuan for every additional 6 kilometers from 12 to 24 kilometers. After 24 kilometers, 1 yuan will be added for every additional 8 kilometers.
The first subway line in Foshan City is the Guangfo Metro. The section from Kuiqi Road Station to Xilang Station was opened in 2010. It is planned to be opened from Xilang Station to Lijiao Station at the end of 2014. The southern extension line (Lanshi Station to Xiaoyong Station) is planned to be opened at the end of 2015.
The plan to build Metro Lines 2 and 3 has been approved by the State Council, with a total investment of 49.81 billion yuan in the two projects. The locations of stations along the two lines have been basically determined. Among them, Foshan Metro Line 2 started construction in 2013. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Foshan's handicraft industry, commerce and culture were very prosperous. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it developed into an important town in Lingnan where merchants gathered and industry and commerce developed. Together with Beijing, Hankou, and Suzhou, it was known as the "Four Gatherings of the World". It was also known as the "Four Gatherings of the World" with Hankou Town in Hubei, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Zhuxian Town in Henan. In Daming Town, the four major industries of ceramics, textiles, foundry, and medicine are flourishing in South China. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Foshan took the lead in becoming popular and became one of the birthplaces of China's modern national industry. It successively established China's first new silk reeling factory and the first match factory, and established the "Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company Zhuzui Factory". Foshan lion head, Foshan lion head and Foshan lantern color craftsmanship are famous overseas. China's southern lion is in Guangdong. Foshan is the birthplace of southern lion and has the reputation of "King of Lions". Foshan's foundry industry began in the Western Han Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, Foshan's casting technology had reached a very high level, becoming the smelting center of South China, and even "Foshan's smelting was spread all over the world."
In the last national comprehensive county-level competitiveness ranking in 2006, the four participating districts of Foshan all entered the top 40 of the top 100 counties. Among them, Shunde and Nanhai, Guangdong’s “Four Little Tigers”, ranked second. and No. 5, taking the top three spots among the eight top 100 counties in Guangdong Province together with Sanshui.
In 2013, Foshan City’s regional GDP was 701.017 billion yuan. Its economic aggregate ranked third in Guangdong Province after Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It also ranked first in the city GDP rankings in mainland China. Eighteen.
In 2014, Foshan's GDP was 760.328 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year, ranking third in Guangdong Province, behind Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 14.247 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6; the added value of the secondary industry was 468.702 billion yuan, an increase of 9.4; the added value of the tertiary industry was 277.380 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6. In the tertiary industry, transportation, warehousing and postal industry increased by 4.9, wholesale and retail industry increased by 9.4, accommodation and catering industry increased by 1.4, financial industry increased by 3.6, real estate industry increased by 8.3, and other service industries increased by 8.3. The three industrial structures are 1.9:61.6:36.5. Among modern industries, the added value of advanced manufacturing was 149.312 billion yuan, an increase of 11.5%; the added value of high-tech manufacturing was 31.679 billion yuan, an increase of 15.0%; the added value of the modern service industry was 161.991 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6%. The added value of the private economy was 465.359 billion yuan, accounting for 61.2% of the city's GDP.
In 2015, the regional GDP was 760.328 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6%; the per capita GDP was 103,825 yuan. The fixed asset investment in the whole society was 261.2 billion yuan, an increase of 15.0%. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 256.058 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%. The total import and export value was US$68.818 billion, an increase of 7.6%, of which exports were US$46.720 billion, an increase of 9.9%. Foshan uses modern industrial production concepts and scientific and technological means to promote the transformation of traditional agriculture into tourism, ecological, urban, and foreign exchange agriculture.
In 2013, Foshan had 2 national-level leading agricultural enterprises, 11 provincial-level leading agricultural enterprises, 11 agricultural standardization demonstration zones at or above the provincial level, 116 pollution-free agricultural product production bases, 8 green foods, and won provincial famous brand products in agriculture. 29. Shunde District is the "Hometown of Chinese Eels", and Gaoming District's "Heshui Pink Pueraria" and Sanshui District's "Leping Snow Pear Melon" have become national geographical protected signs. The structure of the Cross-Strait Agricultural Cooperation Pilot Zone has been basically formed. Guotong Logistics is a national agricultural bonded project and a national transit and processing center for agricultural products supplied to Hong Kong and Macao.
In 2014, Foshan’s annual grain crop planting area was 309,600 acres, a decrease of 0.2%; vegetable planting area was 785,600 acres, a decrease of 12.3%; and cash crop planting area was 215,000 acres, an increase of 2.3%. The annual grain output was 98,400 tons, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year; the vegetable output was 1.2442 million tons, a decrease of 12.0%; the fruit output was 43,800 tons, a decrease of 12.4%. The total meat output for the year was 226,500 tons, a decrease of 8.5% from the previous year. Among them, the output of pork was 114,600 tons, a decrease of 8.7%; the output of poultry meat was 111,500 tons, a decrease of 8.3%. The annual aquatic product output was 613,200 tons, an increase of 3.0. The number of three-bird breeding throughout the year was 85.8168 million, a decrease of 7.4%; the number of live pigs was 2.4078 million, a decrease of 11.5%. Foshan's economic development pattern has been supported by ten major industries that have become the main economic pillars, including: household appliances, optical, mechanical and electrical integration, electronic information and equipment manufacturing, ceramics and other building materials, textiles and clothing, metal material processing and products, plastic products, Chemical and pharmaceutical, food and beverage, household products manufacturing. The output value of the top ten industries accounts for more than 80% of the total industrial output value.
Foshan is a famous manufacturing city with industry as the leading role and coordinated development of the three major industries. "Made in Foshan" is well-known at home and abroad. After more than 30 years of reform and opening up, ten advantageous industries have been formed, including household appliances, machinery and equipment, metal material processing and products, ceramic building materials, textiles and clothing, electronic information, food and beverages, plastic products, fine chemicals and medicine, and household products manufacturing.
The private economy is an important force in Foshan's economy and is the main feature and advantage that distinguishes Foshan from other cities. Foshan has introduced a series of policies and measures to promote the development and growth of private enterprises. Chancheng District implements the "Lion Awakening Plan", Nanhai District implements the "Eagle Plan", and Shunde District implements the "Dragon Plan". From policies, funds, resources and services, etc. In terms of providing enterprises with a good development environment.
Foshan *** has 35 national and provincial characteristic industrial bases, 3 national industrial cluster upgrade demonstration zones, 9 provincial industrial cluster upgrade demonstration zones, and is a famous industrial capital and town in China. 41, including 34 provincial-level specialized towns. Foshan is accelerating the construction of the "3 9" characteristic industrial base, and is striving to create a "city of white home appliances", a "flat-panel LCD display industry base" and a "city of ceramics".
In 2014, the added value of all industries in Foshan was 456.113 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6% over the previous year. The added value of industries above designated size (the same caliber below) was 424.923 billion yuan, an increase of 9.9%. Among them, state-owned and state-controlled enterprises increased by 4.7, private enterprises increased by 11.1, foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises increased by 7.7, joint-stock enterprises increased by 11.2, collective enterprises increased by 19.8, and joint-stock cooperative enterprises increased by 30.5. In terms of light and heavy industries, light industry increased by 6.5% and heavy industry increased by 12.6%. In terms of enterprise size, large enterprises increased by 12.4, medium-sized enterprises increased by 7.2, and small enterprises increased by 9.0. Foshan is one of the important business and trade centers in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and a national logistics demonstration city in the circulation field. It has a number of logistics trading and distribution centers with large investment scale and strong radiation capabilities. Yiyun Logistics Market and Sanshan International Logistics Park were completed and put into operation in 2008. The first phase of the South China International Procurement and Regional Logistics Center project and the China-Singapore (Foshan) Modern Logistics Industrial Park project are currently under construction. Since 2003, Foshan has successfully held seven "Foshan (International) Logistics Cooperation Fairs", with 625 signed projects and a contract value of 173.2 billion yuan.
Relying on advantageous industries to actively develop the headquarters economy, a number of well-known companies such as Midea Electric, Wanhe Group, Dongpeng Ceramics, and Xishan Furniture have set up headquarters buildings in Foshan, and the China Ceramics Industry Headquarters Base has been completed and put into operation. In 2010, projects such as Haier's South China Headquarters, Century Internet Cloud Computing South China Headquarters Base, and Digital China Digital City (South China District) Headquarters Base were settled in Foshan.
Foshan is one of China’s six brand capitals, a national trademark strategy implementation demonstration city, and a Chinese brand economic city. The city currently has 46 well-known Chinese trademarks and 65 Chinese famous brand products. It has participated in the development of national and industry Standard 673. Well-known companies include: Fo Plastic Group, Foshan Lighting, Osram Lighting, Foshan Ceramics, Pulihua Camera, Haitian Condiments, Huaxin Packaging, Eagle Ceramics, Dongpeng Ceramics, Kelon Electric, Midea Electric, Galanz Electric, Chigo Air Conditioning, Macro water heater, Jianlibao beverage, Haobang Auto Electronics, Esquel Textile, China Resources Paint, Foshan Rifeng, Country Garden Real Estate, Li Ning Sportswear, Federal Gordon, etc.
In 2014, Foshan’s fixed asset investment was 261.245 billion yuan, an increase of 15.0% over the previous year. The number of tourists received throughout the year was 39.9504 million, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year. Among the number of tourists, 11.8192 million overnight tourists were received, an increase of 5.6, of which 236,000 were foreigners, an increase of 6.8; 1.1347 million were compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, an increase of 0.9. The total tourism revenue for the year was 49.627 billion yuan, an increase of 15.1%.