Nanhai District

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Nanhai District (Chinese: 南海区; pinyin: Nánhǎi Qū) is a district of Foshan prefecture-level city, in Guangdong province, southern China.

Contents 1 Administration 2 History 3 Famous people from Nanhai 4 External links

[edit] Administration

Nanhai was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city.

[edit] History

The town was established in 1271 by two brothers carrying their fathers bones. They were fleeing south from the Mongols on a bamboo raft when a violent storm shipwrecked them. The brothers settled down there and the position of the wreck is commemorated by a shrine. This area was named Broken Raft Point.

[edit] Famous people from Nanhai

• Wong Fei Hung
• Kang Tongbi

[edit] External links

• Mango Kwan's site contains pictures and history in Chinese.