Gaoming, Foshan

Gaoming is an urban district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Gaoming is located west of downtown Foshan and had a population of 469,038 during the 2020 census. It covers an area of 967.4 km² (373.5 sq mi).

There were inhabitants settled in the region around four thousand years. Under the Qing, Gaoming County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.

Gaoming District is located within Foshan of Pearl River Delta region. Neighboring county-level cities, districts, and counties are Gaoyao to the North, Xinxing County to the West, Heshan to the South, Nanhai District and Sanshui District to the East, respectively. The district is divided into one subdistrict and three towns.

Gaoming has resources of gold, copper, tungsten and other minerals. Gaoming county is an important producer of foodstuffs within Guangdong, as well as food and textiles.

McDonald's and KFC both feature along Wenchang Rd. alongside other Western clothes retail outlets and Watson's pharmacy stores. Otherwise, Western shops are rare. Nonetheless, shopping facilities cater well for day-to-day needs. The primary shopping streets are Canjiang Lu, Wenchang Lu and Wenhau Lu. Markets are also numerous and can be found simply by turning off the primary streets into nearby side-roads.

This CRRC facility in Gaoming Industrial Park manufactures metro trains and light rail vehicles with an annual capacity of 300 vehicles. Using automated production and smart systems, it supplies vehicles for Foshan Metro Line 2 and other Greater Bay Area transit projects.

Gaoming is not particularly well integrated into transport systems. The railway from Guangzhou to Maoming as well as the Guangzhou-Foshan-Kaiping highway do not reach this area of the District. Gaoming has a river port on the Xi River.

Gaoming has a sizeable long-distance bus station located on Hexiang Lu. It provides transport to a number of locations including Guangzhou, Foshan, Kaiping and Zhuhai in mainland China, and Hong Kong. Buses to Guangzhou terminate at Fangcun Bus Station (adjoined to Ximenkou Metro) and the Central Bus Station (adjoined to Guangzhou Train Station). Both buses take just over an hour and cost around Y33.