独特的地理位置

佛山位于亚太经济活跃的东亚与东南亚交汇处，紧邻广州，两地共同构建“广佛经济圈”，共享基础设施、交通网络、人才教育和市场服务等资源。佛山市中心区距广州新白云机场、广州南沙港、广州火车站车程均在1小时之内。同时，佛山至香港231公里，至澳门143公里，是外国投资者进入中国市场的南大门。

　　　　发达的交通网络

佛山水陆交通便利，形成了辐射力极强的现代交通网络。全市公路通车总里程5010公里，公路密度130.2公里/百平方公里；广海铁路通过本市与全国铁路网联结，客运火车从佛山直通香港九龙；共有口岸15个，其中一类口岸4个、集装箱码头11个。佛山正逐渐成为华南地区重要的交通枢纽，是连接珠江东岸与西岸的重要节点。

　　　　炽热的投资热土

 佛山优越的投资环境已吸引了众多世界各地的跨国公司前来投资，包括：美国的安海斯－布希、泰科、英威达、杜邦、科勒、沃尔玛；加拿大的北电；欧洲的西门子、碧辟、汇丰、道达尔、威立雅、阿塞洛；日本的本田技研、丰田、电装、东芝、松下、三洋；韩国的浦项和三星；台湾的奇美电子和鸿海集团；香港的和记黄埔和溢达集团等。

　　　　高效的政府服务

佛山各级政府出台多项投资优惠政策，大力营造亲商、便商、扶商、富商的投资环境和高效、规范的政务环境。同时，佛山市五区都建立了行政服务中心，为投资企业提供贴身到位的 “一站式” 服务，形成了高效、优质、简便、快捷的服务环境，努力降低客商的投资、经营成本，使外商投资企业快速发展、实现互利共赢。

　　　　雄厚的工业基础

 佛山的产业基础雄厚，已形成了家电、机械制造、电子信息、陶瓷建材、金属材料加工及制品等十大优势产业，以及汽配、生物制药、新型显示器件等新兴产业为主体的工业发展格局。佛山市微波炉产量占中国的48.6%，居全球第一；电冰箱占广东省的80%；空调器占广东省的50%；照相机产量占全球产量的15%；陶瓷机械占中国市场的85%。

　　　　透明的法制环境

佛山市政府为企业提供公平竞争的机会，务求创造有秩序及自由的投资法制环境。佛山市政府特别重视知识产权和专利的保护。作为全国专利工作试点城市，佛山设有专门的知识产权和专利的保护机构，严格执行国家知识产权的有关法律法规，确保企业的知识产权受到应有的保护。

　　　　竞争的综合成本

佛山经济发达，产业基础雄厚，但与广州、苏州等城市相比，仍保持着富有竞争力的综合投资成本优势,使企业实现成本与收益的最优化和开拓中国巨大市场的目标。以佛山和广州两市土地等别的最高等次比较，佛山的工业用地价格标准是广州的64%；佛山的人均工资是广州的69%。

　　　　充足的人力资源

佛山市有普通高校7所，成人高校6所，高等职业技术学院3所，中等职业技术学校40所，在校学生近15万人。此外，广州地区拥有37所高等院校，在校研究生近2万人，大学生约25万人。佛山生活成本相对较低，对中国各地人才具有很强的吸引力，人才资源丰富。

　　　　广阔的发展商机

佛山连续三年GDP增长超过19％，制造业蓬勃快速发展，物流、会展和商务服务业呈现巨大的商机。海外买家可以在佛山采购到物美价廉的商品，外国投资者可以在佛山降低投资成本、享受完善的产业配套和寻求合作伙伴，以佛山为切入点开拓庞大的中国市场，分享高速成长的中国经济。

　　　　优质的生活环境

佛山市政府一直致力于为投资者提供安全、舒适的生活环境。佛山共有7个高尔夫球场，拥有高质量的商务酒店和完善的医疗服务体系。现在，佛山已吸引了一批来自日本、欧洲和香港跨国公司的高层在此安居,同时他们的子女就读于广州高标准的国际学校，享受广佛同城便利。

﹡Geographical Advantages

Foshan is situated at the junction of East Asia and South East Asia, which is an economic dynamic area in the Asia Pacific Region. Adjacent to Guangzhou, Foshan can share the mutual resources with Guangzhou such as infrastructure, transportation network, talents, education and market services offered by the “Guangzhou-Foshan Economic Circle”. It is all within one hour drive from Foshan downtown to Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou Nansha Port and Guangzhou Railway Station. Foshan is also regarded as the south-gate for foreign investors entering into Chinese market for it is just 231 km away from Hong Kong and 143 km away from Macau.

﹡Developed Transportation Network

Modernized transportation network with good access to water and road links extends to all directions. The total highway mileage in Foshan is 5010 km and traffic density is 130.2 km per 100 km². Guangzhou-Hainan Railway passes through Foshan and connects to the nation’s railway network. There are daily direct trains between Foshan and Kowloon, Hong Kong. The city has 15 exit and entry ports, 4 of which belongs to level-one and 11 of which are container terminals. Foshan now is developing into the key transportation hub in South China and it will surely become the major node to connect eastern and western bank of Pearl River.

﹡Investment Hotspot

Excellent investment climate in Foshan has attracted many multinational corporations to invest in the city, including Anheuser-Busch, Tyco, Invista, DuPont, Kohler, Wal-mart from the U.S.A.; Nortel from Canada; Siemens, BP, HSBC, Total, Veolia, Arcelor from Europe; Honda, Toyota, Denso, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sanyo from Japan; Posco, Samsung from Korea; Chimei, Foxconn from Taiwan; Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Esquel from Hong Kong.

﹡Efficient Administrative Services

Governments at all levels in Foshan have publicized series of incentive packages to build up a business-friendly environment and efficient and standard administrative climate. The city and each district have set up administrative service centers to provide tailor-made one-stop service to investors, forming an efficient, simple and regular service system. The city keeps lowering investment and operation costs to enable foreign investors to gain rapid growth and achieve win-win situation.

﹡Solid Industrial Foundation

Foshan has solid industrial foundation, and has formed the industrial development pattern composed of such ten preponderant industries as household appliances, equipment manufacturing, electronic and information technology, ceramic materials, metal processing and metallic products and emerging industries including auto parts, biomedical and advanced display units. The output of micro-wave ovens in Foshan accounts for 48.6% of that of China, ranking No.1 in the world. Output of fridges and air conditioners in Foshan takes up 80% and 50% of the province’s total respectively. Yield of camera in the city takes up 15% of the world’s total and output of ceramic machineries accounts for 85% of that of the whole country.

﹡Transparent Legal Environment

Foshan Government offers a level playing field to all companies by creating a regular and free legal environment for investment. The government attaches ad hoc attention to IPR and patent protection. As the pilot city for IPR and patent protection in the country, Foshan has set up supervisory organizations to strictly carry out relevant national regulations in order to ensure IPR and patent of all companies are under proper protection.

﹡Competitive Overall Costs

Compared with the cities like Guangzhou and Suzhou, Foshan has developed economy and solid industrial foundation, but gains more competitive investment costs, which can enable companies in Foshan to realize optimization between costs and profits and succeed in exploring huge market in China. With contrast to the highest land ranking of both Guangzhou and Foshan, land price for industrial use in Foshan is just 64% of that of Guangzhou and the averaged salary of employees in Foshan is only 69% of that of Guangzhou.

﹡Sufficient Human Resources

Currently, there are 7 regular higher-education institutes, 6 adult higher-education institutes, 3 senior polytechnics and 40 middle polytechnics in Foshan, with nearly 150,000 enrolled students. Furthermore, Guangzhou has 37 higher-education institutes, with 20,000 enrolled postgraduate and 250,000 undergraduate students. The comparatively low living costs in Foshan has always been attractive to talents from all over the country.

﹡Promising Development Perspective

The GDP of Foshan has been growing at an average rate of over 19% for 3 consecutive years. The city’s manufacturing industry keeps prospering, and its logistics, exposition and commercial service sectors are all booming and obtain infinite business opportunities. Oversea buyers are able to purchase high quality and cost effective commodities in Foshan, and the foreign investors could enjoy low investment costs, consummate industrial complementation and seek for partners for cooperation in the city. By making Foshan as the penetrating access to explore the huge Chinese market, foreign investors should fully share the benefit of soaring Chinese economy.

﹡Excellent Living Environment

Foshan Government is consistently committed to offering investors a comfortable and secure living environment. Foshan has totally 7 golf courts, sufficient quality hotels and a complete medical service system. At present, a group of senior officials of multinational corporations from Japan, Europe and Hong Kong have already settled down in the city, and their children are studying in the international schools with high standard based in Guangzhou, enjoying the intercity convenience between Foshan and Guangzhou.