Administration
Nanhai was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a of Foshan prefecture-level city.
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.
Famous people from Nanhai
* Wong Fei Hung
* Kang Tongbi
* Kang Youwei
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