The Foochow Arsenal, also Mawei Arsenal was one of several shipyards in China built under orders of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, leaders of the Qing government's Self-Strengthening Movement (Zìqiáng, 自强) of the mid to late 19th century. The shipyard was situated in Mamoi, a port town within the jurisdiction of Foochow, which is several miles up the Min River.
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- The Foochow Arsenal, also Mawei Arsenal was one of several shipyards in China built under orders of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, leaders of the Qing government's Self-Strengthening Movement (Zìqiáng, 自强) of the mid to late 19th century. The shipyard was situated in Mamoi, a port town within the jurisdiction of Foochow, which is several miles up the Min River. Construction of the shipyard, the renowned Naval school (船政学堂), and other facilities began in 1867 under the supervision of Prosper Giquel and other French experts. The shipyard was almost entirely destroyed by French forces in 1884 during the Sino-French War of 1883-1885, in the Battle of Foochow.
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- The Foochow Arsenal, also Mawei Arsenal was one of several shipyards in China built under orders of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, leaders of the Qing government's Self-Strengthening Movement (Zìqiáng, 自强) of the mid to late 19th century. The shipyard was situated in Mamoi, a port town within the jurisdiction of Foochow, which is several miles up the Min River.
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