page_title: Foochow Arsenal
hierarchical_section_title: Foochow Arsenal
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph by John Thomson. See detail on the Wikisource link below.
context_page_description: The Foochow Arsenal, also known as the Fuzhou or Mawei Arsenal, was one of several shipyards in Qing China as part of the Self-Strengthening Movement. The shipyard was constructed under orders from Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang and was situated in Mamoi, a port town within the jurisdiction of Fuzhou, which is several miles up the Min River.
context_section_description: The Foochow Arsenal, also known as the Fuzhou or Mawei Arsenal, was one of several shipyards in Qing China as part of the Self-Strengthening Movement. The shipyard was constructed under orders from Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang and was situated in Mamoi (now Mawei), a port town within the jurisdiction of Fuzhou (then romanized as "Foochow"), which is several miles up the Min River.
caption: Foochow Arsenal (1870s)
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