The Foochow 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. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Li Hongzhang, Marquis Suyi of the First Class, GCVO, ( February 15, 1823 &ndash November 7, 1901) was a Chinese Zuǒ Zōngtáng 1st Marquess Kejing of the Second Class ( Courtesy name: Jigao) ( November 10, 1812 - September 5, 1885) spelled Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Self-Strengthening Movement ( c 1861–1895 was a period of institutional reforms initiated during the late Qing Dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions The shipyard was situated in Mamoi (now Mawei), a port town within the jurisdiction of Foochow (now Fuzhou), which is several miles up the Min River. ( Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ EFEO: Fou-Tcheou also seen as Foochow, Fuchow, Fuh-chau or Hokchew in earlier Western [1] Construction of the shipyard, naval school and other facilities began in 1867 under the supervision of Prosper Giquel and other French experts. Prosper Giquel (1835-1886 first arrived in China in 1857 as part of the allied assault forces of the Arrow War [2] The shipyard was almost entirely destroyed by French forces in 1884 during the Sino-French War of 1883-1885. The Sino-French War ( Chinese:, French: Guerre franco-chinoise, Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh) was a limited conflict fought [3]
Notes
- ^ Seltzer, 1133; Hong Kong Port and Maritime Board.
- ^ Thomson, vol II, pl. XV; Viénet; The 1911 Edition Encyclopedia.
- ^ Viénet.
References
- Hong Kong Port and Maritime Board. "Chinese Ports 1996: Fuzhou; Harbour Plan". Accessed 26 September 2002.
- The 1911 Edition Encyclopedia. "Fuchow". Accessed 24 September 2002.
- Ovenden, Richard. John Thomson (1837-1921): Photographer (Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, The Stationary Office, 1997), 17-18.
- Seltzer, Leon E. , ed. The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952).
- Thomson, John. China and its People in Early Photographs: An Unabridged Reprint of the Classic 1873/4 Work (reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1982).
- Viénet, René. L'épisode français peu connu des Pescadores. Accessed 24 September 2002.
- White, Stephen. John Thomson: Life and Photographs (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1985), 20-23.
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