Foochow Arsenal
| Foochow Arsenal | |||||||||
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Foochow Arsenal (1870s) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 福州造船廠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 福州造船厂 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fuzhou Shipyard | ||||||||
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| Mawei Arsenal | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬尾造船廠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马尾造船厂 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mawei Shipyard | ||||||||
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The Foochow Arsenal, also known as the Fuzhou or Mawei Arsenal, was one of several shipyards created by the Qing Empire and a flagship project of French assistance to China during the Self-Strengthening Movement. The shipyard was constructed under orders from Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang and was situated in Mawei (simplified Chinese: 马尾; traditional Chinese: 馬尾, romanized as Mamoi in that period), a port town within the jurisdiction of Fuzhou fu (then romanized as "Foochow"), which is several miles up the Min River.