The predecessor of Fuzhou Shipping Bureau was the Prime Minister Shipping Bureau established in the late Qing Dynasty. Zuo was founded in 1866 when he was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Located in Mawei Zhongqi Township, Fuzhou, Shen Baozhen was the first prime minister. At the early stage of ship administration construction, French Riyige and Dekebei were hired as supervisors and deputy supervisors, and foreign technical teams were organized to help China set up factories, shipbuilding and modern education. 1874 completed the initial construction targets and became the most important modern shipbuilding industry base, modern naval education base and modern fleet training base in China at that time.

Ship administration is mainly composed of three parts: production department, education department (ship administration school) and military department (ship administration navy). It was the first specialized coastal defense modernization institution in modern China, which created many historical firsts and was known as the cradle of modern navy.

Zuo personal profile

Zuo was born in Xiangyin, Hunan (now Xiangyin County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province). China is a modern national hero, politician, strategist, poet and one of the representatives of Westernization School.

Zuo was a juren in the 12th year of Qing Daoguang (1832), but he paid attention to farming, read a lot of books, studied geography and art of war, and served as the aide and strategist of Luo, the governor of Hunan Province, to resist the Taiping Army.

Later, Zeng Guofan recommended me, especially for the level 4 Jingtang, to lead the army against the Taiping rebels. As a key figure to turn the war around, he served as the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the co-organizer of the university, and the official of Jingbo. In the first year of Guangxu (1875), he was appointed as an imperial envoy to supervise the military affairs in Xinjiang, crusade against Agubai and recover lost land. In the negotiations in Yili, China and Russia advocated "negotiation first, then war". In the seventh year of Guangxu (188 1), he served as a military affairs minister and was transferred to the governor of Liangjiang, and later died in Fuzhou.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fuzhou Shipping Bureau