MaweishipadministrationGoodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.WelcometoFuZhou!Letmeintroduceourteamfirst.Mr.Chenisourdriver.Hehastenyearsofdrivingunderhisbelt,soyouarealwaysinsafehands.IamAlice,yourtourguidefromChinaTravelCompany.IhavebeenFaguideforalongtime.OnbehalfofourTravelCompanyandmycolleagues,IwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometoyouandwishyouhaveagoodstayinFuZhou.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsandrequirements,pleasedonothesitatetotellme,youarealwayswelcome.vTodaywewillgotovisitMaweishipadministration.Itwilltakeussometimetoreachitfromourhotel.So,duringourjourney,I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutthisscenicspot.NSSSOP1MaweiportofFuzhouislocatedatthemouthofMinRiver.itisamust-seeofFuzhoucity.Abustlingcommercialportnowadays,itholdsasignificantpositioninChinesemarinehistory.LuoxingpagodaisagoodstartingpointforthenavigationtourofMawei.Foralmostathousandyears,thistowerhasbeenthelandmarkofChinaforsailorsfromallovertheworld.ThisareaisthebirthplaceofChinesemodernnavy.AndthishugeareaofwateroverthereiswhereMajiangWartookplaceinlateQingDynasty.In1884,FujiannavyofQingDynastyputonafiercefightagainsttheFrenchinvadersrighthere,laterknownastheMajiangwar.MostoftheshipsengagedinthewarwerebuiltrighthereatMaweishipyard,thefirstmodernshipyardinChina.theprovincialgovernmentallocated30millionyuan(US$3.57million)tosetuptheChinaModernNavalMuseumandamemorialtotheMajiangRiverincidentduringtheSino-Frenchwar.Fujianmarineadministrationwassetupin1866andcreatedmanyfirstsinChinesenavalhistory.Amongthem,thefirststeamenginefactoryofChinaisstillkeptintact.Atitspeak,Maweishipyardhiredover3,000workersandwasthelargestshipyardintheFarEast.From1866to1907,40shipsweremanufacturedhere.ItisthebirthplaceofChina'sfirststeamengineship,andthefirstflyingboatamongothers.ItalsoownsthelargestshipdockintheFareastatthetime.AnothermajorcontributionoftheFujianmarineadministrationwasthefirstmodernnavyschool.Drivenbytheideaofmodernizingthecountry'sbackwardmilitarybyequippingandtrainingthemwiththetechnologyoftheindustrializedworld,theWesterni