Who founded Hanyang Arsenal?

Hanyang Arsenal was founded by Zhang Zhidong.

Zhang Zhidong (1837- 1909), filial piety, Xiang Tao, and Xiang Yan became the ice-holding old man in his later years. Originally from Nanpi, Zhili (now Hebei), he was born in Liu Dong Bridge, Guiyang, Guizhou. As a former governor, he was called "handsome", so everyone called him "Zhang Xiangshuai". He was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty and a representative of the Westernization School in China.

1850, Zhang Zhidong returned to his hometown to take the provincial examination and won a prize. 1863 was awarded the bachelor's degree and was an assistant lecturer in imperial academy. 188 1 became the governor of Shanxi, and began to prepare for westernization. Guangdong amphibious normal college, gun factory, mining bureau and Guangya academy were established successively. 1884, Zhang Zhidong was promoted to governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Feng Zicai was used against the French army.

/kloc-in 0/889, he was transferred to the governor of Huguang, and set up Hanyang Iron Works and Hubei Gun Works, and set up four bureaus of weaving, spinning, reeling and hemp making. 1894, served as governor of liangjiang river, opposed the signing of treaty of shimonoseki, organized Jiangnan self-improvement army and strengthened national defense. 1907, served as minister of military aircraft, and in November of the following year, served as an important minister of Prince Jin Taibao. 1909, died of illness.

The memory of Zhang Zhidong's descendants

1, Beijing old house

Zhang Zhidong's former residence is located in the north of Baimixie Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. The city gate is in Xie Jie, and there are zhaobi, Shangmashi and splayed gate walls outside. Then face Shichahai Qianhai. There are three small buildings near the sea, two flower halls in front of the middle building and seven in the middle building, with cloisters on all sides. It is a high-rise building, and the platform is made of city bricks. There are 5 rooms in the East Building, with 2 floors in total. There are 6 rooms in the West Building, with 2 floors in total. In this magnificent house, Zhang Zhidong spent the last two years of his life.

2. Thin Ice Hall

In the south waist of Snake Mountain, in shouyi park of Wuchang Snake Mountain. In the thirty-third year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1907), Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, was transferred to Hubei as Minister of Military Aircraft, and he built this hall in Hubei as a memorial. Because Zhang Zhidong holds ice at night, he takes the meaning of "ice in winter and fire in summer" in Wu Yue Chun Qiu to encourage himself, so he takes this name. It was fixed at 1953. Brick and wood structure, stone abutment, 5 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep, with nine ridges and four slopes, and an veranda under the eaves, with beautiful shape and exquisite structure.

Liang 'ao doors and windows, engraved with various animal and flower patterns, are embossed and carved, which set each other off and become interesting, and the density is alternating; The artistic technique is bold, vivid, neat, realistic and unique. A model of the Yellow Crane Tower made in Guangxu period (1875 ~ 1908) is displayed in the hall. Surrounded by flowers and trees and dotted with rockeries and lakes, it is full of interest and pleasant scenery. 1985. Laishe was established first, and then expanded to "Oriental Gallery", and calligraphy, painting and photography exhibitions were held irregularly.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Zhidong