October 26, 1885, 19 September of the Old Calendar. The Qing court played the ship ordered by Zeng Jize, the minister in Britain, which is the best of the new style, and can be imitated if it is clearly inspected and visited. Li Hongzhang has been in charge of foreign affairs for many years, and this vessel was caused by this vessel, that is, it was included in the Beiyang Marine Division for training.
On the same day, the Qing court ordered Fang Boqian to be the pipe belt of the "Jiyuan" ship.

Fang Boqian
October 26, 1887, the tenth day of the first month of September in the old calendar. Liu Ruifen, minister in Britain, called Li Hongzhang and said that he had negotiated with the British Admiralty that 9 school honor students could be sent to study on British warships in China.
October 26, 1890, 13 September of the Old Calendar. Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, asked Nanjing to set up the Jiangnan Water Teacher School, also known as the Nanyang Water Teacher School, to train talents in driving, pipe wheels, and torpedoes. The school has a torpedo factory, a machine factory, a sand turning factory, and a shooting range, with The Taoist Gui Songqing as the general office and Jiang Chaoying as the chief instructor and promoted.
The Governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guoquan
October 26, 1891, september 24 in the old calendar. Li Hongzhang, minister of Beiyang and viceroy directly subordinate to him, played the role of foreigners in building various projects in Lushun on his behalf.
October 26, 1892, the sixth day of the first month of September in the old calendar. Ding Ruchang, admiral of the Beiyang Navy, left Weihaiwei on the "Zhenyuan" ship and went to Dalian Bay, where all the ships would meet and shoot at the target.
On the same day, Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, went to jiangnan water teachers' school to test students' skills, and the students' total scores exceeded the total score.
Liu Kunyi, governor of Liangjiang
October 26, 1894, the twenty-eighth day of september in the old calendar. The Japanese First Army occupied Jiulian Castle and Andong.
At about 6 a.m. on the same day, two Japanese ships cruised outside the Weihai Weikou. Ding Ruchang led the "Dingyuan", "Zhenyuan", "Jiyuan", "Pingyuan", "Guangbing" and two torpedo boats to meet the exit, and the Japanese ships fled.
Liugong Island during the Beiyang Navy period
On the same day, Hannagan, the chief inspector of the Beiyang Navy and the Germans, who also designed and built the Lushun and Weihaiwei forts, was ordered to enter Beijing.