船政学堂 chuán zhèng xué táng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

CHARACTERS

船 chuán ship, boat, vessel
政 zhèng government, political affairs
学 xué learning, knowledge; school
堂 táng hall; government office