Guide to Mawei Shipbuilding Culture

The 36-meter-high Shipbuilding Clock Tower still operates according to the blueprints from a century ago. The dome of the Drawing Institute, designed by a French engineer, retains chalk marks of ship designs, and the bronze-colored underwater valves can still echo the tides of the Fujian Navy from 1866. [Roaming Guide] ⏳ Moments of Light and Shadow ▪️07:30-09:00 The ruins of the engine workshop in the morning mist are the most photogenic, with cast iron columns dancing with beams of light ▪️After 16:00, the slanting light penetrates the shutters of the Shipbuilding Museum, writing codes on the museum's treasure, the "Pingyuan Ship's Helm" ▪️On the fifteenth night of each lunar month, the Shipbuilding Tianhou Palace lights up the 1882 glass carp lantern 🚢 Must-Visit Dimensions ▶️Time Fold Point: The giant steel dome at the site of the closing factory, use your phone's wide-angle mode to capture the industrial epic ▶️Secret Path: Turn from the remnants of Shipbuilding Officer Street into the underground air-raid shelter, where an undisclosed exhibition room of ship cannon blueprints is hidden ▶️Soundscape Experience: Stand in front of the 29-ton iron anchor at the Zhaozhong Shrine, scan the code to hear the algorithm-restored recordings of the Sino-Japanese War 🍲 Warm Supplies in the Steel Forest ▫️Shipbuilding Bookstore Cafe: Latte art replicates the Shipbuilding School graduation certificate, paired with Lin Shu's translated macaron ▫️Luoxing Tower Pier Fish Balls: Hammered eel balls, as bouncy as submarine steel plates ▫️Iron Anchor Alley Ginger Duck: A military kitchen hidden in a red brick warehouse, stewed in a clay pot with a gunpowder aftertaste ⚠️ Exploration Notes ❗️The Shipbuilding Museum is closed on Mondays, and the Zhaozhong Shrine requires ID for entry ❗️The ruins of the engine workshop have iron filings embedded in the brick seams, so wear thick-soled shoes ❗️The riverside boardwalk is partially closed during tidal changes, check the Minjiang tide table in advance ❗️The entire dock ruins area is a no-fly zone for drones 🌉 Hidden Narrative Scenes 🔸French Sycamore Tunnel: Seven century-old plane trees at the back door of the Drawing Institute, with the foreign names of shipbuilding students carved into the bark 🔸Moonlight Screening Room: On the first Saturday of each month, restored old shipbuilding films are projected on the remnants of the iron rib factory When the sound of steam era gears turns into the cries of river gulls, the skeletons built of cast iron and granite continue to grow. The shipbuilding codes sleeping in the archives, the English technical songs drifting on the river, and the sea salt condensed in the rivet holes are all waiting for you to explore in person.