 In May 1889, "Jingyuan" and the Beiyang Fleet were moved to fortify Weihaiwei (now Weihai).During the summer of that year, she was part of the flotilla led by Admiral Ding Ruchang, which travelled to Chefoo (now Yantai), Chemlupo (now Incheon, South Korea), and the Imperial Russian Navy base of Vladivostok.On the return leg of the journey, they stopped at Fusan (now Busan, South Korea).