 "Zheng He" is the first purpose built training ship indigenously developed by China.Designed by the 708th Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), commonly known as China Shipbuilding and Oceanic Engineering Design Academy (中国船舶及海洋工程设计研究), the ship was built by Qiuxing (求新) Shipyard in Shanghai, a division of Jiangnan Shipyard.The ship is designed to be crewed by 170 sailors and 30 instructors assigned to the ship.