Why is Zhan Tianyou an outstanding patriotic engineer in China?

From 65438 to 1980s, he devoted himself to the railway construction in China. He once presided over the early railway construction in Beijing, Zhangjiang, Chuanhan and Yuehan, and worked hard for the development of early railway construction in China.

Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway is the first railway trunk line designed and built independently in China. The steep slope section adopts Z-track, which solves the problems of dangerous terrain, excessive slope and limited funds. The completion of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway shocked China and foreign countries. It is of milestone significance in the history of railway construction in China and even in the history of social development in China.

He was fearless of violence and indomitable in the face of imperialist powers, and put forward the slogan of "learn from each other's strong points and know everything, so that the country will be free from foreign aggression and stand on its own feet on the earth", which represents the noble national integrity of the Chinese people who will never give in and never give in, and will always be a model for future generations.

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Brief introduction of Zhan Tianyou's life

Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), a native of Nanhai county, Guangdong province, was the first chief railway engineer in China, and was responsible for the construction of Beijing-Zhangjia railway and other projects. He is known as the father of Chinese railways and the father of modern engineering in China. One of the first China children to study in the United States.

After finishing primary and secondary school in the United States, Zhan Tianyou entered Yale University with excellent results of 1878, majoring in civil engineering and railways. 1881may received a bachelor's degree in philosophy. In the same year, the Qing government withdrew all international students, and only Zhan Tianyou and Ouyang Geng were able to get their degrees in time.

At the beginning of his return to China, Zhan Tianyou was sent to Fujian Mawei Ship Administration School to learn driving, and then transferred to Guangzhou Huangpu Naval Academy to teach at 1885. He used to survey the coastal map of Guangdong. 1888 recommended by Mou, he was transferred to China Railway Company founded by Li Hongzhang and Wu, and worked as a trainee engineer under British engineer Jinda, and got the opportunity to apply what he had learned.

During the period from 1887 to 1888, Zhan Tianyou participated in the track-laying work of Tanggu-Tianjin section of Jintang Railway from Tangshan to Tianjin, and was quickly appreciated by Jinda and promoted to engineer and regional engineer.

190 1 year, Eight-Nation Alliance withdrew from Beijing. After Cixi fled to xi 'an, she returned to Beijing and asked her men to build the Xinyi Railway for her to ride when she offered sacrifices to her ancestors. In the deadlock between Britain and France, Yuan Shikai formally appointed Zhan Tianyou as the chief engineer, and it took four months to build the railway at low cost. Although this 37-kilometer-long line is of little practical significance, it is the first railway built by China people themselves.

Later, he also presided over the design and construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. After the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was completed, Zhan Tianyou was awarded an engineering scholar by Xuan Tong and served as the examiner for international students. 19 10 served as the prime minister and engineer of Guangdong Commercial Guangdong-Han Railway Corporation, 19 12 served as the Han-Yue-Chuan Railway Association, responsible for the construction of Guangdong-Han and Sichuan-Han railways.

After that, he settled in the Russian concession in Hankou. In the same year, he founded the China Institution of Engineers and was elected as the first president. After the founding of the Republic of China, 19 13 was appointed by the government as the technical director of the Ministry of Communications, and 19 14 was awarded the second-class Baoguang Golden Harvest Chapter. 19 16, was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by the University of Hong Kong. 19 19 At the beginning of this year, as the China representative of the Far East Railway Conference supervised by the Allies, he was sent to Vladivostok and Harbin.

1965438+In April 2009, Zhan Tianyou returned to Hankou due to illness, and died on April 24th at the age of 59.

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