Tan Kah Kee’s spiritual story needs to be told

One of the stories:

The patriotic overseas Chinese Tan Kah Kee traveled across the ocean to do business at the age of 17. After a miserable life, he eventually became a wealthy man in Southeast Asia. In the autumn of 1919, Tan Kah Kee, who was wealthy and returned to his hometown, decided to set up a school in his hometown, and successively opened a primary school, a middle school, and a normal school. In response to the British's difficulties, he firmly stated: "The company can close down. The school must not be suspended." He sold his property and insisted on continuing the school.

Tan Kah Kee actively supported Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary behavior. He once raised more than 200,000 yuan to help liberate Fujian. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he provided as much financial and material help as possible. From 1937 to 1940, Mr. Chen raised a total of 3 billion yuan for the Anti-Japanese War.

In terms of personal life, he never spends money carelessly, he is frugal and a vegetarian. On his deathbed, he dedicated more than 3 million yuan of his inheritance to the country.

For decades, Tan Kah Kee has used practical actions to express the patriotism of an overseas Chinese.

Story 2:

Zhan Tianyou did not care about fame and fortune for his country: Zhan Tianyou, a pioneer of modern science and a famous engineer, had no capital, no technology, and no talent in the country. Facing the difficult situation, full of patriotic enthusiasm, he was ordered to build the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. With his selfless spirit of hard work, he traveled through the mountains and ridges between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, and spent only 5 million yuan and 4 years to complete what foreigners planned to invest 9 million yuan and take 7 years to complete. Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. The foreign experts who came to visit were all shocked and amazed. At that time, some universities in the United States, in recognition of Zhan Tianyou's achievements, decided to grant him a doctorate in engineering and invited him to attend the ceremony. However, Zhan Tianyou was responsible for the design task of another railway, so he refused the invitation. His spirit of serving the country rather than seeking personal fame has won praise at home and abroad.