About Zhan Tianyou’s deeds in building the railway. (be simple)

When Zhan Tianyou built the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, he used both the north and south ends to dig into the middle point of the tunnel at the same time. But the tunnel is too long, and two vertical shafts are dug in the middle, which can be dug in opposite directions, so there are six working faces at the same time.

He used the principle of "inflection line" to build a "zigzag" route to reduce the climbing gradient, and used both ends to pull the carts to cross. At the beginning of the construction of the railway, there were car derailments.

Zhan Tianyou thought of a way: add the automatic hook invented by the American Jenny to each carriage to combine it into a solid whole to ensure safety when climbing hills.

Building railways near the capital often requires unexpected "prices". The railway passes through the graveyard of a former Taoist priest. He is a relative of the royal family and has influence in both the government and the public. This person led the crowd to cause trouble, stopped the project, and privately offered heavy bribes to demand a diversion.

But the north, south, and west are all the cemeteries of the powerful. I don’t know how much waste it will cause to change the roads. Zhan Tianyou endured the humiliation and spent a lot of time dealing with the powerful, and finally allowed the railway to pass outside the tomb wall.

However, in order to maintain the "feng shui", we agreed to build another river and send officials to burn incense and offer sacrifices. After the road was completed, a monument would be erected to commemorate it. The engineering staff were indignant, but Zhan Tianyou said that as long as the railway could be repaired, other minor issues could be tolerated.

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Commemoration for future generations

Zhan Tianyou Award

The Zhan Tianyou Science and Technology Development Foundation is a subsidiary of the China Science and Technology Development Foundation. It was established on the basis of the Zhan Tianyou Railway Science and Technology Development Fund and in accordance with the requirements of the newly promulgated "Foundation Management Regulations" promulgated by the state. The foundation is a non-profit civil organization engaged in social welfare activities and an independent corporate body. The foundation implements a dual management system. The business supervisory unit is the Ministry of Railways, and the registration management agency is the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is responsible for organizing the Zhan Tianyou Railway Science and Technology Award.

The Zhan Tianyou Railway Science and Technology Award (referred to as the Zhan Tianyou Award) aims to recognize and reward scientific and technological personnel who have made outstanding contributions in the field of railway science and technology, and to promote scientific and technological innovation and the growth of outstanding talents.

Encouraging scientific and technological personnel to study hard, continue to innovate, and bravely climb the peak of science and technology, and contribute to promoting the construction of harmonious railways and achieving sound and rapid economic and social development, has become an important and useful supplement to national science and technology awards. . Since the award was established in 1993, it has been held every two years. Ten award events have been held, with a total of 1,165 people awarded, including 612 special awards.

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