Zhan Tianyou's main deeds
Zhan Tianyou, a patriotic engineer, 186 1 (March of the lunar calendar 17), was born in Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. Father Zhan Hongyuan was a tea merchant, went bankrupt due to the invasion of British and French imperialism, and had to rely on farming to support his family. ?
Zhan Tianyou heard many stories of resisting British and French aggression from adults when he was young, and he also saw the corruption and incompetence of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, which sowed patriotic seeds in his young mind. When Zhan Tianyou was seven or eight years old, he was sent to a private school to study. But he is not interested in the four books and five classics, and likes to fiddle with some machinery.
Zhan Tianyou 1 1 years old, studied in private schools for more than four years. Tan Bocun strongly suggested that Mr. and Mrs. Zhan send their children to the United States to take the exam, believing that this is related to their future. Zhan is worried that his son is young, he is not at ease to go out so far, and his family's economic situation is not good. Tan Bocun expressed his willingness to give financial aid and betrothed his four daughters to God bless.
Zhan Tianyou, 12 years old, went abroad for training for half a year. 1872 In July, she boarded a foreign ship to the United States and began to study abroad. At first, he entered a "Northrop boarding school" in the United States to attend primary school and learn English. 1876 He entered Hillhouse Middle School (Qiuwu Middle School) in New Haven, graduated two years later, and was admitted to the Civil Engineering Department of Yale University.
During his study in the United States, Zhan Tianyou studied very hard, paid great attention to physical exercise, and was determined to study science for the early prosperity of the motherland. Of the 120 formal students studying in the United States, only two have successfully completed their university studies and obtained their degrees. Zhan Tianyou is one of them, and his graduation thesis "Research on Wharf Crane" was highly praised. ?
2. Dedicated to the railway
1888, Zhan Tianyou went north to Tianjin at the invitation of Mou to become a railway engineer. He was very excited. From then on, he decided to devote himself to the railway industry, serve the country and win glory for the country. One of his wishes is that the railways in China should be built by China people themselves. ?
When passing through Shanghai, Zhan Tianyou made a special trip to Wusong to mourn the ruins of the Songhu Railway. She thought that this behemoth's locomotive, smoking a cigarette, dragged a long dragon to rumble, "destroyed the feng shui of the Qing Dynasty", so she ordered to buy it back from the British with 182000 silver, tear down all the locomotives and tracks, and transport it to Taiwan Province Province to sink into the dog lake. How stupid and disgusting.
China businessmen suggested that the China Railway "should be built by China people rather than foreigners; It is better to cultivate from the government than from the people, but it is not adopted. Due to the corruption in the Qing Dynasty and the poverty of the country, the railways in China were all built by foreigners, with loans from foreign imperialists and led by foreign engineers. Zhan Tianyou is very wronged. He firmly believes that sooner or later, China's railways will be built by China people themselves. ?
3. Build the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway?
After Zhan Tianyou arrived at China Railway Corporation, he successively participated in the construction of Tangxu light rail and Shanhaiguan internal and external railways, but the power to build roads was in the hands of foreign engineers. Zhan Tianyou always goes deep into the construction site and organizes workers to carry out on-site construction. It was not until May 1905 that the Qing government ordered the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. Zhan Tianyou was appointed as the chief engineer and general manager. The day has finally come when China people build their own railways. ?
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway is a channel to communicate with the northwest. It can not only exchange tea, silk and paper from the mainland for fur, camel hair, cattle and sheep in the northwest, but also is very important for guarding the northern Xinjiang. The benefits of repairing the railway have already appeared. It is not only convenient for Jetta, but also can make a lot of money. ?
British imperialism believes that China will borrow money from him to build the railway anyway, and he should not worry about controlling the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. China, on the other hand, thought that the Russians would definitely be unable to repair the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, so he had to ask for help. Some foreign engineers even threatened that the engineer who can repair the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway has not yet been born!
When Zhan Tianyou was planning to build the Beijing-Zhangjia Railway, the Western Empress Dowager had a whim and ordered that the Wanshou Mountain branch line should be built before the beginning of that year 10, and asked her to take the train to the Summer Palace for her birthday. In less than five months, it is difficult to build the Wanshoushan branch line.
Zhan Tianyou had to crustily skin of head and led the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and the Wanshou Mountain branch line. Soon, Zhan Tianyou completed the design and survey of Wanshoushan branch line, but it was very difficult to complete it, and it was impossible to complete it on the first day of 10. The Western Empress Dowager heard about this situation and agreed not to build the Wanshou Mountain branch line. Zhan Tianyou breathed a sigh of relief and could concentrate on building the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway.
4. Tangshan Railway
From 65438 to 0888, Zhan Tianyou was recommended by his old classmate Mou to be an engineer in China Railway Company.
Zhan Tianyou personally visited the construction site and shared weal and woe with the workers, which lasted more than 70 days and was completed and opened to traffic. Tangshan Railway is located in the east of Tangshan Mine 1 No.3 well in Kailuan Coal Mine. A railway passes through a culvert with a history of hundreds of years, and passes under Xinhua Road, the main road in Tangshan city, with a total length of12km.
This is the first international standard gauge railway in China. Originally built from Tangshan Mine to Xugezhuang in Fengnan, it is still an important part of Jingshan Railway.
5. Pingyi Railway
Appointed by Sheng Xuanhuai, the inspector general of the Qing government railway corporation, he went to Pingxiang to assist American railway engineers Li Zhi and Mark in building Pingyi section of Zhuping Railway. In the absence of drawings, he spent more than a month re-surveying and designing.
And mobilize people to start work at once. Zhan Tianyou adopted the method of combining local culture with foreign culture, and laid the rails on the Xiangdong Bridge in less than three months. Pingyi Railway, with a total length of 38 kilometers, was specially built for the transportation of Hanyeping Company, supplying Anyuan Coal Mine in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province to Hanyang Iron Works. In June, 1902, 1 1, Pingyao Railway was completed and opened to traffic.
6. Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway
Jing-Zhang Railway is the first railway in China, which is built and managed by Zhan Tianyou. It connects Fengtai District of Beijing, passes Badaling, Juyongguan, Shacheng and Xuanhua to Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, with a total length of about 200 kilometers. 1905 started in September and was completed in less than four years 1909.
It is the first railway in China that does not use foreign capital and personnel. It was designed and put into operation by China people. This railway project is very arduous. Now it is called Jing-Zhang Railway, and the former Jing-Zhang section was the first section of beijing-baotou railway. Jing-Zhang Railway was excluded from the British and Russian colonists by the Qing government, and Zhan Tianyou was appointed as the chief engineer of Jing-Zhang Railway Bureau.
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