Zhan Tianyou, the well-known father of China's railways, has actually been engaged in business for generations, but why did he later embark on the road of engineering? Let's interpret zhan Tianyou's legendary life together.
Zhan Tianyou of the 1919 International Conference on the Far Eastern Railway
When Zhan Tianyou was twelve years old, he was selected by the Qing government as a young child to stay in the West to learn advanced Western ideas, and during his study in the United States, Zhan Tianyou boarded in the principal's home, not only got the care of the principal's wife's life, but also more directly exercised the spoken English, and the principal's wife's companionship lasted for more than ten years.
The principal's wife's dedication to Zhan Tianyou can be said to be more remarkable than that of the average mother, under the advice of the principal's wife, Zhan Tianyou was admitted to Yale University at the age of 17, majoring in civil engineering and railways, and Zhan Tianyou achieved excellent results during his school years, becoming the first student in that group of international students to get a degree.
At that time, the Qing government was afraid that these talents would not return to China after finishing their studies, so they ordered them to return to China in advance, and Zhan Tianyou, who had not yet finished his studies, had to end nine years of study abroad, and then returned to China, and before leaving, the principal's wife constantly urged him to serve the motherland and save his country, which was a sad scene of separation.
Zhan Tianyou graduated from Yale University with a photo, and the third left in the third row is Zhan Tianyou
After returning to China, Zhan Tianyou was forbidden to contact his family and was sent to learn steamship driving techniques, until six years later, the 27-year-old Zhan Tianyou constantly improved himself, led the construction of those forts along the coast, and then was able to reunite with his family and hold a wedding with Tan Juzhen, who had set up a doll.
After marriage, Zhan Tianyou went down to the Tianjin Railway Company in the introduction of his classmates, and became a trainee engineer, at this time, Zhan Tianyou could really use what he had learned in his life to the real place, in the construction process of the railway, Zhan Tianyou used professional knowledge, combined with the actual situation, solved many problems in the implementation of the project, and overcame the construction problems again and again.
At that time, Zhan Tianyou actually had achievements in the railway industry, until the beginning of the twentieth century, Zhan Tianyou presided over the design and construction of the Beijing-Zhang Railway, which was the first railway independently designed and built in China, Zhan Tianyou became famous for a time, and let foreigners see a different China.
Whenever Zhan Tianyou achieves a little success, he will write to the principal's wife of the American host family to share his inner joy with her, and his efforts have finally borne fruit, but there are not many people, and with it, foreigners regard Zhan Tianyou as a thorn in their eyes.
Foreigners even kidnapped Zhan Tianyou's eldest daughter and burned her alive, Zhan Tianyou, who lost his beloved daughter, has been fighting to defend China's railway rights, and Zhan Tianyou, who was exhausted, fought all his life in the railway industry, and finally died of illness at the age of 58, and Zhan Tianyou's seven-year-old wife Tan Juzhen died seven years later at the same age as Zhan Tianyou.
In Zhan Tianyou's life, his wife gave birth to eight children for him, followed him around, and he was indebted to his wife and children, but he was also happy, and thanks to his wife's inseparability, he was able to struggle with peace of mind in the railway cause, make so many contributions to the motherland, and become the father of China's railway.
Nowadays, China's railway industry is getting stronger and stronger, Zhan Tianyouquan will be relieved to know it, let's pay tribute to the railway heroes together!