Zhang Tiancheng of Jishou University: A dreamer in the study of national physical health

Professor Zhang Tiancheng is a doctoral supervisor of physical education at Jishou University, a core member of the Huang Danian-style teaching team of national universities and a national teaching team of "National Traditional Sports Series Courses", and has been selected as the "121 Talent Project" of hunan province in the new century and an expert of hunan provincial women's and children's work think tank. During his graduate studies, he studied under professor Xing Wenhua of Beijing Sport University, one of the founders of the field of national physique research in China. In 2001, he was introduced to Jishou University by talents, and in the past 20 years, he has been focusing on the research of national physical health, and has traveled to more than 30 counties and cities in Wuling Mountain and collected detailed physical data. It provides multidisciplinary and multi-factor analysis ideas and methods for physical fitness research, and provides an important scientific basis for the wuling ethnic minority government to make macro decisions to promote physical health. It has made important contributions to the study of the physical health of ethnic minorities.

Dedication to scientific research has yielded fruitful results

Jishou University is located in the Wuling Mountains, surrounded by "100,000 Mountains", with high mountains, dangerous roads and dense forests. Professor Zhang Tiancheng began the study of national physical health under such conditions. On weekends, they often go deep into the countryside to conduct field investigations, and some villages are remote, and the two villages are often separated by tens of kilometers, and where the car cannot reach, it can only be walked. "Encountered rainy slopes steep slippery, muddy mountain roads, exhausted to visit the village, at night had to spend the night in the hometown, several days of running and fatigue finally collected the first-hand physical fitness data, all the hard work paid for this, although bitter and sweet," he recalled with a smile.

"Scientific research cannot afford to be sloppy." This is Professor Zhang Tiancheng's mantra. On his desk, thick survey materials are neatly arranged, and each book records the data and analysis results collected by the survey in detail. As long as he has time, he will sort out these materials, study them repeatedly, and seriously think about scientific research problems.

In the eyes of outsiders, these research and collation data, analysis of data work is very boring, but Professor Zhang Tiancheng immersed in it every day, enjoy it tirelessly. In the long period of twenty years, satisfactory answers have followed.

He presided over the completion of the National Social Science Foundation project "Research on the Environment and Physical Health Status of Ethnic Minority Students in the Western Region", the National Education Science Planning Key Project of the Ministry of Education "Research on the Nutritional Status of Tujia and Miao Primary and Secondary School Students in the Xiang'e-Yuqian Border Region and Its Social Environmental Impact Factors", the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Science Planning Project "Research on the Physical Fitness Level and Health Risk Behavior of Tujia and Miao Adolescents in the Xiang'e-Yuqian Border Region", and the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Project" Research on the Characteristics and Intervention Patterns of Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors in Wuling Ethnic Minority Areas", etc.; published monographs "Research on the Physical Health Status of Students in Western Ethnic Minority Areas" and "Research on The Physical Fitness Level and Health Risk Behaviors of Adolescents in Wuling Ethnic Minority Areas"; the first author wrote a series of papers on the physical health of ethnic minorities in core journals such as "Sports Science", "Chinese Sports Science and Technology", "Journal of Beijing Sport University", "Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine", "Health Research", "Chinese Public Health" and other core journals (CSSCI, CSCD) has published more than 30 academic papers. The scientific research achievements presided over by him won the third prize of the State Nationalities Commission for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences and the third prize for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Scientific Research in Hunan Province.

Teaching and educating people Peach Plum Fragrance

Scientific research is meticulous, and there is no ambiguity on the podium. He has independently undertaken the teaching of undergraduate courses "Sports Measurement and Evaluation", "Sports Biomechanics", "Sports Research Methods", "School Physical Education", "Sports Statistics", "Secondary School Physical Education Teaching Design", "Teaching Theory", "Sports Research Methods" and "Practical Physique" for postgraduate courses in the School of Sports Science. In the teaching, we actively introduce the latest research results of this discipline, combine the practice of physical education teaching, use the "case analysis method" and "problem exploration method" for teaching, integrate the whole process of explanation, discussion, exercise and homework, and use a variety of teaching methods to inspire students and stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning.

In order to make the classroom more vivid, he will adjust the way of teaching according to the specific situation of the students in the class every time he attends class. Even if I have been standing on the podium for more than 20 years, I have always insisted on "conscientiously preparing every lesson and doing a good job in every lesson" in a down-to-earth manner.

"Get used to it, always wish I could speak more clearly." A plain and simple sentence showed Teacher Zhang's attitude towards each class.

In the eyes of the students, Mr. Zhang Tiancheng's lectures are very interesting, the passion he lectures will always make people unconsciously attracted, and he can gain a lot after each class, and his lectures are well received by the students.

More and more students are attracted by the spirit of Teacher Zhang Tiancheng and are determined to embark on the road of scientific research. Su Xingling, a 2014 student of the College of Sports Science, is one of the representatives, she began to conduct research on national physical health under the guidance of teacher Zhang Tiancheng, and has successfully been admitted to the graduate school of Shanghai University of Sport. The graduate students he trained were selected to teach at the university because of their excellent academic performance and outstanding scientific research ability.

Professor Zhang Tiancheng knows that whether it is the development of scientific research or the popularization of scientific research, it is not enough to rely on one person, it is necessary to have a team that can bear hardships and fight hard battles. Therefore, he attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' scientific research spirit and practical ability, and often tells students that "doing learning is a chore, to achieve 'calm down, endure loneliness, and keep poverty', scientific research and innovation is a matter of painstaking work, to have the determination of 'not breaking the Loulan and never returning', to have the perseverance of 'holding fast to the green mountains and not relaxing', to have the confidence of 'riding the wind and waves will sometimes', and believe that 'the heavenly way pays diligence, and diligence can make up for the clumsiness'. In order to complete the tasks related to the technical service agreement of "Recess Nutritious Meal" signed by the Xiangxi Education and Sports Bureau and the School of Sports Science of Jishou University, as the leader of the research group, he has led students to go deep into the rural schools of Xiangxi Prefecture to carry out "Recess Nutritious Meal" research work 6 times. He has supervised 96 undergraduate graduation theses and 37 master's degree dissertations; guided students to win 32 university-level and provincial-level scientific research and innovation projects; and guided students to win the first prize of basic theoretical knowledge and the first prize of the group in the Hunan Provincial Physical Education Professional Basic Skills Competition for 5 consecutive times. He was also named "Young Backbone Teacher" in Hunan Province, "Teaching Expert" for Young Teachers of Ordinary Colleges and Universities in Hunan Province, "Teacher of the First Teaching Dedication Award of Jishou University", and "Top Ten Teachers and Moral Pacesetters" of Jishou University.

Scientific research results benefit society

In the eyes of big cities, Jishou University may be a distant existence. However, in the Wuling Mountains, it is "fertile ground for the study of national physical health". Since coming to Jishou University, Professor Zhang Tiancheng has clearly known that the study of national physical health cannot be "waited, relied on, and wanted", but must go out of its own way.

"Promote the cultivation of physical fitness level and healthy behavior of children and adolescents in ethnic minority areas." This is the direction that Professor Zhang Tiancheng has been working towards.

Over the past 20 years, Professor Zhang Tiancheng has always adhered to the principle of "people in Jida, heart in Jida, rooted in Jida, and dedicated to Jida". There have been colleges and universities in developed areas who have come to "dig" him up three times and promised him preferential treatment, but he has refused one by one, saying: "I am a member of the teaching team of Jishou University, and Jishou University is the stage for me to display my talents."

"The greatest value of scientific research lies in serving society." Professor Zhang Tiancheng said so.

His research result "Research on the Physical Health Status of Students in Western Ethnic Minority Areas" was adopted by the Jishou Municipal People's Government on October 19, 2017, which provided a scientific basis for the Jishou Municipal People's Government to formulate the "Implementation Plan for the "Recess Nutritious Meal" in Rural Primary and Secondary Schools in Jishou City" and the "Evaluation of the Implementation Effect of the "Recess Nutritious Meal" in Rural Primary and Secondary Schools in Jishou City"; on December 10, 2017, the research result "Research on the Physical Fitness Level and Health Risk Behavior of Adolescents in Wuling Ethnic Areas" was adopted by the Xiangxi Prefecture Education and Sports Bureau. It provides a scientific basis for the Xiangxi Prefecture Education and Sports Bureau to formulate the "Implementation Plan for Nutritious Meals in Rural Primary and Secondary Schools and Kindergartens in Xiangxi Prefecture" and the "Countermeasures for the Promotion and Intervention of the Physical Health of Children and Adolescents in Xiangxi Prefecture", and also plays an important role in preventing and reducing the occurrence of dangerous health behaviors in children and adolescents in Xiangxi Prefecture, the development of health promotion education, and the formulation and implementation of physical health interventions.

Over the past 20 years, Professor Zhang Tiancheng has concentrated on one thing: "promoting the cultivation of physical fitness level and healthy behavior of children and adolescents in ethnic minority areas." Under his efforts, the research content of the physical health of ethnic minority children and adolescents has become increasingly rich, the research system has been gradually improved, and the team of ethnic physical health research talents has continued to grow.

"Zhilan was born in the deep forest, and does not treat no one as a man but is not fragrant; a gentleman cultivates his morality and does not change his ways for the sake of poverty." Professor Zhang Tiancheng is unswerving, his original intention has not changed for a long time to take root in ethnic areas, immersed in the study of national physical health, and concentrated on his work, which is touching and respectful! (Zhang Xin Li Hongxiong)