Zhan Tianyou s famous works, Zhan Tianyou s character profile

Zhan Tianyou presided over the construction of China's first self-built railway, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Badaling Tunnel, built according to the mountain, the shape is simple, and the bronze statue of Zhan Tianyou and the cemetery of the Qinglongqiao Railway Station on the inner side of the Great Wall are far away. There is a huge relief carving on the building, about 41 meters long and about 5 meters high, the content is based on the background of modern Chinese history, highlighting the giant head and contribution of Zhan Tianyou, in order to show the historical role of Zhan Tianyou's achievements in the construction of the motherland.

Herringbone lane, Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway.

Zhan Tianyou's works mainly include: "Railway Glossary", "Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Engineering Chronicle and Dust", and "New Compilation of Huaying Engineering Vocabulary". Later generations compiled "Selected Writings of Zhan Tianyou" and "Selected Letters of Zhan Tianyou".

Good brother Zhan Tianyou is a Han nationality, the word is sincere, and the number is up to the dynasty. Born in Nanhai County, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province (now No. 42, Sprout Lane, Twelve Fu West Street, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou), he studied in the United States at the age of 12 and was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of Yale University in 1878, majoring in railway engineering. He is an expert in modern railway engineering in China and is known as China's first chief railway engineer.

He was responsible for the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and other projects, and is known as the father of China's railways and the father of China's modern engineering. From 1905 to 1909, he presided over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the first railway independently designed and built by China. The creation of vertical shaft excavation method and herringbone line, shocked China and foreign countries.

In the planning and construction of Hujia, Luotong, Jinlu, Jinzhou, Pingli, Xinyi, Chaoshan, Yuehan and other railways, remarkable achievements have been made.

Zhan Tianyou (April 26, 1861, April 24, 1919, English name: Jeme Tien Yow), Han nationality, the character is Cheng, and the name is Dachao[1]. [1] Originally from Wuyuan, Huizhou, he was born in Nanhai County, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and his former residence is located at No. 42, Sprout Lane, Twelve Fu West Street, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou.

At the age of 12, he studied in the United States, and in 1878 he was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of Yale University[2], majoring in railway engineering. He is an expert in modern railway engineering in China[3] and is known as the first chief railway engineer in China. He was responsible for the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and other projects, and is known as the "father of China's railways" and "the father of China's modern engineering".

From 1905 to 1909, he presided over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the first railway independently designed and built by China; The creation of the "shaft excavation method" and the "human" herringbone line shocked China and foreign countries; In the planning and construction of Hujia, Luotong, Jinlu, Jinzhou, Pingli, Xinyi, Chaoshan, Yuehan and other railways, remarkable achievements have been made. He is the author of "Railway Glossary" and "Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Engineering Chronicle". [4]

His Chinese name is Zhan Tianyou.

His foreign name is Jeme Tian You

Another name is Chengcheng, and the number is Dachao.

Nationality: Chinese. Ethnicity: Han Chinese.

Zhan Tianyou is an outstanding patriotic engineer in our country, the imperial government wanted to blackmail the Qing **, but at that time China already had engineers, Zhan Tianyou is one of them, Zhan Tianyou is not afraid of difficulties and ridicule and resolutely accepted the task, Zhan Tianyou is not afraid of difficulties and ridicule, so that the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was completed 2 years ahead of schedule, the Badaling Tunnel is more than 1,100 meters long, three times the length of the Juyongguan Tunnel, the social reasons were difficult at the beginning, but it still made Zhan Tianyou successful.

Zhan Tianyou is the earliest outstanding railway engineering expert in China and has made great contributions to China's railway industry.