Zhan Tianyou, whose real name is as soon as possible, is from Wuyuan, Jiangxi. 186 1 year (the 11th year of Qing Xianfeng) was born in an ordinary family of tea merchants. When I was a child, Zhan Tianyou was very interested in machines, and often made various machine models with the children in the neighborhood. Sometimes, he will secretly take apart the bells at home, fiddle with the components inside and ask questions that even adults can't answer. From 65438 to 0872, Zhan Tianyou, who was only 12 years old, went to Hongkong to sign up for the preparatory class for young children going abroad organized by the Qing government. After passing the exam, my father drew a note on a certificate of going abroad, which said, "If there is illness, life and death, everyone will live in peace." After that, he left his parents and came to the United States to study with the ideal of learning western "skills".

Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) is a native of Poyuan, Jiangxi. China's outstanding patriotic engineer and railway engineering expert. He likes studying since he was a child. 1872, Zhan Tianyou, 12 years old, passed the first batch of children's study classes in the United States. When he was studying in an American middle school, he made up his mind to study natural science. 1878, Zhan Tianyou, age 17, was admitted to Yale University in the United States, majoring in civil engineering and railway, with excellent graduation results. 188 1 year. 1888 worked as an engineer in the then China Railway Corporation. After 80 days in office, he completed the task of railway track laying from Tanggu to Tianjin. Later, the Luanhe River Bridge was built. 1894 British engineering research association formally accepted Zhan Tianyou as a member. 1905, the Qing government appointed Zhan Tianyou as the chief engineer of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway.

19 19, Zhan Tianyou died from overwork at the age of 58.