Zhan Tianyou was born in March of 186 1 and died on April 24th of19 at the age of 58. As soon as possible, the word is sincere, the name is Dachao, Han nationality, from Nanhai, Guangdong Province, living in Hunan Province, originally from Wuyuan, Anhui Province (now Jiangxi Province); English name: Jemettien Yow, the first outstanding patriotic railway engineer in China, is responsible for the construction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and other railway projects, and is known as "the father of China's railway" and "the father of modern engineering in China". In addition, China Zhan Tianyou Civil Engineering Award, primary school texts, movies, etc. They are all named after Zhan Tianyou.

Chinese name: Zhan Tianyou.

Alias: Tien Yow Jeme Dachao

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Place of birth: Nanhai, Guangdong

Date of birth: 186 1 March 17.

Date of death:1965438+April 24, 2009

Occupation: railway engineer

Main achievements: Responsible for the construction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and other railway projects.

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Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) is an expert in modern railway engineering in China. He is also the earliest engineer in China. His name is Zhan Tianyou.

Sincerely as soon as possible. Originally from Anhui (now Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province), he was born in Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. 1872 (eleven years of Tongzhi), Zhan Tianyou, who was only 12 years old, went to Hong Kong to enroll in the "Preparatory Course for Young Children Going Abroad" organized by the Qing government. 1878 completed the middle school course with excellent results and was admitted to the Civil Engineering Department of Yale University to study railway engineering. 188/kloc-0 graduated from Yale university with honors in, wrote the graduation thesis "Research on Wharf Crane", obtained a bachelor's degree, and returned to China in the same year. After returning home, Zhan Tianyou attended Mawei Ship Administration Preparatory School and was sent to Fujian Navy flagship "Wu Yang" as a gunner to participate in Mawei naval battle. After the war, he was transferred to the Huangpu Naval Academy to teach. However, in China at that time, due to the strong opposition of feudal die-hards to the construction of railways, the hero was forced to learn to drive seagoing ships, which lasted for 78 years. 1887, "China Railway Corporation" was established in Tianjin. The following year, he was recommended by Mou, a classmate studying in the United States, and became the first railway engineer in China. Construction of the railway from Tanggu to Tianjin began, and the track-laying project was completed in just over 70 days. Later, he participated in the construction of the railway from Tianjin to Shanhaiguan, and needed to build an iron bridge on the Luanhe River. Faced with the successive failures of British, Japanese and German engineers to build this iron bridge, he resolutely stepped forward and undertook the task of building the bridge, and finally completed all the projects brilliantly. Zhan Tianyou's greatest contribution in his life was the successful construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. 1905, chief engineer of Jing-Zhang Railway. This road is over mountains and mountains, with a total length of more than 200 kilometers. The engineering difficulty is unprecedented for it. He personally surveyed and selected the route. In the Donggou of Qinglong Bridge in Beijing, the herringbone track is adopted, and two high-power locomotives turn around and push and pull each other to solve the problem of insufficient traction of locomotives with large slope. Together with the workers, various measures have been taken to solve the problems of water seepage and collapse in tunnel engineering. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was completed in 1909, two years ahead of schedule, and the total cost was only one-fifth of the price charged by foreign contractors. After the completion ceremony of Jing-Zhang Railway, he was employed as the Sichuan-Han and Guangdong-Han Railway Association or the Prime Minister and Chief Engineer. After the Revolution of 1911, ren han, chief engineer and supervisor of Yuechuan Railway Association, overcame various difficulties and built a 365-kilometer railway from Wuchang to Changsha. In his later years, he edited and published engineering books such as General Situation of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Engineering and Standard Map of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, as well as Huaying Engineering Vocabulary, the earliest civil engineering dictionary in China. 19 19 died. China Institution of Engineers built a bronze statue of Zhan Tianyou, the first president, at Qinglongqiao Station, in memory of this outstanding patriotic railway engineer forever.