1963, a cowherd was born in a small village in Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province. Not every great man has a strange story behind his birth. Xue Qikun's birth was ordinary, with no sign of heaven, just like a drop of invisible water on the earth. No one knows his future, including himself, and only limits himself to dolls born in poor families. Parents who are farmers have never cared about their son's education. They are busy farming for a living all day, just trying to give him a bite to eat and support him.

And the word "scientist" had the greatest influence on Xue Qikun in an accidental opportunity, just like many boys' novelty for new things. He has an inexplicable longing for scientists, but he never thought that he could become a member of this lofty profession. At that time, although people had limited access to information, they all knew some scientists who had made great contributions to human history from textbooks. In addition, the slogan of "Spring of Science" resounded throughout the country at that time, and the former students had a hazy and simple yearning for science. In Xue Qikun's own words, it is "what a great scientist".

Perhaps it is the thirst for knowledge in the bones, although the facilities in the school are simple: the table is made of cut trees and the small bench is brought from home; Even if he is busy going home to herd cattle after class every day, it will not affect his homework and excellent academic performance. But to be a scientist, especially an outstanding scientist, still has a long way to go.

"I don't know what major to study, but I can go to college anyway" is a true portrayal of his heart. Xue Qikun loves to study and has fun, but his academic performance is not bad. He has always been a key student in the teacher's heart in middle school, which can be said to be the hope of the whole village. Finally, he lived up to expectations and was admitted to Shandong University as he wished, and was admitted to the laser major of the Department of Optics, which became the pride of the whole family.

The road to exploration is still being explored.

If he is admitted to this 985, double-class university, will his life be greatly reversed? Perhaps in the eyes of most people, it is good for a cowherd from the countryside to have such achievements today, and he has survived. In the future, all he has to do is find a decent job with a stable income. In short, his time has come.

However, I don't know whether he intends to be an enemy of God or whether God wants to tease him. He didn't want to work in the physics department of Qufu Normal University, so he began to take the postgraduate entrance examination. He wanted to enter the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences for postgraduate study, but he failed twice and lost the election. I only got 39 points in the first postgraduate entrance examination. Xue Qikun chose World War II without hesitation. Unfortunately, fate made man, and the second postgraduate entrance examination only scored 39 points in college physics.

After two failures, perhaps not only the years have passed, but also the opportunities are unknown. But he didn't choose to give up and decided to challenge again. Finally, the third postgraduate entrance examination was successful. Imagine how much pressure this has to face from society and family, but he chose to bear it. Finally, he successfully entered the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences at 1987. How can fate fool people? It only takes five years for others to study for a doctorate, but his time seems worthless. It took seven years. Is it because of his playful heart?

Japanese purgatory life: "7- 1 1" mode

After studying medicine for one and a half years, Xue Qikun had the opportunity to go to the Institute of Metal Materials of Northeastern University for joint training as an exchange student. When he went to study in Japanese universities, he found that foreign universities were not paradise. Dr. Sakurai Lifu is very strict about his research. In the laboratory nicknamed "7- 1 1", Xue Qikun works six days a week and comes to the laboratory at 7 o'clock. He is not allowed to leave before 1 1, rain or shine. In particular, I have to bear the Japanese contempt for China people and ridicule from the bones. Like many young people, everyone wants to increase their "relaxation time" in such a harsh environment. On one occasion, he deliberately came to the laboratory at 7: 30, and the result was naked criticism, which made him never dare to be late again.

However, the demonic oppression made him secretly take a nap on the toilet many times. Even so, he must come out in 20 minutes. It was not until a year and a half later that Xue Qikun made an important scientific breakthrough in his first Japanese project. At this time, Xue Qikun finally felt that his childhood dream was not so far away. That is, after that, he deeply fell in love with scientific research and pursuit of science, and forgot the time and even the time of smoking. With his own strength, he gained the attention of Liv Sakurai, and made him sit up and take notice of China students.

English sucks to the bottom.

As we all know, he was born in a remote rural area in Shandong, so naturally, Mandarin has become a big problem for him, often with a strong Shandong accent. After going to college, many people need to guess and guess to understand him.

His strong hometown accent makes his spoken English not much better. He admits: I can't even speak a complete sentence of English. But it was under such difficult circumstances that he went to the United States to give an academic speech. It was simply too difficult for him, but he didn't give up. He shut himself in a small room and practiced word by word, and finally got fierce applause in his final speech.

Create more glory after returning to China.

After Xue Qikun officially returned to China from 65438 to 0998, he was selected into the Hundred Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Through his own efforts, he has made many achievements and won numerous honors. In 20 13, Xue Qikun first observed the quantum anomalous hall effect, which made him an instant hit and gradually entered people's field of vision. From an obscure scientific researcher to an example that people admire. This is the way to engage in scientific research, not for fame or profit. It takes decades of painstaking research to achieve a brilliant day. Only by enduring loneliness can we complete our original dreams.

Finally, Xue Qikun's team discovered the quantum anomalous Hall effect earlier than the research teams of some famous foreign universities. Become the pride of China and add luster to the people. Finally, he became the vice principal of Tsinghua, but he was not complacent. He continued to study hard, followed Lifu Sakurai's "7- 1 1" model, educated students with a stricter attitude, and trained outstanding talents for the motherland.

A cowboy who came out of a small rural area, with his own step by step exploration, finally inserted a red flag on the milestone of physical development in China and even the world. How much bitterness and blood and tears are there behind this? People only envy their achievements, but they don't care about their efforts and pain at all. Along the way, Xue Qikun's spirit is worth remembering more than his scientific research achievements. We don't want to be a generation of heroes like Xue Qikun, we want to be colorful in our own world.