Difficulties encountered by Zhan Tianyou in the construction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway
At that time, it was not difficult for China people to build a Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway by themselves. Constrained by road conditions, capital, technology, talents and many other aspects, Zhan Tianyou is determined to "drive to Fusang together instead of letting Europe and America get ahead". In the process of building the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the most precious spirit of "three fears" has been shown, that is, not afraid of difficulties, sacrifice and failure, not hesitating, going all out, becoming more brave in the Vietnam War and constantly striving for self-improvement. Building a railway near Beijing often requires an unexpected "price". The railway passes through the grave of a former Taoist priest, who is a relative of the royal family and has influence in both the government and the public. This person led the masses to make trouble, stopped the project, privately promised to pay heavily bribes and demanded diversion. However, the north, south and west are cemeteries of dignitaries, and I don't know how much waste will be caused by the big diversion. Zhan Tianyou endured humiliation, spent a lot of time dealing with powerful people, and finally let the railway pass through the tomb wall. But in order to maintain "Feng Shui", we promised to build another river, send officials to burn incense and sacrifice, and then erect a monument to commemorate it after the road is completed. Engineers were outraged, but Zhan Tianyou said that as long as the railway can be repaired, other minor things can be tolerated.