Zhan Tianyou:

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, our country sent the first batch of students abroad. There is a 12-year-old boy named Zhan Tianyou. He is very smart and eager to learn, and he is determined to serve his country. Later, he graduated from engineering technology and returned to China. But the Qing government did not trust its own talents, so it let foreigners take charge of things like building railways. Although Zhan Tianyou is talented, he can only be an assistant.

In 1905, news of the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway spread. Both Britain and Russia were vying to build it because they knew that this railway was in a strategic location in China and that if they mastered it, they could control China. The two sides couldn't argue and finally reached an "agreement", saying that if China didn't let them build it, they would Nothing is provided. They thought that the Chinese would not be able to build this railway without them.

The Qing government appointed Zhan Tianyou as chief engineer. Some people were worried about him, saying he was overestimating his capabilities, saying he was audacious, and advised him not to take on this very difficult project. Zhan Tianyou said: "If the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway fails, it will not only be my misfortune, but it will also bring great losses to China. Foreigners say that Chinese engineers are not good, but I insist on doing it myself!" In order to give the Chinese people credit, He devoted all his energy to it, eating and living on the construction site with the workers, carefully exploring, and boldly experimenting. After four years of hard work, he finally successfully built the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. This was the first railway designed and constructed by the Chinese themselves, which greatly inspired the aspirations of the people across the country. Zhan Tianyou won honor for his motherland. It turned out that the British who looked down on Chinese engineers also expressed their sincere admiration for him.