Zhan Tianyou presided over the construction of the first railway independently designed and built by China-Zhangjing Railway; The creation of "shaft excavation method" and "herringbone" line shocked China and foreign countries; Great achievements have been made in the planning and construction of Hu Jia, Luotong, Lu Jin, Jinzhou, Pingyi, Xinyi, Chaoshan, Yuehan and other railways.

Zhan Tianyou's outstanding achievements in building the Jing-Zhang Railway won an atmosphere for the China people who were deeply insulted at that time, which showed the great spirit and wisdom of our people and the great future of our people.

1905- 1909 In order to develop commerce, the Qing government decided to build the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. Zhan Tianyou was assigned to be responsible for road construction, first as chief engineer and general manager, then as general manager and chief engineer. This road runs from Beijing to Zhangjiakou and across the Du Jun Mountains. The terrain is steep and the project is extremely arduous. It is about 200 kilometers long and is the main road leading to the northwest. In order to compete for the right to build roads, Britain and Russia were deadlocked, and the Qing government decided to build it by itself, but it lacked confidence.

Foreigners are talking about China's inability to complete the road construction project. Zhan Tianyou said: "China has a vast territory and rich resources. It is shameful to rely on outsiders for all the work along the way!" In the face of foreigners' sarcasm, he led all road builders to face difficulties with fearless spirit. Qi Xin won glory for his country.

At the beginning of construction, there was a shortage of engineers and technicians. Zhan Tianyou only led two engineering students to survey Zhangjiakou from Fengtai via Nankou and Badaling in May 1905, and then made a reverse survey, and selected the contrast line from Yanqing to Changping via Deshengkou and the Ming Tombs (the Yongding River Valley route was also considered, but no survey was conducted due to the arduous project, limited funds and time. In June, he returned to Tianjin General Administration, put forward the investigation report and drew up the construction plan.

It is planned to be built in three parts. The first section (Fengtai to Nankou) will be started first, so as to benefit from the early traffic. The second section (from Nankou to Chadao City) and the third section (from Chadao City to Zhangjiakou) will be investigated in detail. Especially in the second section from Zhongnankou to Badaling, the terrain is steep, and further comparison lines need to be selected. The report said, "If this road becomes one day earlier, the public will benefit from it one day earlier, business travelers will enjoy its convenience one day earlier, and foreigners will envy it one day earlier; The difficulty of building roads is actually unprecedented. "