The father of railways is Zhan Tianyou.
When it comes to Zhan Tianyou’s name, everyone must be familiar with it. As the engineer who presided over the construction of China's first railway in modern times, his name has entered textbooks and modern Chinese history, and he is known as the "Father of Railways" in China. If we were to name the most influential figures in modern China, Zhan Tianyou would definitely be one of them.
In addition to his extraordinary achievements in engineering construction, Zhan Tianyou is also good at calligraphy. While visiting a certain exhibition hall, I saw a calligraphy work that was a collaboration between four people. The authors were Zhan Tianyou, Zhang Zhidong, Zai Tao, and Chen Baozhong.
The outstanding achievements of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway led by Mr. Zhan Tianyou gave a sigh of relief to the Chinese people who were deeply humiliated at that time, showed the great spirit and wisdom of our people, and heralded the great future of our people.
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Jeme Tien Yow (Jeme Tien Yow, April 26, 1861 - April 24, 1919), also known as Juan Cheng, also known as Da Chao, was born in Wuyuan, Huizhou. , was born in Nanhai County, Guangdong and graduated from Yale University. He is an expert in modern railway engineering in China and is known as China's first railway chief engineer. He is also known as the "Father of Chinese Railways" and "Father of Modern Chinese Engineering".
Zhan Tianyou presided over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the first independently designed and built railway in China; he created the "shaft digging method" and the "herringbone" line, which shocked China and foreign countries; and he is planning to build the Shanghai-Jiaxing and Luotong railways. , Jinlu, Jinzhou, Pingli, Xinyi, Chaoshan, Guangdong-Hankou and other railways have achieved remarkable results. He is the author of "Railway Glossary" and "Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Project Chronicle".