Memorial Hall of Zhan Tianyou's former residence

Memorial Hall of Zhan Tianyou's former residence

Zhan Tianyou's former residence is an ordinary residential style in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. In addition, Zhan Tianyou's family circumstances were general when he was born, so the simplicity and serenity of the ordinary family in Xiguan were also emphasized in the restoration. Interestingly, the furnishings of the former residence refer to an old glass negative that has been sealed in the former residence for more than a century.

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The memorial hall of Zhan Tianyou's former residence is located at No.42, Yacai lane, shierfu West Street, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou city. It is an original Xiguan house with simple green bricks, wooden walls and Manzhou windows. Next to the memorial hall is a primary school named after Zhan Tianyou. A small green garden connects the former residence with the school. In the garden, there are miniature "Renzi" railway and "Badaling Great Wall". This is a memorial to the great masterpiece of "father of Chinese Railway" - Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway.

Character's former residence

It's an ordinary style of residence in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. In addition, Zhan Tianyou's family circumstances were general when he was born, so the simplicity and serenity of the ordinary family in Xiguan were also emphasized in the restoration. Interestingly, the furnishings of the former residence refer to an old glass negative which has been sealed in the former residence for more than a century. There are eight immortals platform, several benches, couch and other old furniture, and the hall and bedroom are separated by a screen. In addition, a couplet was hung on one side of the wall, which said, "You Fang is a couple of immortals, and you are proud of yourself, which is rare in the world." this is a sentence given to him by Zhan Tianyou's old friend, which is also a portrayal of Zhan Tianyou's life.

A large number of relics are collected in the memorial hall of Zhan Tianyou's former residence, including the rail of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, the copper bell used by Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, the model box for subscribing steel materials, the drawing instruments, calligraphy and ink discs used by Zhan Tianyou before his death, as well as the simulation files such as Zhan Tianyou's resume and Yuan Shikai's letter copied to Zhan Tianyou, the road builder of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway. Among them, the trace of "i.p.k.r.1905" engraved on the rail of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway is still very clear, I means Royal and official; P means Beijing; K means kalgan, which was translated as "Kalagan" (Mongolian) in the past, actually refers to Zhangjiakou area; R is the abbreviation of railway. Zhan Tongji, the grandson of Zhan Tianyou and the first curator of the Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall of the Ministry of railways, picked it up along the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway and sent it back to his grandfather's hometown thousands of miles away.

Character events

Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) was born in shierfu, Xiguan, Guangzhou (formerly Nanhai county). He is an outstanding patriotic intellectual in modern history, a pioneer of modern science and engineering technology in China, a world-famous railway engineer, and the founder of the Chinese society of engineers, the earliest academic group of Engineering Technology in China. He is known as "the father of Chinese Railway". At the age of 12, Zhan Tianyou went abroad as one of the first batch of children sent by the Qing government to study in the United States. He graduated from Yale University with excellent results. After returning home, he presided over the construction of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, Sichuan Han railway, Guangdong Han railway and other railways in China, creating the railway cause of the Chinese nation. In particular, he built the first railway, Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, which was completely surveyed, designed, constructed and managed by the Chinese people, showing the diligence and wisdom of the working people of our country, enhancing the national self-confidence and inspiring the national spirit. Today, Zhan Tianyou still has a huge influence in China and the world. Zhan Tianyou award and Zhan Tianyou Railway Science and technology award have become the highest awards of China's civil engineering projects and China's railway construction respectively.

In 2004, the CPC Guangzhou Liwan District Committee and the people's Government of Guangzhou Liwan District decided to rebuild the former residence of Zhan Tianyou, and to build a memorial hall for the former residence of Zhan Tianyou, so as to let this place go out of the hometown of a great man, show the elegant demeanor of a great man, encourage future generations to work hard, absorb the essence of Chinese and foreign culture, and write a new chapter of rejuvenating China.

Life of the characters

1. From 1881 to 1884, he studied ship driving in the back school of Fuzhou shipping administration and got the first place in the first class. In 1884, he was transferred to teach in the back school and was transferred back to Guangdong by Zhang Zhidong at the end of the year.

2. From 1885 to 1887, he worked as an English teacher in Guangdong practical learning Museum (later renamed erudite Museum) on Changzhou Island, Huangpu, Guangzhou. He also drew coastline map and built fort.

3. In 1888, he served as the Assistant Engineering Department of Tianjin China Railway Corporation (with the title of engineering technician in Qing Dynasty, the same below), and engaged in the track laying project from Tanggu to Tianjin.

4. Tangshan Guye railway was built from 1889 to 1890.

5. Guye Shanhaiguan railway was built from 1891 to 1894. During this period, the foundation of Luanhe railway bridge pier was successfully constructed by using compressed air caisson method, which attracted the attention of both China and foreign countries, and was specially appointed as a member of British Society of civil engineers. The railway outside the pass was built to zhonghousuo (Suizhong).

6. From 1895 to 1896, he served as the Assistant Engineering Department of beiyangguan Railway Bureau, and led a team to survey and build the Tianjin Lugouqiao railway.

In 1897, he served as an engineer of beiyangguan Railway Bureau. Due to the need of official title, he applied to Zhoutong.

7. From 1898 to 1899, he was promoted to the Engineering Department of Jinzhou railway, and built the zhonghousuo (Suizhong) Jinzhou railway.

8. From 1899 to 1900, the railway branch from Goubangzi to Yingkou was built.

9. In 1901, he was sent to Pingli for railway construction.

10. In 1902, he presided over the restoration of the railway outside the pass, which was received from Russia.

11. From the end of 1902 to the spring of 1903, he served as the general engineering department of Xinyi railway.

12. In the summer of 1903, he went back to Guangzhou to mourn his father. After surveying the Chaoshan railway, he decided to leave because the right to build the railway was in the hands of foreigners.

13. In 1904, he served as the engineering consultant of China Railway Corporation in Shanghai.

14. In 1905, he was sent to investigate the Daoqing railway. Mr. Ren, a member of the Ministry of Commerce, suggested that the international standard gauge (1.435m) should be adopted throughout the country, and Jiang's automatic hook should be popularized.

15. From 1905 to 1908, the general engineering department of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway was promoted to the general engineering department of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway. He was appointed as the second-class consultant of the Ministry of post and telecommunications, and was transferred to the consultative Office of the Ministry of post and telecommunications, and still served as the general office and general engineering department of the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway.

16. In the spring of 1909, the Shanghai Jiaxing railway was accepted; in the summer, the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway was opened to traffic, and was promoted to the post office of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications as an alternate official; the Zhangjiakou Suiyuan railway was planned to be built;

17. In the winter of 1909, he was appointed as the general engineering department of Sichuan Han railway and the joint office of the commercial office, and presided over the commencement ceremony in Yichang.

18. In the autumn of 1910, he went to Beijing as a first-class counsellor and chief examiner of returned students;

19. In the winter of 1910, he went to Datong to take charge of the location survey of Zhang Sui railway line.

20. From 1911 to 1912, he served as the prime minister and general engineering department of Yuehan Railway Corporation, founded Guangdong Chinese society of engineers in Guangzhou, served as a member of all China Railway Association, and was absorbed as a member of British concrete society.

21. From 1913 to 1915, he served as the technical supervisor of the Ministry of communications and the office of the Railway Association of Han, Guangdong and Sichuan, and later promoted to the supervisor; he also served as the first president of the Chinese society of engineers and the honorary president of the Chinese Industry Association, and was absorbed as a member of the British Railway Society.

22. In 1916, he served as deputy speaker of the Transport Conference of the Ministry of communications, presided over the adoption of the resolution on unified road administration, and won the silver medal of the Ministry of the interior and the doctor of law degree of the University of Hong Kong.

23. From 1917 to 1918, he served as chairman of the Railway Technical Committee of the Ministry of communications, member of the Transportation Research Association, honorary president of the transportation series.

24. In 1919, he was appointed to represent China to attend the International Conference on joint supervision of the Middle East Railway in Northeast China, striving to safeguard China's sovereignty. During the meeting, he returned to Wuhan for treatment due to abdominal disease and died on April 26.

Achievements:

There are 183 pictures in the book of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway Construction, most of which are the real scenes of the construction section of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, the construction site, the track and the scenic spots along the railway, as well as the celebration scenes of the completion of several railway stations. There are also six or seven types of freight cars, such as freight cars, carriages, pig cars, flat cars, ballast cars and coal cars, which shows that the development of train technology was quite mature one hundred years ago. The historical materials of the exhibition hall are divided into three parts: Zhan Tianyou's living in Guangzhou and studying abroad; returning home to start a business, which reflects Zhan Tianyou's good at introducing and using foreign advanced technology and equipment, and striving to safeguard the country's sovereignty in railway; Zhan Tianyou's patriotism and professionalism. A bronze statue of Zhan Tianyou will be built in the small garden beside the memorial hall.

Address: No.42, Yacai lane, 12 Fuxi street, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

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