Who is the father of Chinese railways?

The father of the railway is Zhan Tianyou.

Zhan Tianyou's name must be familiar to everyone. As the engineer who presided over the construction of the first railway in modern China, his name entered the textbooks and the modern history of China, and he was known as the "father of railways" in China. If you can name the most influential figures in modern China, Zhan Tianyou must be one of them.

Zhan Tianyou has made great achievements in engineering construction, and his calligraphy is also very good. When visiting an exhibition hall, I once saw a calligraphy work by four people, by Zhan Tianyou, Zhang Zhidong, Zai Tao and Chen Baozhong.

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.

Personal data:

Zhan Tianyou (April 26, 186 1 year-19/April 24, 9), a native of Wuyuan County, Huizhou, graduated from Yale University and was known as the first chief railway engineer in China.

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. He is the author of Railway Terminology and Brief Introduction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Project.