Zhao's related anecdotes

In the early morning of March 22, when most of the citizens in the city were still asleep, Zhao, 57, from Zhaozhuangshan Village, Sennian Town, Fenxi County, walked more than 20 kilometers and took the train for more than 3 hours, appearing on the streets of the provincial capital. In the carry-on travel bag, there is a bag of dried steamed bread slices and a thick stack of information and documents. For 30 years, he has been used to such a trip. And his trip to the provincial capital this time is to find a place to use the "naked eye observation technology" that he has explored for 30 years.

There is heavy traffic in the streets of the provincial capital on Sunday. Zhao Penghong stood on the street with sleeves in his hands, quietly watching the passing traffic and crowds. His short trouser legs and army green liberation shoes made him stand out on the sidewalk. In order to solve the helpless mysteries of nature such as storms, rain and snow, thunder and lightning, from 1978 to now, from the age of 26 to 57, almost every morning and evening, Zhao has to climb the mountain 0.5 kilometers away from home to see the sky. If he hadn't come to the provincial capital, by this time, he should have returned home from the mountain outside the village, and added a line of observations such as "sunny days, red flowers and clouds in the northwest" to the table he drew with a ballpoint pen.

Zhao village is a remote mountain village. There are about 300 people in the village, most of whom are working outside. Only 30 people live at home, and most of them are old people. Zhao Anqing, 67, served as the village party secretary 10 years. On the phone, he told reporters that Zhao's family was poor and had no education, but his obsession and research on weather forecast was unparalleled. As early as more than 20 years ago, Zhao began to reveal his forecast results to the villagers. At first, people were skeptical about his statement-the meteorological department has experts, instruments and data, and you can predict it with a pair of naked eyes? ! However, as his predictions were confirmed again and again, a few years later, he gradually became a voluntary meteorological consultant in the village. Before sowing, harvesting, weddings, funerals and even going out, everyone used to ask him about the weather. The villagers said that the accuracy of Zhao's weather forecast was as high as 80% to 90%.

The villagers told reporters about several wonders that Zhao predicted the weather with the naked eye: I can't remember the year at the beginning of this century. In the season of planting sweet potatoes, Zhao reminded everyone that there was a drought this year and the sweet potato fields should be watered. The listener will be dubious: What water has just been poured on the sweet potato? ! So Zhao privately took his own three sweet potato fields and started the experiment. Two plots were watered according to their own judgment, and one plot was not watered according to previous habits. Soon, almost all the sweet potato seedlings in the village died of drought, but the sweet potato seedlings in his two plots grew gratifying.

Before planting winter wheat last year, Zhao suggested that villagers postpone planting, otherwise wheat seedlings might die from drought. Not long after, they found that the wheat planted in the early days was sucked dry because of the groundwater, and died when it grew to half a foot high. Several villagers listened to him and delayed planting, but the wheat seedlings just emerged from the ground and grew just right.

After last year's "5. 12" Wenchuan earthquake, the villagers were completely convinced of Zhao. Many villagers confirmed to reporters that in May last year 10, Zhao Penghong ran to the home of Zhao Anqing, an old branch secretary, and said cautiously, "I'm afraid there will be a big earthquake the day after tomorrow, and I don't know where it is." Zhao Anqing told him carefully: "I dare not talk nonsense." In an interview on March 22, he told reporters with regret that the fixed telephone tied to the mobile phone could not be used normally because of the power failure in the village for several days, which led to his failure to provide this prediction to the relevant departments in time. On May 13, the village resumed power supply. The villagers complained about him after learning about the terrible Wenchuan earthquake that happened a day ago on TV. Last June, 5438+05, 50 mu of wheat was harvested and piled at home, and Zhao went straight to the provincial capital. He stayed in a small hotel in the provincial capital for five days, during which he reported six earthquakes to the provincial seismological bureau according to the results of naked eye observation, and five of them were confirmed. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2008, Zhao received the letter of appointment of "macro observation liaison for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction" issued by Fenxi Earthquake Administration. Zhao Yu 1952 was born in a teacher's family in Fenxi County. His father was wronged and 1957 went back to his hometown. Zhao was involved in this matter and went home to farm before finishing primary school. 1978, 26-year-old Zhao asked his master to start a brick-burning business in order to change his poor family. That autumn, it took him three months to deduct 30 thousand bricks, which had not yet entered the kiln. A sudden heavy rain made the bricks collapse and turned into a pool of soil. When the heavy rain stopped, he pulled himself together and buckled it again. Before the deduction was finished, another heavy rain made him want to cry ... Under the interference of autumn rain, when he first fired kiln bricks, it was the following year.

The day after the brick came out of the kiln, Zhao's wife died of postpartum wind. After giving away his one-month-old daughter to others, Zhao was heartbroken, took up his luggage and left his hometown to learn the skill of burning bricks from a teacher. Day after day, he endured heartbreak, adding fire to the stove and silently asking: Why is fate so unfair to himself? This doubt later evolved into a curiosity about "God". Why is the sky sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy? Why are there clouds in the sky? Why is it windy and rainy? This year, he began to try to observe the sky with his naked eyes, record the weather changes day by day in the form of painting, and find the law from it-it is impossible to rule the sky, but it is good to know the weather changes in advance and take some preventive measures!

In the first few years, Zhao not only observed the astronomical phenomena, but also took time to go to Yuncheng and other places, visited local farmers and collected folk meteorological proverbs. According to predecessors' statements about clouds, fog, thunder, wind, rain, drought and waterlogging, he summarized some meteorological laws and compiled a booklet for everyone. 1985, Zhao, who is already well-known in the local area, was elected as a member of the fifth committee of Fenxi County. In the early 1990s, Zhao left the brick kiln and returned to his hometown to farm. In his spare time, he expanded the scope of going out to observe astronomical phenomena and collect meteorological proverbs to Shandong, Anhui, Sichuan and Beijing.

Because of poverty, Zhao gradually explored a set of "good ways" to save money and go out. He once ventured to climb a freight train more than once. The train stopped halfway, and he took out a handful of walnuts from his bag and handed them to the driver. Then he carefully reported his specialty of "adding coal". After that, he became a temporary boiler worker on the train. Wherever he goes, he must first find the cheapest hotel accommodation. 20 yuan is his acceptable price per night. Early the next morning, he went to the streets to attract guests for the hotel. Fortunately, the hotel stopped charging him for the room that night. When he is away from home, he is used to filling his hunger with dried steamed bread slices in his bag. I occasionally go out to eat noodles to improve my life, but I pay with the peppers I bring at home.

After going out for many years, the things in Zhao's handbag haven't changed much. There are a pile of steamed bread slices, several walnuts that can be used as money in case of emergency, a pair of reading glasses that work with strings instead of temples, and a thick stack of letters of introduction or certificates issued by Zhaozhuang Village Committee, Sennian Town Government, Fenxi County Meteorological Bureau and even all party member of Zhaozhuang Village.

1999 On March 5th, Fenxi Meteorological Bureau issued a letter of introduction to the Provincial Meteorological Observatory: Zhao, a villager in Sennian Town, our county, is keen on weather forecasting research. Now I want to get the guidance of relevant experts and show my accumulated practical experience. Please contact me.

In the first month of 2002, the village committee of Zhaozhuangshan Village issued a certificate: this man is my village Zhao, 50 years old, who lives on a farm, with poor economic conditions and low education. He observed the weather with naked eyes for more than 20 years, and didn't know the weather and rainfall for a year until the first month. In addition, he also made a discovery about the earthquake. I hope your leaders will give us strong support.

Kind and simple villagers in zhao village have also picked up pens and written a certificate for their soil experts in childish fonts:

He (Zhao) has firm confidence in this matter and can overcome any difficulties. ...

I urge leaders at all levels to give great help, and I urge the majority of scientific researchers to give him timely feedback on the omissions, so as to improve his technology of observing the sky.

On June 30th, 2003, 10, six party member in Zhaozhuangshan Village collectively signed and sealed, as Zhao's proof that his observations in recent years were very consistent with the later weather, which played a guiding role in the production and life of local farmers. ...

In the pages of letters of introduction and certificates, Zhao's age is increasing year by year, and the receiving unit has gradually developed from the provincial meteorological and earthquake departments to the State Meteorological Administration and the State Seismological Bureau ... all kinds of papers, fonts and contents record the difficult footprints of farmers in this poor mountainous area for many years.

In September, 2005, Zhao dictated a paper written by others, "Twenty Years of Inspirations and No regrets, God never shuts off another door", and won the Excellent Paper Award of Linfen Forum on Building a Harmonious Socialist Society. This is also the only recognized "academic work" since he taught himself to observe the celestial phenomena with the naked eye for more than 20 years. A soft-cover book that I carry with me closely remembers the old meteorological proverbs collected by Zhao for many years: On August 15th, it snowed heavily in Yun Zheyue on the New Year's Day; At the beginning of August, I hung up the plough and harrow for the coming year ... I drew the shape of the sun and clouds he observed and predicted the joy after verification: after years of observation and practice comparison, I know that there was a bumper harvest this summer and no harvest in autumn, and now it is really like this. During the summer harvest, I told the villagers that the early harvest is not rotten and the late harvest is long; The same is true of cultivated land before lodging, but not after lodging. The locals are also very accurate. So I want to make some contributions to the people, and I hope governments at all levels will support me. ...

Sanjin Metropolis Daily: Do you think your naked eye technology is scientific?

Zhao: There must be. I have no education, but I know that celestial bodies move periodically, so the weather changes must be regular.

It has long been recorded in history that the ancients observed the astronomical phenomena and arranged the farming season. In 2004, an ancient meteorological observatory more than 4,000 years ago was discovered in Taosi Town, Xiangfen County, and I went to see it specially. Judging from the ruins, the methods adopted by the ancients are basically the same as mine.

Sanjin Metropolis Daily: I heard that you have your own unique understanding of some folk sayings and applied them to the practice of astronomical observation.

Zhao: The ancients said: thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. I think this sentence is not only about people, but also about nature For another example, people often say that a year's plan lies in spring. I was inspired by this sentence and used it to observe the astronomical phenomena. Now, before the fifteenth day of the first month of every year, I will make a weather forecast for one year, which is not bad.

Sanjin Metropolis Daily: Before, you went to some professional meteorological and earthquake departments to introduce your technical achievements. How do they evaluate them?

Zhao: They all need documents first. I can't write it myself. I asked someone to write a little. They said they couldn't understand. However, since last year, the Prediction Department of the Provincial Seismological Bureau has repeatedly affirmed my prediction and provided me with some earthquake catalogues to encourage me to continue my research.

Sanjin Metropolis Daily: With the rapid development of science and technology today, do you have confidence in the future of this technology?

Zhao: I am confident. I don't have any scientific instruments and little knowledge and information. Next, with the help of relevant departments and experts, I hope to do further research on the prediction of earthquake orientation. Because this technology is not mature enough, I can't introduce it and put it into use. I feel like crying at home. I told the people in our village that even if I sold the cattle, I would continue this research. In my lifetime, I just want to do something practical for the society and try to reduce the losses caused by natural disasters with the technology I have mastered.