Zhan Tianyou, the word is sincere and quick. 186 1 was born in Nanhai county, Guangdong province. 1On July 8th, 872, Zhan Tianyou, who was only 12 years old, went to study in the United States as the first batch of formal international students from China. Zhan Tianyou studied in Weihafen Primary School and Nuhafen Middle School in the United States. He graduated from Yale University with 188 1, and wrote his graduation thesis "Research on Wharf Crane", where he obtained his bachelor's degree and returned to China in the same year. After returning home, Zhan Tianyou attended Mawei Ship Administration Preparatory School, and was sent to Fujian Navy flagship "Wu Yang" as a gunner to participate in Mawei naval battle. After the war, he was transferred to the Huangpu Naval Academy to teach. The flagship of Fujian Navy "Wu Yang" 1888, Zhan Tianyou was recommended by his old classmate Mou as an engineer in China Railway Corporation. Zhan Tianyou, which has been lost for seven years, has the opportunity to join the railway industry of the motherland. At this time, it was the construction of the Tianjin-Tangshan Railway. He didn't want to stay in Tianjin for a long time, so he went to the construction site to share joys and sorrows with the workers. As a result, it was completed and opened to traffic in only 80 days. However, Li Hongzhang played the role of Englishman Jinda and promoted Jinda as chief engineer. That's what Zhan Tianyou did.