Eighty -year -old boatman Zhang Junshan's Weihe complex

Zhang Junshan told reporters that Weihe's transport ship was built by the Beiguan You family in 1880, and gradually improved. There is a major feature, which is the unity of the two bodies, also known as the two ships. The Zhang family's captain is nearly 40 meters, each of which is about 20 meters each. The connection is tied with a rope. When turning, relax the rope to a certain length, which is convenient to turn flexibly. The width of the ship is 5.3 meters, the cabin is 1.8 meters deep, the official cabin is 1.3 meters high, and the load weight is 120 tons. From Xinxiang to Tianjin all the way to the water, the waterway is more than 1,000 kilometers throughout. A maximum of 4 trips to Tianjin in a year, usually two trips to support the whole family.

"The model of my ship was made at a ratio of 16.6 to 1. It turned out that this was like this." On the morning of August 31st, the elderly of Zhang Junshan, the family members of the Dadong Street Community Film Company of Hongqi District, Say.

Zhang Junshan, 84, is the sixth generation of Weihe Yunyun boat. He has lived on the boat for 40 years, has deep feelings for the ship, and is also a witness to the rise and fall of Weihe Shipping. According to the elderly, his ancestors were from Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou, Beijing. The whole family made a living for generations. It began to be ferry, equipped with past pedestrians, and later developed into freight. Zhangjiawan is a large dock and material reserve warehouse of Beijing Shipping. The goods from the south are transported here and then shipped from the boat to Beijing. In the early years of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, due to the reduction of the goods, for the sake of living, the whole family took the boat to go up against the flow, all the way south, looking south, looking for supply. In the end, their family came to Yangshuwan Wharf in the west of Xinxiang City (now the area of ​​Shuidong Village, Plain Town), and settled here, and loaded the goods from here and then to Tianjin. By 1964, there were more than 2,000 Tongzhou ships in Xinxiang, with a population of more than 10,000. Later, with the rapid development of the times, the shipping gradually withdrew from the stage of history because of the continuous expansion of railway and highway transportation and the interruption of Weihe.

After going down from the boat, Zhang Junshan was assigned to Xinxiang diesel engine factory and engaged in model technical work until retirement.

In 2003, Zhang Junshan's grandson Zhang Zhenqi (now studying in France) was so obsessed with the history of the elderly in shipping, so he suggested that the elderly to paint him a boat to see what the ancestors were like. The old man said he couldn't draw, just make a model. It is easy to dry and difficult to make a model. One has no drawings. There is no prototype for reference. The third has no production materials. After a month of hard work, Zhang Junshan finally made a 1 -meter -long ship model with a 33.3: 1 ratio, and made a 1.2 -meter -long ship model in 2005.

With the increase of age, Zhang Junshan has increasingly missed the life on the boat and the ancestors engaged in shipping. The idea. However, Zhang Junshan is already in his 80s, and his eyes are not clear because of illness. Besides, the red pine of the model of the model has also become a big problem. He asked Zhang Xinming, the eldest son of the model production with him to help prepare the materials. The eldest son has retired and is hired by a unit. After hearing about the incident, the leaders of his unit have approved his vacation for 4 months to support him to help the elderly to fulfill this wish.

During the production process, Zhang Junshan strictly requested that each detail must be made in proportion. There must be no sloppy, and a nail must not be used. When he encountered problems, Zhang Junshan's two studied together. Sometimes he was too busy to care about eating, and often worked overtime until late at night. After more than 4 months of careful construction, a 2.4 -meter -long Weihe -Cao Shipping model was finally completed.

"At that time, the water of Weihe could be cleared, up to 5 meters deep, weeds on both sides, two feet wide boats in the middle, fish and shrimp swimming, frog sounds, weeping willows and green, my heart was comfortable." At the time of the shipping of Weihe, the old man still couldn't restrain his inner excitement. Shipping was one of the main ways of transportation at that time. Zhang Junshan's ship would serve 15 people. It took half a month to go to Tianjin. From Tianjin to Xinxiang, it is going against the water, and 30 people need to be on the boat. Among them, nearly 20 boatmen who pull boats shouted all the way south and went to Xinxiang for a month. "Now the old boatman who will call the title is almost finished." The old man said sadly.

It is reported that after the boatman's artificial model, Zhang Junshan is the first person. Now, the "Zhangjiawan" shipping boat model has been properly preserved by the family. At present, the relevant departments are planning to develop the Grand Canal culture. The Weihe River, which is an important part of the Grand Canal, will also carry out planning and governance to rebuild the dock. It is expected to reproduce one of the ancient eight scenic spots of Xinxiang in the "Sunset Suns". Historical landscape. The old man expects this day to arrive early.

(Xinxiang Daily All -Media Reporter Li Wenqi Correspondent Meng Fanjun)

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