China's youth marches on

China' s Youth March On
The Yellow River Bridge of the Beijing-Guangzhou Rail-way, 2,890 metres long, is the longest bridge with multitrack electrified railway in China. It is the first case to under-take electrifying construction on a bridge in the country. Requiring new techniques, involving difficult technology, heavy traffic, and a variety of unsafe factors, the engineering is not an easy job. In January, 1993, the young shock brigade of Xi'an Electrifying Company voluntarily applied for and solely contracted the project.
Thus, the competition began among the brigade members. To begin with, the shock group headed by Lin Yaomin erected the shock brigade flag in the construction site. They didn't go back to have the Spring Festival with their families. Instead, they continued their work in the cold weather of 10 C below zero. The group headed by Wei Chaozheng was so excited at this that they ate and slept in the site, working day and night. Meanwhile, th