Dragon Benz

"The Dragon Runs" is a magnificent Chinese railway epic and a profound hymn about ideals, dignity and inheritance. The novel begins in Fengtian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory in 1958. Young engineer Wei Guojia withstood the pressure and, with the assistance of data clerk Qin Fen, boldly corrected the flaws in the Soviet steam locomotive drawings and successfully repaired the locomotive, safeguarding his technical dignity. The two worked side by side during the electrification transformation and construction of the Baocheng-Chengdu Railway, relying on their wisdom to resolve crises in windy and snowy inclined shafts, and forged a deep friendship. The era has entered the era of high-speed rail, and the middle-aged couple have become the pathfinders of China's high-speed rail dream. They participated in the demonstration of technical routes, led the independent research and development and standard formulation of key technologies, and witnessed the entire process of the first high-speed railway from joint debugging and testing to successful operation. Their spirit has also been passed on to the next generation. Their son Wei Niantie has devoted himself to research on intelligent high-speed rail, and his granddaughter Wei Xiaochen is exploring more cutting-edge transportation technology. At the end of the story, the white-haired Wei Guojia and Qin Fen, as ordinary passengers, took a smoothly speeding high-speed train. Their lifelong struggle and glory have been integrated into the convenience and tranquility of this ordinary journey, symbolizing that China's railway industry will continue to carry forward the past and open up the future, and will never stop. The novel profoundly portrays the self-reliance, innovative spirit and feelings of family and country of several generations of Chinese railway workers.