Sad! A scientist passed away, and his final work deployment was moving

Zhao Jingzhu

A scientist

August 4, 2021

He passed away after struggling all his life.

Leaving behind a "landscape ecology"

The Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which he personally established

And the countless people who were influenced and inspired by him

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"China has a population of more than one billion.

Solve our ecological environment problems.

This is the greatest contribution to the world’s ecological environment.”

Early 1990s

Zhao Jingzhu studied abroad

Young, passionate, and full of ideals, they returned to their motherland

then

The term “sustainable development”

Few people know about it in China

But then

He who can see the future

I started to conduct prospective research

March 1994

"White Paper on China's Population, Environment and Development in the 21st Century" officially adopted

Zhao Jingzhu's team made great contributions

Since then

He devoted himself to theoretical exploration in related fields

And in the experience of working in various places

Started academic practice based on China's national conditions

March 2006

Zhao Jingzhu, who returned to Beijing from Lijiang, rushed to Xiamen

Preparation for the establishment of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhao Jingzhu, former Party Secretary of the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, personally planned and designed the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. The picture shows the model (photo taken on December 31, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan

More than three years of construction

In order to save the country a penny

Zhao Jingzhu is famous for being stingy

It was originally a "turnkey" project

The price of building materials suddenly soared

He can't sit still.

Take people to Guangdong for research

Take out the contract and discuss it with the construction company one by one

Return from research

He was reluctant to eat in the service area

I took everyone back to work on an empty stomach.

“Still eating in the cafeteria”

Typhoons and continuous rain

Some delays in construction

He brought his team to supervise the construction period

Sleep at night

The new house smells too bad

“Sleeping with a pineapple”

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A work photo of Zhao Jingzhu, former Party Secretary of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (file photo, taken on April 19, 2008). Xinhua News Agency

December 2009

On a beach in the southeast of our country

The Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has sprung up

China's urban environmental science opens a new chapter

The Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is located on the shore of Xinglin Bay in Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian (photo taken on March 18, 2022, drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan

Covering an area of ​​about 200 acres

60,600 square meters of building area

The total cost of the project is less than 159 million yuan

The average price per square meter is less than 2,600 yuan

This is Zhao Jingzhu's "meticulous" report card

"Urban diseases" cause concern

Build a green, smart, low-carbon, healthy and livable city

It is the mission of Chinese scholars

Zhao Jingzhu deeply agreed with this and took it as his responsibility

The honorary certificate received by Zhao Jingzhu, former Party Secretary of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (photo taken on December 31, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan

Management during the day

Doing research at night

The light in his office

Always bright till late at night

A work photo of Zhao Jingzhu, former Party Secretary of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, before his death (file photo). Xinhua News Agency

but

He is often not in the office

Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Xiamen, Pingtan, Arxan, Grand Canal

…

He traveled around everywhere

Seeking the answer in my heart

His catchphrase is these two sentences.

“We who work in ecological science are not geniuses, but geographers.”

“Ecology is not learned, it is learned by doing”

The office of Zhao Jingzhu, former party secretary of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (photo taken on December 31, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan

Long-term fatigue leads to illness

After having a fever for more than 40 days

June 25, 2021

Zhao Jingzhu was "dragged" to the hospital by his colleagues

Colleagues thought

Lao Zhao will be back soon.

Unexpectedly, the test result turned out to be pancreatic cancer.

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A scientist

Entering the countdown of life

The last 40 days of life

Facing colleagues and friends who came to visit

He always has a smiling face

In the morning, do treatment

In the afternoon, help students revise their papers and reply to emails

Every time I saw him propped up on the hospital bed typing on the keyboard

Medical staff will come forward to stop

But once the person left, he got up again.

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Colleagues came to the hospital to see him

His first words were, “How’s the project going?”

Everyone present burst into tears

But he continued, "Wait for me to slow down, then push it again."

Zhao Jingzhu's life is entering the countdown

He gave the title to the Director of the Education Department of the Urban Institute

Wang Tangrong made a call

"Don't we have a student named Pan Ting?"

Zhao Jingzhu's tone was a little anxious.

"I'm a visiting student from Xiamen University. What's wrong?"

Wang Tangrong asked

"Once I was burning fallen leaves in the courtyard to make fertilizer.

The girl was just standing there in a daze.

She said the smoke reminded her of her home in the countryside.

You must help in time

Students who live far from home can relieve their homesickness.”

Computer

The paper submitted by the student has not been revised yet

After death

His mailbox will also receive the "delayed email" he sent to himself

It's filled with to-do items.

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People remember

In addition to being a

Scientists who work without regard for their lives

He is still a warm and caring uncle.

The pillar of a home

He is a good husband who can do needlework for his wife.

She is the one my daughter admires and has a solid foundation.

Exterior view of the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (taken on March 18, 2022, drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan

Another spring is coming

The city is full of tall trees and colorful flowers.

That warm and solid, hardworking, lifelong struggle,

The one who leads the way for everyone

It seems that it is still there

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