Zhai Youfeng, male, was born in July 1963 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. He is a GPU member, director of Liaoning Photographers Association, member of China Railway Photographers Association, member of China Folk Photography Association, member of the National Council of New Era Photography, member of China Old Photographers Association, member of the People’s Photography Association, director of the Photographers Association of China Railway Shenyang Bureau Group Co., Ltd., and director of Shenyang News Photographers Association. In recent years, his works have been featured in major news outlets, including the People’s Daily, People’s Daily, Economic Daily, China Photography News, People’s Railway News, Shenyang Railway News, and other newspapers and media. He also received many awards and acceptances in domestic and international photography competitions.
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The author, who has been engaged in China’s railway work for 40 years, not only has a special love for the railway, but also has formed deep feelings. With his camera in his hand, he has left unforgettable pictures of the railway in a documentary way, expressing his deep love for the railway cause. In recent three years, China has been focusing on the high-quality development of high-speed railway construction and continuous improvement of ecological civilization environment. “Railway Builders” captures touching moments corded by the author in the first line of railway construction site around the theme of high-quality development of China’s high-speed railway construction and continuous improvement of the ecological civilization environment in the past three years, and this is the highest tribute to China’s railway builders!