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Culture Corner

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Xu Zhenchao

Xu Zhenchao was born into a poor working-class family in

1950. He became a worker at 18. In 1984, he was selected as a

bridge crane driver in the first group at Qingdao
Port.

Later, the company sent him to learn how

to drive in Shanghai, but many introductions
and drawings were in English. He could not

understand, so he bought an English-Chinese
dictionary. He copied English words in a

notebook and took it wherever he went. He often read the words

repeatedly in his free time. Three months later, he learned how to
operate a bridge crane and understood drawings. Then he returned

to Qingdao Port.
As a bridge crane driver, he practised his driving skills very hard

and always worked until midnight. Finally, he had a bridge crane

under his control.
Xu Zhenchao has won many awards and honours for his great

success.

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