May 22

Recipient of the Order of August First

Qian Qihu, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

once again donated to the Jin Hui Charitable Fund

a charitable donation of 1 million yuan

to support children in difficult circumstances

who are effectively without parental care

and those suffering from leukemia

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The Jin Hui Charitable Fund was established by Qian Qihu

in 2013

He said he wants to support more students

from poor families who are outstanding in both character and learning

so that they can attend school and attend good schools

The two characters "Jin Hui" come from

the names of Qian Qihu's mother and wife

"My mother was very hardworking and kind

She had a saying: 'A person cannot think only of their own good'

I remember this saying deeply

So when I do good deeds

I think she must be very happy"

In 2019

Qian Qihu received the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award

He donated the entire 8 million yuan prize

to the Jin Hui Charitable Fund

In 2020, he donated another 6.5 million yuan to Wuhan in two installments

to support Wuhan's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

He said: "The value of life lies in dedication

I have devoted my life to our country and people"

How should one spend a lifetime?

He chose to devote his life to forging shields for the country!‍

In 1937, Qian Qihu was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu

After the founding of New China, with government grants

Qian Qihu completed his secondary education

Deep in his heart, the seed of dedicating himself to the country was planted

Later, Qian Qihu entered the Harbin Military Engineering Institute

to study protective engineering

In 1961, he was recommended for study in the Soviet Union

"Without the state grant

I could not have attended university, nor could I have studied abroad"

After returning home with his education

Qian Qihu became a leader in innovation in China's protective engineering science and technology

Overcoming one difficult problem after another in protective engineering

Using more than ten years and nearly a thousand derivations

He led his team to master the systems engineering of protection against deep earth-penetrating weapons

and laid a solid theoretical foundation

for China's protective engineering construction

While making outstanding contributions to military protective engineering

Qian Qihu has also always cared about and studied the country's construction and development

promoting scientific research achievements to serve the national economy and people's livelihood

From the Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

These series of major national projects closely related to people's lives

all bear witness to his tireless presence

In 2022, Qian Qihu was awarded the Order of August First

On March 4 this year

the 2022 Person of the Year Touching China was announced

Qian Qihu was selected

He believes

that only by closely linking personal ideals with the needs of the country

and the future of the nation

can one achieve something and demonstrate value

This is also the sentiment and responsibility a scientist must possess

Salute to the backbone of the nation!