Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, the eleventh day of the eighth lunar month

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Huo Ze Qing（䷥）

The Book of Changesthirty-eightThe hexagram states that the upper part is separated by the fire and the lower part is mixed by the Ze, with the fire burning upwards and the Ze moistening downwards, resulting in the separation of the two phases.

Hexagram revelation: This hexagram reveals the laws of separation and combination of things that are mutually contradictory, seeking ways to coexist in differences and oppositions, emphasizing the wisdom of turning differences into synergy. All things are negative yin embracing yang, and being absent is the norm rather than a dilemma. Despite opposing each other, fire and marsh forge the world together. It reminds us to learn how to see the vastness of the world in differences and maintain an open mind in opposition. ThroughSeeking common ground while reserving differences "and" using softness to overcome hardness "to achieve" turning plain into harmony ".

All things grow together without harming each other, and the Tao runs parallel without conflicting.

——The Doctrine of the Mean in the Book of Rites

today in historyOpening Ceremony of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway

one thousand nine hundred and nine

yeartenmoontwoThe opening ceremony of the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway was held at the south entrance. This entire lengthtwo hundred and one point twoThe kilometer long railway became the first mainline railway designed and built entirely independently by China, breaking the monopoly of foreign countries on Chinese railway technology. At the opening ceremony, Zhan Tianyou emphasized, "With the completion of this road, it not only enhances the great reputation of our Chinese engineers, but also strengthens their confidence and encourages them to strive for successnineteen

At the end of the century, China was in a difficult period of internal and external troubles. Western powers seized a large amount of interests in China through unequal treaties, with railway construction rights becoming a focus of competition among countries. Previously, railways in China were mostly controlled by foreign capital, and technology and materials were completely dependent on imports.one thousand nine hundred and fiveIn, the Qing government appointed Zhan Tianyou as the chief engineer, fully responsible for the construction of the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway. Faced with the questioning of foreign engineers that "Chinese people cannot independently build this railway", Zhan Tianyou creatively proposed a "zigzag" shaped line design, successfully solving the technical problem of steep slope driving from Nankou to Badaling.The opening of the Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway has greatly boosted national confidence and promoted the development of China's independent railway construction industry. Subsequently, Chinese engineers participated in the construction of multiple railways and trained a large number of engineering and technical talents. More importantly, it proved to the world that China has the ability to independently build modern infrastructure, laying the foundation for the development of national industry in the future. This railway is still in operation today, playing an important role in connecting North China and Northwest China, and becoming a monument in the history of China's railway development.

京张铁路的通车极大地鼓舞了民族自信心，推动了中国自主铁路建设事业的发展。此后，中国工程师陆续参与了多条铁路的建设，培养了大批工程技术人才。更重要的是，它向世界证明了中国具备自主建设现代化基础设施的能力，为后来民族工业的发展奠定了基础。这条铁路至今仍在运营，发挥着连接华北与西北地区的重要作用，成为中国铁路发展史上的一座丰碑。