He is a world -class scientist that Lijiang comes out.

Before Fang Baoxian's death, he left a will to his wife, children, and younger brothers and sisters, hoping that the ashes behind him were divided into three copies, one stay in the United States and two copies brought back to Lijiang.

In June 2013, nearly two years after Fang Baoxian died, the ashes were led by 26 relatives to the sea to escort their father's birthplace Lijiang. Fang Baoxian, who has been contributing to the world's solar development for a lifetime.

Copywriter: Yang Lin

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Fang Baoxian was born in Wenzhi Lane, Dayan Ancient Town, Lijiang, Yunnan.

In 1945, Fang Baoxian, who was well -known, went to the United States to study in the United States.

Fang Baoxian in the United States in 1948 ▲

Since then, he has served as the head of the Solar Battery Research Department of the US Space Department, a professor of Boston College, and a senior member of the American Institute of Physics, and has made great contributions to the research of the world's solar energy development. In addition, Fang Baoxian was also hired as a visiting professor at Yunnan University, Honorary Professor of Inner Mongolia University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

The young people from the ancient city of Lijiang have become world -renowned solar experts through their own efforts. What is moving is that Fang Baoxian has always been concerned about his hometown no matter where he was. He returned to Li with his wife and children many times, and repeatedly emphasized when he returned to Lijiang in 2008: "Lijiang is my eternal home."

Fang Baoxian studied in the ancient city of Lijiang since he was a child. At the age of 14, he left home from Lijiang Middle School (now Lijiang No.1 Middle School) to the provincial government Kunming, and went to high school at Kunhua Middle School (now Kunming No. 1 Middle School).

Time has passed for decades, but the name of the excellent alumni of the No. 1 Middle School in Kunming still wrote the name of Fang Baoxian. At that time, the Myanmar Highway was not completed. Most of the villagers from Lijiang to Kunming chose to ride or ride a mule, but Fang Baoxian liked walking. Hundreds of miles, he wants to go for more than half a month, but the road to seeking knowledge makes him happy.

On the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Long Yun, the chairman of Yunnan Province, was far -sighted and decided to select a group of outstanding high school graduates and college students from the province to study in the United States for public funds to train talents for new Yunnan after the war.

At the end of 1943, Fang Baoxian, as a master student at the Southwest United University, was admitted to the preparation of the United States. At the same time, Yang Zhenning, who was collected from the Southwest Union Election, was Yang Zhenning, and Yang Feng from the Department of Mathematics, and Yang Feng from the Department of Mathematics.

Fang Guoyu (left) and Fang Baoxian (right) ▲

In 1945, Fang Baoxian went to the United States to enter the Ohio State University Columbia Branch specializing in physics and mathematics.

The language and cultural differences of foreign countries did not stop his academic accomplishment. In 1950, Fang Baoxian obtained a master's degree in physics and mathematics from Ohio State University, and then transferred to Washington to study PhD in physics. He received a doctorate in 1952 Essence

During the period of studying in the United States, Fang Baoxian met JosephineMariariss, who came to study from Austria. Josephine (Chinese name Fangshefa) had a doctorate degree from the University of Graz, Austria before coming to the United States. Although the nationality is different, the two are in love with each other. In March 1951, they were formally formed as husband and wife.

When he was young, Fang Baoxian and Josephine ▲

The combination of the two doctors is not only complementary to life, but also academic together. Josephine was the deputy editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia, the director of the International Tu Fang, and the honorary professor of Wuhan University in China.

The successful couples have six men and four women in a total of ten children. Two people with different countries and different skin colors have been formed into a big family. Through the preaching of parents and family, ten children glow and heat in the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, computers, and several of them have obtained doctoral degrees.

From the time of Fenghua Zhengmao, the company of Josephine accompanied Fang Baoxian for a lifetime when he was old and weak. Although her husband has died today, Josephine often misses his relatives of Lijiang.

"Josephine just sent us a few days ago. She is now 102 years old." Fang Baoxian's cousin Fang Baochu said.

Josephine took a picture in Lijiang ▲

In 1971, China and the United States established diplomatic relations.

Beginning in 1973, Fang Baoxian was invited to return to China every year, conducting academic exchanges, visiting and visiting.

In 1976, at the invitation of the Chinese Electronics Association for academic activities, Fang Baoxian proposed to return to his home to visit relatives. Jia Qiyun, then the secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, instructed: "Fang is a Chinese American, a famous scientist, and has a good attitude towards me. He returned to China many times to introduce advanced foreign technologies, provides valuable samples and technical materials. Require."

Governor Zhou Xing instructed: "When Mr. Fang returned to Lijiang, please please send someone to accompany him to pay attention to the safety of rounding and forth."

On August 6, 1976, Fang Baoxian finally returned to Lijiang with his wife and children after leaving his hometown for more than thirty years.

Fang Baoxian (third from left) took a photo with loved ones ▲

Fang Bao, who was working in Dali, learned that his brother was going home and rushed back to Lijiang immediately. The two brothers were 16 years old, and their life did not intersection when they were young, but the blood of the blood did not let the two people divide.

Fang Baochu still clearly remembers the scene when his brother returned to Li for the first time. "He proposed to go to the ancestral grave to see it. After that, he kneeling for more than half an hour after a word." Fang Baoxian might not expect that when he went to the United States, he had more than thirty years with his hometown. He kneels in front of his ancestral tomb with his wife and children, and said nothing, and his brother kneeling behind him, could not bear to disturb, and couldn't bear to urge. Fang Baoxian in his youth ▲

At that time, Fang Baoxian learned about the changes in Lijiang, strolled around all his minds, and introduced his family to his family. Fang Baochu remembered clearly that his brother told him and his family: "No matter how the society changes, it is important to learn."

Fang Baoxian and Fang Baochu ▲

In the 1970s, Fang Baoxian returned to work more than ten times. He brought back the knowledge, technology, and scientific research materials he had mastered and contributed to the motherland for free. Especially the solar technology patents you have studied did not sell to Japan and dedicated to the motherland.

In June 1988, Fang Baoxian wrote to his sister Fang Runqi: "I come back every year and go to Lijiang many times every year, but I am not a tourist. If I come to China, just because I am a foreigner, I get foreigners and get foreigners. The reception is a misunderstanding. At least I think that when I come to China, I have some knowledge for me, and I can make a little contribution to the motherland and human beings. "

Fang Baochu also remembered that when his brother returned to Lijiang for the second time, he played a documentary about what solar energy was in the auditorium. "Where do we know what is solar at that time?

What's more precious is that Fang Baoxian also unconditionally brought Chen Eryou, who was coaching in the Physics Department of Yunnan Normal University, to work and study at his research center. After two years of study, Chen Eryou brought the cutting -edge technology back to the motherland and formed the Yunnan Solar Battery Factory in the western suburbs of Kunming for the first time.

Fang Baoxian and his wife are in Fang Guoyu Primary School ▲

Fang Baochu recalled that at the time, Fang Baoxian also asked Lijiang Middle School to select outstanding students many times. He could introduce to the United States to study for further education and allow Lijiang people to receive better education. "Brother's favorite is the strong ultraviolet rays of Lijiang, which is very suitable for the development of solar energy. Several times he put forward the opinions of helping Lijiang to form a solar cell factory."

In addition, Fang Baoxian proposed to relevant departments of Lijiang many times to protect his mother tongue and attach importance to his mother tongue inheritance.

It is not difficult to see that although it has become a Chinese American, Fang Baoxian's life is dedicated to the motherland, and he wants to make a contribution to the social and economic development of his hometown.

On October 21, 2011, Fang Baoxian died calmly in Bellmont in MIT.大约在一年半之前，他就给太太、儿女和云南的弟弟妹妹留下了一份感人的遗嘱：“我游历了许多地方，但我觉得唯有丽江才是我永恒的家。为此我Hope to divide me into three parts behind me: a copy of my mother's tomb staying in the Lijiang family cemetery, because she gave me love, the second copy was left by the tomb of my uncle (Fang Guoyu) in Heilongtan, because he gave it to the tomb of Heilongtan, because he gave it to My wisdom, the third copy will be left to my wife, children and grandchildren. "

Fang Baoxian's family ▲

What is even more touching is that before dying, he still missed the ecological beauty of Lijiang described in the Poetry Chapters, and told his family to start with the five -element poem of the 112nd Poetry: the fresh air penetrates Lijiang, and the bursts of bursts Song Tao, Qingquan everywhere.

In 2008, Fang Baoxian was in Shigu ▲

Although there have been more than ten years of death, Fang Baoxian's story will always stay in the hearts of future generations. "We use solar energy every day, I think of my brother!" Fang Baochu said.

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