Chen Yantao moved a bike to climb the mountain to shoot the spring. (Xu Yanchun Remake)
Chen Yantao shows his famous spring on the picture book. Reporter Xu Yanchun
newspaper reporter Zhao Wenzhu Li Li
growing up in the spring of Jiangjia street, after retiring, from 1996 to last year's ten years, riding a Flying Pigeon Brand old bicycle, travel more than 2000 kilometers, with more than 200 film, took the spring city big and small, famous nameless The more than 400 springs, he is the 78 year old Chen Yantao old man. The daily life of the "spring family" large selection campaign today recommended to you the family is the Chen Yantao family.
growing up in Ji'nan,
"the spring of our family is not necessarily the most professional, but it is the most complete and the most." 27, saw the newspaper recommended "spring family" activities, readers Chen Wei called, recommended to reporters their father Chen Yantao. On the afternoon of 27, in the Chen Yantao's home, the reporter saw the old man and his pictures of hundreds of springs, and 4 books published.
although he is 78 years old, when he talks about the spring and his story of spring, the old man is in high spirits. According to Chen Yantao's son Chen Wei, Chen Yantao grew up in Ji'nan, and Chen Yantao's grandfather lived in Jiangjia street, Ji'nan Xiguan. There were six famous springs in the street of a hundred meters of Jiangjia street, because there were Li Quan, and the pickle shop of Chen's house was called "Li Quan".
with quick acting Kyushin Pills riding a bicycle to shoot spring
"spring city water has nurtured me for more than half a century, and I have a feeling that I can't express in words and words, and I have always wanted to repay." Chen Yantao said he retired from the Ji'nan diesel engine factory in 1992 and finally had time to think about it.
Chen Yantao thought that many people took Baotu Spring, the black tiger spring and other famous springs, but there were so many springs in Ji'nan, but no one could record them by camera. It was a great pity for the Jinan and the photographers. Chen Yantao, who liked photography at ordinary times, decided to do it. In order to make a fountain, Chen Yantao first borrowed the camera from others, and later spent many years' savings to buy a second-hand camera. And transportation chose the old pigeon bike that has been riding for more than 20 years.
apart from these external difficulties, Chen Yantao has found serious heart disease since 80s of last century. The doctor told him to "never ride a bicycle."
"to determine the location of the famous spring, I put a quick Kyushin Pills in my pocket, carrying a photo bag, and riding a bike everywhere to shoot the spring son." Chen Yantao said, "for a long time, the heart is ill."
in order to take a lot of spring sons,
Chen Yantao, who took a bicycle to climb a mountain, they were all on the mountain, and there was no way to ride a bicycle.
"I see in the 72 springs of the famous spring monument in Ji'nan that there is also a spring named" spring "in the west, or the only one that the emperor has personally given. Chen Yantao said he checked a lot of information and found that this spring was in Zouping. Chen Yantao said, the trip to Zouping is a whole day, the day is not bright to start, back when it has been dark, "in fact, take photos for 1 hours can not be used, all spent on the road." He rode for seven or eight hours to Zouping, found a half of the day not found, and later found an old farmer, eagerly led Chen Yantao to climb a mountain slope, see a one meter square pool, that is, Li spring.
1 hours later, Baotu Spring came to the scene to take a precious photo
it was heard that the daily daily activity was to commemorate the 7th anniversary, the 28 day, Chen Yantao called the reporter to his home, and took out a precious base.
the small bag on the bottom page reads: "on September 6, 2003, 16:25, spewing at 17:35." "When I was spraying again, I happened to shoot the fountain in five Longtan, and I heard people next to me say," Baotu Spring has sprayed again, "and ran away. Chen Yantao recalls the scene 7 years ago, still very excited, Chen Yantao squeezed through the crowd to see the spring, took the distance from the surge only an hour, everyone to see the precious picture of the spring water recovery.
"in the last year, I'm not in good health. I can't shoot." Chen Yantao said. But Chen Yantao, a 23 year old grandson Chen Xu, picked up his camera and worked on photography. "When I was in middle school, I went out with grandpa to take the picture. I was afraid of Grandpa's bad health at that time. But I also slowly like to take photography. Chen Xu said. Chen Yantao recently published a photo of the spring water album, and also had the name of Chen Xu.