Yesterday, the reporter met Shen Jie, an ordinary yet persistent subway train driver. "After getting out of Yuntai Road Station on Line 7 at Exit 3, you can see the China Pavilion of the World Expo. The murals in several station halls of Line 6 together form a history of the development of transportation." In his eyes, these photos not only record subway culture but also document the course of Shanghai's urban development. □ Reporter Jianhui Wang, Intern Jiajing Yan. Soon, this blogger "Jiejie" was hailed by many netizens as a "Shanghai subway photography expert." (Editor: SN026) To date, Shen Jie has already recorded the scenery of over 230 stations, "It is expected that I will achieve my goal by the end of May."
On April 2nd of this year, "Jiejie's Subway Station" posted its first Weibo microblog, using photos and text to record the beautiful scene of blooming flowers near Xu泾East Road Station on Line 2: "As the sun sets, when the gentle breeze passes through the cracks between heaven and earth, the blossoms seem like stars scattered across the sky, adorning the underground railway, just like Anji white tea, and lighting up the hearts of passengers with warmth." Some netizens couldn't help but praise: "Too beautiful! This truly is a subway heading towards spring, white tea!"
From that day forward, Shen Jie became more determined in his goal of "walking 400 kilometers of the subway network, using his lens to record different aspects of Shanghai's 269 subway stations." Since then, Shen Jie daily publishes on Weibo the "various scenes" of the subway he records with his camera. Whether it's a beautiful view around the subway, a uniquely designed station, or the busy figures of the staff, as a veteran "rail fan," Shen Jie can discern the characteristics of each subway station from the details. The views around the station, the murals in the exhibition hall, the colors of the columns, even the chandeliers and subtle differences in station name signs cannot escape his keen eyes.
"The first day of the trial operation of Subway Line 1, my mom took me to ride it, filled with curiosity and excitement." Shen Jie recalled, saying that this childhood experience became the source of his deep affection for subways. After growing up, he enrolled in a subway-related major and became a train driver for Shanghai Metro's Second Operation Company in 2002. Over the past decade, his passion for subways has only grown, often participating in subway-related activities during his spare time. A subway photography contest titled "Who's Smile is the Most Beautiful" inspired Shen Jie to have the idea of "traversing more than 400 kilometers of Shanghai's subway lines, using a camera to capture various landscapes of 269 subway stations."
Evening Post News - "Walking 400 kilometers of the subway network, photographing 269 subway stations. I am a subway train driver on Line 11, I am a subway photography enthusiast, I am Jiejie." This Sina Weibo account named "Jiejie's Subway Station" saw its number of followers exceed 220 in less than a month and was hailed by numerous netizens as a "Shanghai subway photography expert."