RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF GEOCRYOLOGICAL STUDY IN CHINA
中国冻土研究近今进展

Recently, the investigative territory in Regional Geocryology have been further expanded to Antarctica, the arid northwest and the humid southeast parts of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Some kinds of massive ice with different origins have been found. In physics of Frozen Soils, studies on water migration, frost heave, mechanim of ice formation, strength and creep have been developed in depth. In the last few years, the studies on amelioration and utilization of frozen soils are on the upgrade. There is a good beginning in the studies on placer gold mining and utilization of thermal pile in cold regions.