RECALLING MY TEACHER PROFESSOR LI LIANJIE
回忆恩师——李连捷

Professor Li Lianjie was one of the initiators and educators in China soil science. Though he was the Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and first degree professor, he always earnestly instructed his graduate students, and sufficiently cared for our study and life. I was one of his doctor graduates in his later teaching time. Although he was seventy years old that time, and couldn′t go to far rural fundamental research, he led us to establish a doctor practice base point in Taipingzhuang, Nankou town, Changping District, Beijing. During more than ten years, he carried on the soil investigation and classification, ancient soil and the Quaternary geology and instructed numerous graduates and doctor graduates by using this base point. Field practice was his main instruction form. The unclear issues, which occurred in office and process of editing thesis, were always taken to demonstrate in field. He thought that "person always staying in office can′t study the soil". The same thesis was often edited many times. He led and organized comprehensive research and soil investigation in all his life. He was certainly "Travel five thousand kilometers, read ten thousand books". He often remembered clearly the process that he went through himself. He often enlightened us must think daringly according to fact, on the other hand he encouraged us to learn through nature and practice, affronted the life fearlessly, and couldn′t give up for temporarily difficulty. There were many interesting and valuable stories about him, for example, understanding what the meaning "earth" and "loam" of soil science. What is called "earth" which represents partial slightly alkaline land. What is called "loam" which represents partial slightly acidic land. So the "earth" and "loam" come into being Chinese "soil". He optimistically affronted the life in all his life, tightly connected his study to agricultural practice. These spirits are worth studying for us through life. $$$$