No. 9 Bingmasi, Beiping, the cradle and source of modern science and technology in China

This article reviews the book No. 9 Bingmasi: A Historical Study of the Former Site of the Geological Survey of China in a relatively comprehensive manner, especially the first generation of Chinese scientists who were eager to save the country through science in this courtyard. Their vivid figures are so real and vivid, and their lofty ambitions are so lofty. The reason why this first scientific institution in Chinese history has achieved great success is not only due to the first generation of Chinese geologists who combined Chinese and Western knowledge, but also inseparable from the participation and great help of geologists from developed countries all over the world. Inclusiveness, freedom, openness, equality and mutual assistance are the foundation of the success of this scientific research institution.