Mr. Weng Wenhao (1889-1971) was born in Yinxian County

Zhejiang Province. He got the geological doctorate of Louvain University of Belgium in 1912. He used to hold important posts many a time in the National Government. As a geologist. Mr. Weng made remarkable contributions and wrote many books in geological teaching

in the researches of geography

mineral resources

energy resources

tectonic movement (the term Yenshan movement was initiated by him) and seismic tectonics. Mr. Weng was one of the founders of the Geological Society of China and the Geographical Society of China.He was also one of the initiators of China's geographical science

petroleumgeology and the seismic of modern time. Mr. Weng used to live in Hong Kongand France in 1949-1950

but came back to China later to be a commissioner of the Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China.Chairman Mao once said that Mr. Weng was a Kuomintang officer with patriotism.