Devoting himself to scientific research, he drew China's "agricultural map"

As a scientific worker, I must not stand idly by in the historical mission of transforming society and the industry, nor must I play any obstructive role. I must actively participate in this new Long March.

——Excerpt from Zhou Lisan’s “Application for Party Membership” in July 1980

Zhou Lisan's Party Membership Application Form Hand-Filled Page

Understand the national conditions

Analyzing the crisis

Eliminating illusions

Finding a solution

1990s

Several "State of the Nation Reports" have this purpose

A systematic analysis of China's national conditions

Lead author of the report

Economic geographer Zhou Lisan

Zhou Lisan (middle of the first row) is taking the oath of joining the Party. Image source: Party Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhou Lisan was born in 1910

1930s

He graduated from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou.

Has become the academic backbone of economic geography

Compiled and published

Outline of Japanese Geography

Sichuan Economic Atlas

Conduct scientific investigations in Gansu, Xinjiang and other places

After the founding of New China

He assisted Zhu Kezhen

Preparation and establishment

Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Served as Deputy Director

He presided over the completion

Preliminary Opinions on China's Agricultural Regionalization

And achieved many results

For the resource development and economic construction of New China

Made outstanding contributions

In 1959, Zhou Lisan (right) and Zhu Kezhen visited southern Xinjiang. Image source: Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Library

1980s

He resumed work

Once again with endless enthusiasm

Participate in agricultural zoning work

Presided over the work of "China Comprehensive Agricultural Zoning"

Started in 1987

Zhou Lisan led the national conditions analysis team

A total of 8 national reports were published

Many of the contents

Become a key figure in formulating my country's economic development policies

Important scientific basis

In 1995, Zhou Lisan (first row, second from right) took a group photo with some members of the National Conditions Analysis Research Group. Image source: Party Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Before his death in 1998

He has been working in the field of scientific research

Dedicated

1996

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease

He was still talking on the hospital bed

The institute has financial difficulties

Every bit of savings counts

In his lifetime

Always concerned about the country's urgent needs

Think like the people

In the field of land planning

Take on the most important tasks

Zhou Lisan (third from left) is guiding his colleagues in their work. Image source: Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

From academic research

Daily work in the laboratory

He will guide and support students

He once said

If you don't surpass me

You can't be considered my student.

He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhou Lisan

Joined the Communist Party of China in 1980

◎ Sun Mingyuan, intern reporter of Science and Technology Daily

Source: Science and Technology Daily

Editor: Wang Yu

Review: Yue Liang

Final review: Liu Haiying