Li Shanbang (190265438+10.2—1April 29, 980), a seismologist from Xingning, Guangdong Province, was the former director of the Seismological Research Office of the Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1930, Jiu Feng Seismic Station, the first seismic station in China, was established in the western suburbs of Beiping, becoming a world-class seismic station at that time. 1943, the first modern seismograph in China-Neon I horizontal seismograph was successfully developed in Beibei, Chongqing. In 1950s, various types of 5 1 seismometers were further designed and manufactured, and the first batch of national basic seismic stations in China were built, which were responsible for providing strong earthquake data in national capital construction. At the same time, the first national earthquake zoning map of China was compiled, and the first one of China was edited.
Li Shanbang is a pioneer of earthquake science in China and one of the earliest earthquake geophysicists.
Chinese name: Li Shanbang
Nationality: China.
Ethnic group: Han nationality
Place of birth: Xingning County, Guangdong Province
Date of birth:1902102.
Date of death:1April 29, 980
Occupation: Seismologist
Graduate school: National Southeast University
Main achievements: 1982 won the third prize of national natural science.
Representative works: Earthquake in China and Chronology of Earthquake Data in China.
The life of the character
19021010.2 (the first day of the ninth lunar month), Li Shanbang was born in Tian Xin Township, Tang Ye District, Xingning County, Guangdong Province. I have loved reading since I was a child, and I began to go to primary school in my hometown when I was 6 years old.
19 17, Li Shanbang entered Xingmin Middle School in the county.
65438-0922, Li Shanbang was admitted to the Physics Department of National Southeast University (now Southeast University).
1925, Li Shanbang graduated from National Southeast University. After graduating from college, he stayed at home for a while, and his alma mater Xingmin Middle School hired him to teach. He began to teach physics, mathematics and English. Later, the principal saw that he was serious and responsible in teaching and had a set of teaching experience, so he was asked to be the director of educational affairs.
1928, there is a wave in the school. Three middle schools in Xingning County will be merged into the first county middle school. The headmaster appointed by the county government was opposed by teachers and students, which made him unable to take office. At this time, the society said that Li Shanbang wanted to be a principal, and manipulated teachers and students to strongly oppose it. The agitation is getting louder and louder, even smacking of personal attacks. Li Shanbang said publicly: "I have my own qualifications as a principal, but I don't want to compete for a position in my hometown!" As a result, although the school merged, his own job was also broken.
From 65438 to 0929, Li Shanbang presided over the earthquake work in the Geological Survey of the Ministry of Agriculture and Mines (later the Ministry of Industry).
193 1 year, Li Shanbang went to Imperial University of Tokyo (now Tokyo University) to study.
From 65438 to 0933, Li Shanbang went to Potsdam Geophysical Institute, Yena Seismological Institute and Seismological Laboratory of California Institute of Technology.
From 65438 to 0938, Li Shanbang went to Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan to look for minerals.
194 1 year, Li Shanbang went to Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi to measure geomagnetism.
From 65438 to 0946, Li Shanbang visited Britain.
From 65438 to 0950, Li Shanbang was appointed as the director and acting director of the Seismological Research Office of the Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
From 65438 to 0953, Li Shanbang was a member of the Earthquake Working Committee of China Academy of Sciences, the head of the comprehensive group, and the deputy director of the editorial board of Historical Materials of China Earthquake.
65438-0955, Li Shanbang was appointed as the deputy director of the Instrument Committee of China Academy of Sciences.
1980 On April 29th, Li Shanbang died in Beijing.
Major achievements
achievements in scientific research
1930, Ping Jiu Feng Seismic Station, the first earthquake established in China, was established, and Jiu Feng Earthquake Monthly and Jiu Feng Earthquake Special Issue were edited and published based on its observation data. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he went to Shuikoushan and Panzhihua to do geophysical exploration, guided the measurement of three elements of geomagnetism, and made the first geomagnetic map of China in 1950s. 1943 horizontal pendulum seismograph was made and Beibei Seismic Station in Sichuan was built. In 1950s, the first batch of seismic stations were equipped with instruments designed and manufactured by him to form a seismic network. Participated in the collation of historical earthquake data in China, completed the first earthquake regional division map, and edited the China Earthquake Catalogue. He related the intensity and magnitude of earthquakes recorded in history and summarized them into a formula. This work won the third prize of 1982 National Natural Science Award. He summed up his 50-year experience in earthquake work as the book China Earthquake, which comprehensively discussed the China earthquake and global earthquake data.
/kloc-in 0/9, Li was appointed by Weng, director of the Central Geological Survey, as the director of the Seismological Research Office of the Central Geological Survey, and presided over the establishment of the first seismic station assembled with a small mechanical seismograph in China at Jiufeng Temple in the western suburbs of Beijing. From 1920 to 1935, he traveled across the ocean several times, and studied, inspected or worked in the Institute of Seismology of the University of Tokyo in Japan, the Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology in the United States, the Institute of Geophysics in Potsdam, Germany, and the University of Cambridge, England. During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he moved to Panzhihua and other places to engage in geophysical exploration. 3 1 year, the first mechanical seismic recorder in China was successfully developed under very difficult conditions.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as the director and acting director of Earthquake Research Office of Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of China Earthquake Working Committee, and deputy director of China Earthquake Historical Materials Editorial Committee. He was elected as the executive director of seismological society of china and the deputy to the Third National People's Congress.
195 1 year, designed and manufactured 5l horizontal seismographs, equipped with the first batch of 1 1 seismic stations in China, which laid a foundation for monitoring the national seismic activities and carrying out seismic scientific research. During the first five-year plan and the second five-year plan, a large number of basic train change data were provided for the national capital construction. From 65438 to 0956, he participated in the compilation of Chronology of Earthquake Data in China.
1960 Edited the first and second episodes of China Earthquake Catalogue. He published more than 30 works on geological science in Geology magazine, which won the praise and respect of seismologists at home and abroad.
1979, completed the 500,000-word masterpiece China Earthquake. This is the author's experience in seismological research for 50 years, and it is also the first monograph in China that comprehensively discusses China earthquake and global earthquake. Published by seismological press on 198 1.
Shortly after marriage, his wife Luo was pregnant with her first child. In order to support his family, he can only ask people everywhere to find jobs to make a living. After waiting for almost half a year, I suddenly received a telegram from Beiping. It turned out to be from his university teacher, Professor Ye, telling him that the geological survey needs to find an outstanding person in physics to study earthquakes and informing him to report to Peiping as soon as possible. It was this Ye who sent Hehua abroad for further study and later became the most outstanding scientist in China. Being able to do research is Li Shanbang's long-cherished wish for many years. He immediately replied to the telegram, saying goodbye to his new wife at the end of 1929 and going north to take up his post.
When he arrived in Peiping, Weng Wenhao, director of the Institute of Geology, asked him to practice at Xujiahui Observatory in Shanghai first. The Observatory was founded by the French Catholic Church, and 1904 added earthquake observation items. But Catholic leader Ge Jin refused to teach earthquake observation technology, saying: "China people will not study earthquakes!" After more than a year's internship, Li Shanbang overcame the arrogance and prejudice of foreigners and mastered the most basic knowledge of seismology through hardships. At this time, the infrastructure project of Jiufeng Mountain in the western suburbs of Beiping has been completed, and geological exploration urged him to go back and install instruments. 1June 930, Li Shanbang returned to Beiping.
At that time, Jiufeng Mountain was desolate. There is only an ancient temple and several huts with earthquake observation rooms on the hillside. There is no transportation in the city, so you can only ride a donkey. He sometimes goes to the geological prospecting bureau in the city to check documents and find information. It takes two days to go back and forth more than 80 kilometers. On the top of Jiufeng Mountain, there are two kinds of Gu Song plants similar to vultures, which are rooted in huge stones. Every night, only the roaring pine trees accompany him to sleep. At that time, the Geological Survey imported a Witchell mechanical seismograph from Germany. After Li Shanbang understood the structure of the instrument, he began to install it. He does all kinds of manual work, such as drilling, filing and grinding. After a busy month, the instrument was finally installed, but the pendulum of the instrument still could not vibrate freely. He went to Tsinghua University to consult an expert, who was helpless. He had to bite the bullet and teach himself. After repeated debugging, he finally adjusted the pendulum. 1930 September 20th 13: 02: 02, the first earthquake was recorded at Jiu Feng Seismic Station! Li Shanbang was so happy that he stayed up all night. In order to work with peace of mind, he brought his family. At that time, there was no electricity on the mountain, only kerosene lamps were used for lighting, and batteries were used for instruments. Every once in a while, I have to go to Tsinghua University dozens of kilometers away to charge and carry heavy batteries, and I have to count on the help of the little donkey.
After his work got on the right track, he began to exchange seismic records with seismic stations around the world. He regularly published special earthquake newspapers and began to publish a series of papers, which attracted the attention of the international seismological community. 1Autumn of 9341Summer of 936, Li Shanbang went to California Institute of Technology and Potsdam Institute of Geophysics in Germany as a visiting scholar to conduct seismological research, and met a group of internationally renowned seismologists. Just as Li Shanbang explored the earthquake cause in China with confidence, the Jiu Feng Seismic Station, which Li Shanbang worked hard for seven years, was destroyed by the war in the 1937 Lugouqiao Incident, and he left Beiping with a grudge.
Committed to the development of the first seismograph in China.
Li Shanbang came to the anti-Japanese rear area and developed geophysical exploration and geomagnetic survey through hard work, but he always wanted to try his best to restore the observation and research of earthquakes. At that time, it was completely impossible to import seismic instruments, and he was determined to develop them himself. However, the treatment conditions are very simple. There is only a lathe and a small electric drill, and only two workers. Moreover, there are frequent power outages. When the lathe doesn't turn, turn it by hand. If there is no flywheel, please ask the stonemason to make a stone wheel as a flywheel, put a belt on the stone wheel, one person shakes the flywheel and one person processes the workpiece. The accuracy of the parts made in this way is difficult to meet the requirements, and it takes a lot of time to modify. He personally went to the flea market, selected some waste products and replaced them with accessories, and even used shoe polish boxes and tin cans when testing the machine.
Although Chongqing Beibei is in the rear, enemy planes are still harassing. Once Beibei was bombed, the bomb was falling behind the house, and Li Shanbang had no time to escape. Fortunately, the house is made of bamboo and wood, and it didn't collapse after many twists and turns, but the doors and windows fell off, otherwise the whole family would be crushed to death.
In Beibei, Li Shanbang's life is also very poor. He can hardly make ends meet. Children can't afford shoes and tuition. He will go to Jiangsu Medical College to teach physics and supplement his family. It turns out that Li Shanbang has not had lung disease for many years. Because of fatigue and lack of nutrition, he began to vomit blood again and had to swallow it secretly. With amazing perseverance, Li Shanbang devoted himself to developing a seismograph, and finally basically completed a mechanical recording horizontal seismograph in the summer of 1943, and began to try to record it. An earthquake was recorded near Chengdu in the early morning of June 22nd, 1943. Li Shanbang stared at the seismograph and seismic record drawings, and his eyes were filled with tears of joy. This is the first seismograph made by China people after Zhang Heng invented it in A.D. 132. Earthquakes 109 times were recorded from the beginning of the work to the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and the earthquake records were compiled into reports, which were exchanged with International Earthquake Information Center (ISS), French Center (BCTS) and Gutenberg. Although the performance of the instrument is not high, it fills the gap in the vast area of Eurasia and is highly valued by the international seismological community. Needham, a world-famous scholar, struggled for the earthquake cause from Beibei to Shanbang, Li See under such a difficult environment. He was very moved and was willing to contribute to apply for subsidies for him abroad. But Li Shanbang just asked him to find a way to get some Elin-var alloy steel wire needed to develop seismographs. Later, Needham was airlifted by the plane of the Myanmar Expeditionary Force.
After liberation, China Academy of Sciences established the National Seismological Working Committee, with Li Siguang and Zhu Kezhen as the director and deputy director respectively, and Li Shanbang as the leader of the seismological group. In 1950s and 1960s, under the auspices of Li Shanbang, China Earthquake Zoning Map, China Earthquake Activity Zone Zoning Map and China Earthquake Catalogue were compiled and published. 1963, Popular Science Publishing House asked him to write a popular science book about the earthquake in China. Just as he was collecting a lot of materials to write, the "Cultural Revolution" broke out and he was charged with many crimes. 1969, after he came out of the bullpen, most of his information was lost. Determined to get back the lost time, I got up at 3: 30 every morning to write when I was sick, and persisted for three years. 1July, 979, a 500,000-word magnum opus "China Earthquake" was born. For this book, Li Shanbang went to thousands of books, Wan Li Road! Based on his 50 years' practical experience in earthquake research, he comprehensively discussed the history, causes, prediction and other research achievements of the China earthquake, and was praised by colleagues in the seismological field as "profound in content" and won the first prize of national excellent scientific and technological books. Regarding earthquake prediction, he believes that if there is no foreshock before a major earthquake, it will bring great difficulties to earthquake prediction, and there are still many such earthquakes, so we can only "know that there are tigers in the mountains and favor the tiger mountain." However, even if there is no foreshock, large plastic deformation may occur in a very short time before the impending earthquake, which will affect the groundwater and appear as a precursor. 1On February 4th, 975, the Haicheng earthquake of magnitude 7.3 in Liaoning Province was successfully predicted, which was praised as "the first successful prediction of a strong earthquake with scientific significance and social benefits in human history".
Create a seismic station
From 65438 to 0929, Professor Ye of Tsinghua University recommended Li Shanbang to the Geological Survey Institute of the Ministry of Industry in Beiping for earthquake observation and research. The geological prospecting bureau first sent him to the meteorological early warning station of Xujiahui Catholic Church in Shanghai to study earthquake observation technology. Because the stationmaster (Italian missionary) Ge Jin (Chinese name Long Xiangqi) blocked the people of China, Li Shanbang felt that he had not gained much, so he returned to Peiping and set up a seismic station on the Jiu Feng of Bei 'an River in the western suburbs.
Lin Hanggui, a famous lawyer in Beiping, donated a hillside next to Jiu Feng Villa, where Weng Jian, director of the Geological Survey Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, built the earthquake observation building. Under the guidance of Professor Wu of Tsinghua University, Li Shanbang installed a set of subminiature mechanical recording seismograph in Wichita, and then introduced a set of electromagnetic photographic recording seismograph made in the Soviet Union, and recruited Jia as an observer to assist in the work. At the same time, Li Shanbang took his family from his hometown in Guangdong to Jiu Feng Seismic Station to devote himself to earthquake observation and research.
1930 On September 20th, international standard time 13: 02: 02, the first earthquake was observed at Jiu Feng Seismic Station, and about 10 earthquakes can be observed and recorded every month. In order to further improve the level of earthquake observation and research, Li Shanbang was sent by the Geological Survey to Imperial University of Tokyo (now Tokyo University) in 193 1 to study seismology. Due to the Japanese invasion of China, Li Shanbang resolutely stopped studying and returned to China. 1933 was sent to Potsdam Institute of Geophysics, Yena Institute of Seismology and Seismological Laboratory of California Institute of Technology as a visiting scholar, learned advanced research methods of seismic observation, and got to know E.Wiechert, J.Wilip, C.F.Richter and B. Guggenheim. After returning home, he enriched and improved the observation, research and management of Jiu Feng Seismic Station with the knowledge and experience he learned. At that time, donkeys were used as a means of transportation between Jiu Feng and the Summer Palace, and rickshaws were used from the Summer Palace to the city. Before 1936, there was no alternating current in Jiu Feng. At night, light kerosene lamps, and the storage batteries for instruments should be carried to Tsinghua University by donkeys to charge, and daily necessities such as daily necessities such as rice, oil and salt should also be carried back by donkeys. Under such difficult conditions, Li Shanbang spent several years building Jiu Feng Seismic Station into a world-class seismic station. He compiled and distributed earthquake observation reports in accordance with the international common format-Jiu Feng earthquake monthly report and Jiu Feng earthquake special report, as observation data exchanged with seismic stations around the world. In just seven years, Jiu Feng Seismological Station recorded 2472 earthquakes, and published more than 60 issues of Jiu Feng earthquake monthly report and 10 Jiu Feng earthquake special report, which were welcomed and valued by seismologists all over the world. 1937, the anti-Japanese bonfire spread to Jiu Feng. After the earthquake in Heze, Shandong Province on August 1 of the same year, Jiu Feng Seismological Station was forced to stop observation.
Pioneers of Pangang
1938 The Geological Survey was moved to Beibei, Chongqing, and Li Shanbang was responsible for setting up a seismic laboratory. Because War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was unable to resume seismic observation and research for a long time, he led Qin Xinling to Shuikoushan, Hunan Province for geophysical exploration and lead-zinc exploration, and then moved to Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces to continue prospecting. 194 1 In the spring of, Li Shanbang and Qin Xinling went deep into Panzhihua mountain area in southwest Sichuan to explore iron ore. From topographic mapping, geological mapping, geomagnetic exploration, etc. In the evaluation of the mine area, both of them completed it, and made the earliest significant contribution to the discovery and development of large-scale ilmenite in Dukou Panzhihua.
194 1 At the end of the year, Li Shanbang introduced German-made geomagnetic theodolite and geomagnetic sensor, and invited Liu Qingling as an assistant to carry out geomagnetic investigation and research in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces. They measured the declination, inclination and horizontal strength of the geomagnetic field at more than 0/00 measuring points in/kloc, plus the measurement data in North China, Northeast China and Xisha Islands in the early days of liberation. Li Shanbang compiled the first geomagnetic map of China (published in 1955), which provided the earliest important geomagnetic data for aviation, navigation and scientific research, and laid the foundation for the development of geomagnetic observation and research in China.
Develop seismograph
1942, Li Shanbang returned to Beibei, Chongqing, and resumed observation and research on earthquakes. At that time, the Japanese aggressors were arrogant, the Kuomintang government was corrupt and incompetent, prices soared day by day, and the people lived in poverty. Li Shanbang's family lives on the salary of several dou meters per month and the meager income of teaching physics in Chongqing Medical College. Children often owe school tuition and fees. His own lung disease recurred, and he was trapped in poverty and disease. Visiting British scientist Joseph Needham saw Li Shanbang's hard life in Beibei. After returning home, he wrote that he could find some ways to find him some sponsorship and living allowance abroad. Li Shanbang sincerely replied: Although my life is poor, my need for instruments is more urgent than my desire to eat. I want to develop a vertical seismograph. On the morning of June 2 1 of the same year, I recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of about 5 near Chengdu. In more than two years, a total of 109 earthquakes were observed and recorded. In order to thank Weng, director of the Geological Survey, for paying attention to the earthquake work, Li Shanbang named the seismograph Neon I, which was the first modern seismograph successfully developed by China people after Zhang Heng invented the world's first seismograph in the Eastern Han Dynasty in A.D. 132, marking the development of China seismograph and the study of seismology entering a new stage.
After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Li Shanbang moved back to Nanjing with the Geological Survey 1946, and led Qin Xinling and Xie Yushou to repair the large-scale Wichita special seismograph 1932 at the Arctic Pavilion Seismic Station. At the same time, a neon seismograph was set up in the underground oil depot of Jiming Temple Geological Exploration to resume earthquake observation and research. From 65438 to 0946, Li Shanbang visited Britain at the invitation of the British Council, Cambridge University and seismologist H.Jeffreys. The following year, when he returned to China via the United States, he wrote "Review of Geophysical Work in China for 25 Years" at the invitation of the head of the magazine of the Seismological Society of the United States (BSSA). After returning home, he rushed to Taiwan Province Province to receive three sets of seismographs presented by Taiwan Province Meteorological Agency. At the same time, he sent someone from Peiping to retrieve the damaged instruments such as the Galicia-Willip seismograph of the original Jiu Feng Seismic Station, and installed them in the Arctic Pavilion Seismic Station after repair, so that the instruments and equipment of the station were quickly enriched. After the Huaihai Campaign, the Kuomintang government ordered the Geological Survey to be moved to Taiwan Province Province. On the one hand, Li Shanbang and his colleagues in the institute took measures to resist, on the other hand, they held their posts. In the extremely urgent and chaotic situation, the earthquake observation work was not interrupted. 1On April 23rd, 949, after the liberation of Nanjing, Li Shanbang preserved the most basic strength-talents, instruments and materials for the earthquake research in New China.
Outstanding achievement
Li Shanbang not only personally presided over scientific research projects such as the design and development of seismic instruments, the construction of seismic stations, the field investigation of earthquakes, the study of historical earthquakes, the division of earthquake regions, and the study of seismic activities, but also undertook many arduous tasks such as the establishment, development planning, cadre training, and scientific research organization and management of the Institute of Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In order to train urgently needed earthquake science and technology talents as soon as possible, he teaches seismology and seismology part-time in Peking University and China University of Science and Technology, and often makes up lessons for students in earthquake training classes on holidays. He not only imparted knowledge to the younger generation, but also taught young people to be thrifty, cherish opportunities for study and work, and live up to the expectations of the party and the people.
During the "Cultural Revolution", Li Shanbang was severely devastated physically and mentally, but he did not lose confidence in the earthquake research work he had been struggling for all his life, and he was still very concerned about the earthquake prediction in China. At that time, although he was nearly 70 years old and suffering from illness, he still insisted on writing books on his sickbed at 3: 30 every morning. Under the unbearable pressure of ordinary people, he seriously summed up his major achievements in earthquake science and technology and his understanding and opinions on the earthquake in China, and finally wrote a monograph on the China Earthquake with more than 500,000 words. The monograph "China Earthquake" is the crystallization of Li Shanbang's devoted work in earthquake for more than 50 years. It fully reflects the research achievements and level of China earthquake science and technology collective, reflects the present situation and development direction of world earthquake science and technology, and has high academic value. It is a famous academic monograph, which is easy to understand. China Earthquake shows the depth of Li Shanbang's research on China earthquake. "Earthquake Prediction" takes crisscross as the skeleton, the physical basis of earthquake prediction and various prediction methods as the flesh and blood, showing the whole picture of earthquake prediction research. Regrettably, when the book went to press, Li Shanbang died without seeing the fruits of his efforts.
Li Shanbang has completed more than 30 papers on earthquake science and technology, which has won high praise from seismological circles at home and abroad. Among them, the Catalogue of Earthquakes in China (Volume I and Volume II) and the Map of Earthquake Regions in China and Its Explanation won the National Science Congress Award 1978, the third prize of the National Natural Science Award 1982, and the monograph China Earthquake won 1977-6557.
Main thesis
1 Li Shanbang, Introduction to Seismophysics. Science, 1932, 16(3).
2 The structure and principle of Li Shanbang and Jia Liqing seismographs. Science, 1934, 18(3).
3 Li Shanbang, Xinjiang earthquake. Report of National Beijing Research Institute,1934,5 (1).
4. Li Shanbang, Brief Report of Diexi Earthquake Records in Sichuan. Report of National Peking Research Institute,1934,5 (3).
5 Li Shanbang, Earthquake and Ground Motion. Geological Review,1940,5 (5).
6 Li Shanbang, the principle, design and manufacturing process of neon seismograph. Special issue of geophysics, 1945(3).
Li Shanbang, China earthquake research for 30 years. Science, 1948 (30): 6.
social service
Li Shanbang was an early life member of geological society of china. Participation 1947 chinese geophysical society was established and served as executive director, 1979 seismological society of china served as executive director. He is a deputy to the Third National People's Congress.
Personal life
Li Shanbang in life is a very low-key person in the eyes of his children. Although he rarely goes back to his hometown, the whole family has always spoken Hakka, and the children often make fun of him: "Dad speaks English very well, but with a little Hakka flavor." One year after the earthquake in China,1April 20th, 980, Li Shanbang suddenly suffered from severe heart and lung failure and bid farewell to his beloved motherland and relatives.
Personality assessment
1930, Li shanbang founded the first Jiu Feng seismic station established and managed by China people themselves. After decades of seismological research, he successfully developed the first modern seismograph in China, completed the first China earthquake zoning map in China, edited the first China earthquake catalogue in China, and wrote the 500,000-word masterpiece "China Earthquake" in his later years. He is known as the pioneer of seismology in China, "modern Zhang Heng".
Li Shanbang is indomitable for the development of earthquake science research in China. He loves earthquake science research and has a fighting spirit. His scientific attitude of rigorous scholarship and seeking truth from facts, regardless of personal fame and fortune, gains and losses of grievances, set an example for us to learn.
Commemoration of future generations
On September 28th, 2002, to commemorate "Mr. Li Shanbang100th birthday", seismologists in China erected a bronze statue of him in Jiufeng Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing.