中国古植物专业委员会成立大会暨首届学术讨论会于5月24日至28日在西安举行。这是我国古植物及其相关地层工作者的一次盛会。出席会议的近百人,特邀中国古生物学会尹赞勋和周明镇教授到会作了报告。李星学教授在会上作了题为《中国古植物学的现状及展望》的报告,另有八人作了引人人胜的学术报告,引起与会者的兴趣。近60个分组学术报告展示了我国古植物学近年来的 The founding meeting of the Chinese ancient plant committee and the first symposium were held in Xi’an from May 24 to May 28. This is a grand gathering of ancient Chinese plants and related stratigraphy. Nearly 100 people attended the meeting, and invited Yin Zanxun and Professor Zhou Mingzhen from the Chinese Society for Paleontology to attend the meeting. Professor Li Xingxue made a speech entitled “The Present Situation and Prospects of Paleobotany in China” at the symposium. Another eight people made compelling academic reports, arousing the interest of the participants. Nearly 60 sub-group academic reports show the ancient botany in China in recent years