Abstract: Mr. ZHAI Zhong-qi is a senior researcher in the field of forest economics and management. In particular, he has very high attainments in forestry regionalization and forest ecological economy. He is pragmatic, diligent and eager to learn, and emphasizes the regional industrial structure and layout of forest products industry, diversified forestry management and comprehensive development, the rational layout and zoning of forest resources, and so on, which are still of great guiding significance today. This paper systematically summarizes Mr. ZHAI Zhong-qi’s academic thoughts from the aspects of his academic characters, academic contribution and academic thoughts, so as to encourage future generations to inherit and learn, and understand his modesty, prudence, pursuit of truth and other characters from his academic experiences and thoughts, as well as to make better contributions to the academic inheritance and development of the discipline for forest economics and management.