The Pacific Science Congress and Its Influences on the Progress of Science during the Period of the Republic of China

The Pacific Science Congress was born in the 1920s. It aimed at uniting the countries around the Pacific Ocean to explore and protect the natural resources as well as to promote the friendship of the people in the Pacific Rim. Some European countries, America, and Asian countries and regions in the Pacific Rim became the members of the Pacific Science Association and take turns to host the congress. The Republic of China attended the congress since the third conference in Tokyo and won the membership. The Chinese scientists took part in the exploration and research of the natural resources actively and were acknowledged in forestry and meteorology fields by scientists in other countries. By participating in this conference, the process of China's scientific institutionalization was accelerated, which played a great role in promoting the development of geology, botany and oceanography in China. Moreover, some new thoughts of the international scientific community such as natural monument protection was introduced into China.