THIRTY YEARS OF ACOUSTICS IN CHINA

The science of acoustics emerged in China early, acoustical theories in written form appeared as far back as 6th century B.C. and it was only due to the oppression of reuda-lism and imperialism that acoustics together with other branches of science declined in recent years. In these thirty years after liberation, work in acoustics, both theoretical and practical aspects, flourished astounishingly, and important force is formed, contributing more and more to the socialistic reconstruction. The growth of the acoustical community, the academic activities and the main contributions are reviewed for this period.