第八届全国海岸工程学术讨论会暨1997年海峡两岸港口及海岸开发研讨会于1997年4月20日至26日在我国古都西安召开。这次学术讨论会是由中国海洋工程学会、河海大学、台湾成功大学、中国水利学会、海洋湖沼学会、海岸河口学会、广东省海洋湖沼学会共同主办的。来自主国各地海岸工 The Eighth National Symposium on Coastal Engineering and the 1997 Seminar on Ports and Coasts Development across the Taiwan Strait were held in Xi’an, the ancient capital of our country, from April 20 to 26, 1997. The symposium was co-sponsored by China Ocean Engineering Society, Hohai University, Taiwan’s Cheng Kung University, China Water Conservancy Society, Ocean Lake Society, Coastal Mouth Society and Guangdong Ocean Lake Society. Coastal workers from all over the country