REVIEW ON 5^TH CHINA YOUTH'S SYMPOSIUM ON ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

The 5^th China Youth's Symposium on Engineering Geology(CYSEG) was successfully held in Xianlin campus of Nanjing University from 6^th to 7^th of May 2016. This is the first time for the 3^rd Youth Committee of Engineering Geology in China to organize such a symposium with specific theme. There are 355 participants. The theme of the symposium is "Soil engineering geological characteristics and structure",which is the specialty of Nanjing University in Engineering Geology. A total of 20 keynote speeches were presented. These speeches are rich in content with depth and breadth. This symposium is a grand event for young scholars in engineering geology and related fields to initiate academic discussions and in-depth exchange. It plays a positive role for promoting academic exchanges between young scholars, strengthening academic ties of geological engineering with geotechnical engineering and other related disciplines, training communication and organization skills of young scholars and nurturing young talents.