On November 23, Lou Qinjian, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, successively visited Institute of Soil Science and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and listened to the report by Nanjing Branch and other universities and institutes in Jiangsu.

In the Institute of Soil Science, Lou Jianjian visited the soil specimen museum and listened to the introduction of the basic situation of Nanjing Branch and other CAS institutes in Jiangsu. He then visited State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture and talked with the scientists about the research progress they have acquired in improving land capability, solving heavy metal pollution in soil, etc.

Later, Lou Qinjian visited Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and listened to the report on the basic situation of the institute. He then visited State Key Laboratory of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, the technology service center and the herbarium. He gave special attention to the application of GBDB database in shale gas exploration independently developed by the institute. He hoped that the institute would further strengthen the research force and make more contribution to social development in Jiangsu Province.

After the investigation, Lou Qinjian held a symposium on science and technology, and listened to the report by Nanjing Branch of CAS and other universities and institutes in Jiangsu.