Mao Yisheng, civil engineer, bridge expert and engineering educator. In 1930s, he presided over the design and organized the construction of Qiantang River Highway-Railway Bridge, which became a milestone in the history of railway bridges in China and made outstanding contributions to bridge construction in China. He presided over china academy of railway sciences for more than 30 years and made outstanding contributions to the progress of railway science and technology. It is a pioneer who actively advocates the application of soil mechanics in engineering. In engineering education, we advocate heuristic education methods, insist on integrating theory with practice, devote ourselves to educational reform, and cultivate a large number of scientific and technological talents for the country. He has been the leader of the institute for a long time and is one of the founders of engineering academic groups in China.

Mao Lao is an ardent patriot, and loving the motherland is the driving force of his life. His historical record of building, bombing and repairing Qiantang River Bridge before and after the Anti-Japanese War is the most sufficient proof. For more than forty years after the founding of New China, he loved the noble quality of the motherland, supported the leadership of the Party, and unswervingly pursued the socialist system. He was a model for intellectuals and young people.

He devoted himself to the bridge construction of the motherland all his life and made outstanding achievements all his life.

Mao Yisheng's representative works: Technical History of Ancient Bridges in China and Bridges in China-From Ancient Times to the Present (in Japanese, English, French, German and Spanish). He is the author of Qiantang River Bridge, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Selected Works of Popular Science in Mao Yisheng (I and II) and Mao Yisheng's Works.