Wang Guodong

Wang Guodong is listed in public materials as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a professor and doctoral supervisor at Northeastern University, and an expert in metal pressure processing. Born in October 1942 in Dalian, Liaoning, he has long worked on the theory, technology and automation of steel rolling, led research and development of core rolling technologies for super steel and medium-heavy plates, received two first prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and was elected an academician in 2005. Beyond his professional writings, he also attends to local culture. Seven of his works are held in the collection, mostly on the history and character of Dalian, such as Traces of the Old Garden: Dalian Ancient City, Mountains and Sea of Dalian, and The Long Dengsha River. These are history and culture titles that use text and images to trace urban memory and the evolution of old towns, offering readable texts for the popularization and preservation of local culture.