Hosted by Dalian University of Technology and Ludong University, the 2016  Chinese Symposium on Coastal Engineering was held in Dalian from Oct. 30 to Oct. 31. Professors Jinhai Zheng, Yongping Chen, associate Professors Aifeng Tao, Yi Pan, Chi Zhang, Gang Wang, Mi’an Xue, teachers Zhongwei Zhao, Chunyang Xu, Chunyan Zhou, Jian Shi, Wei Peng, Zhenshan Xu, Yu Zhang, Postdoc Yushun Lian, Songgui Chen and PhD student Titi Sui participated and 12 of them gave oral presentation in the symposium.