The present paper is a brief introduction about the academic accomplishments of the archaeologist An Jinhuai. In the more than 50 years of his archaeological career, Prof. An directed excavations on dozens of large-sized ancient sites and diggings of ancient tombs, such as the Shang city at Zhengzhou, capital of the Zheng and Han states, Dengfeng Wangchenggang site and Han tombs atYangeheng and Mixian Dahuting. The discovery of the Shang city-site at Zhengzhou, the advancement ofthe theory of this city as the capital Ao and that of proto-porcelain as originating from the Shang period,the excavation of the Dengfeng Wangchenggang site and research into the Xia culture represent his majoracademic achievements. He compiled-in-chief and co-compiled-in-chief more then ten monographic worksand published above 130 articles, which number more than 5,000,000 characters in total.
