The 13th Congress of International Soil Science Society was convened in Hamburg's Conference Centre of the Federal Republic of Germany on August 13—20, 1986. 1, 253 representatives from 82 countries, attended the Congress and offered 894 papers. 8 pieces of the papers were reporte in the Congress. All the papers had been published in 4 volumes. During the Congress, the content of academic exchange was abundant and its form diverse. Meanwhile, the representatives were organized to go to Holland, Swizerland and Austria, etc. to make a journey along 14 routes for soil investigation. They also visited International Training Centre and International Soil Resource and Information Centre. 35 Chinese representatives attended the Congress and submitted 39 papers, 20 piece of them were reported at the Session. The 14th Congress of International Soil Science Society will be held in Japan in 1990. Following the Congress, part of the representatives will arrive in our country to investigate the Chinese soil.