Sponsored by Xiamen University and undertaken by School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the first lecture of Nanqiang series lectures, as known as face-to-face with the masters was successfully held in the conference room in Keli Building on April 6, 2016. Wang Jianguo , an academician from Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor from Dongnan University, gave a report on urban characterizes and urban design in this lecture, which was presided by Wang Shaosen , the dean of School of Architecture and Civil Engineering.