Chen, 1902 10, was born in an official family in Meixi Village, Qingyang County, Anhui Province. When I was a child, I entered a private school and studied hard. Thanks to the guidance of my father and brother, I have laid a solid foundation of Chinese studies. 19 18 autumn, admitted to the middle school affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai. After graduation, he was promoted to the chemistry department of Fudan University and began to get in touch with progressive ideas. 65438-0925 went to study in Britain and studied dyeing engineering in the Department of Dyeing Chemistry of Leeds University. 1928 graduated and went to Germany Dade dye factory for internship. After returning to China from 65438 to 0929, he successively served as a professor at Jinan University, Fudan University and Beiping University, the head of the Department of Dyeing and Chemistry of Nantong University, the academic director and professor, and taught courses such as industrial chemistry and dyeing, which was deeply loved by students.

During his teaching, the national crisis intensified in the early 1930s, and the national people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm rose. Out of patriotic enthusiasm, Chen resolutely joined the anti-Japanese national salvation movement. 1934, with the support of patriotic general Feng Yuxiang, the anti-Japanese publication Rise was founded, but it was suspended in 1937 due to financial support. He founded the World Daily with his own salary and actively engaged in anti-Japanese propaganda. Around August 13, he participated in the work of the International Propaganda Committee of Shanghai Anti-Japanese Salvation Associations from all walks of life, and compiled English pamphlets such as Chronology of Japanese Aggression against China and Crazy Bombing by Japanese Aircraft in China, exposing the atrocities committed by Japanese aggressor troops in China to the whole world. 1937 12 Go to Hong Kong to continue the international propaganda against Japan. 1in March, 938, he returned to his hometown from Hong Kong and made a report on resisting Japan and saving the nation at the invitation of the military department of the New Fourth Army. Soon, he served as the deputy director of the People's Mobilization Committee of Qingyang County, Anhui Province, and vigorously carried out the work of the anti-Japanese national United front. 1in the spring of 939, with the approval of the Southern Anhui Special Committee, he joined the China * * * Production Party and became a special party member in China. In the autumn of the same year, he went to work in Chongqing, and successively served as assistant director and chief engineer of Zhi Min Wool Textile Factory in Chongqing Cooperative Enterprise Administration. During my work in Chongqing, I accepted the instructions of the Party organization, used my relationship with Feng Yuxiang, and went to eastern Henan to do counter-insurgency work against Wang Puppet Army in the name of "Military and Political Committee on the Battlefield" inspection.

1945 after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Chen returned to Shanghai as the director of Shanghai No.1 printing and dyeing factory, and served as the chief engineer of China Textile Construction Company in 1946. 1In July, 947, he was employed as the director of the Textile Department and professor of printing and dyeing in Shanghai Jiaotong University. During this period, he continued to engage in revolutionary activities. In order to unite the technical personnel of Shanghai textile industry, Chen et al. initiated the establishment of "China Textile Industry Association" on 1947, which is a peripheral organization led by the underground party in Shanghai, China. Chen is the main person in charge. The "Small Textile Association" publicizes the Party's principles and policies among the technicians in the textile industry in Shanghai through various forms. On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, many factory directors and engineers and technicians United to push them closer to the Party and actively participated in the struggle to protect the factory with workers as the main body. 1948, patriotic students from all over the city gathered in the gymnasium of jiaotong university to protest against American support for Japanese militaristic forces. At the meeting, Chen supported the position of patriotic students together with patriotic Democrats like Shi Liang and Chen Shu. As the Secretary-General of the China-UK Cultural Association, he also held several current affairs reports in the association and held secret meetings in the name of dinner to convey the party's instructions and current affairs news. At the same time, it also provided cover and workplace for the underground workers of the Party, and assisted the guerrillas in southern Anhui in purchasing radio stations and other materials in Shanghai. 1948 12 He was arrested at the same time as another professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Su, for leaking secrets. Chen with an easy grace, argue. Because there was no concrete evidence, he was rescued by the party organization and the Shanghai Jiaotong University Alumni Association and was finally released. Shortly after he was released from prison, he was escorted to the liberated areas. 1949 went south with the People's Liberation Army in April, liberated Shanghai in May, and took over the China Textile Construction Company. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as the Deputy Minister of Textile Industry of the Central People's Government, and went to Beijing in June 5438 +065438+10/October (the Third Textile Light Industry Department was merged into the Ministry of Light Industry of People's Republic of China (PRC) in June 5438 +0970, and the Ministry of Textile Industry was restored in June 65438 +0978, both of which were deputy ministers).

As one of the main leaders of the textile industry in New China, Chen has been in charge of the textile industry's science and technology, fiber inspection, education, publishing and foreign affairs for a long time, in addition to assisting Minister Qian to participate in all major decisions of the textile industry. It has played an important leading role in planning the development of China's textile industry, promoting the progress of textile science and technology, formulating various quotas, regulations and standards for textile production management, promoting the improvement of raw cotton varieties, strengthening fiber inspection, developing textile education and publishing, and strengthening international cooperation.

Since 1947, Chen Yizhi has been engaged in the reconstruction and leadership of China Textile Society (a mass academic group with a long history in China's textile industry. 1954 was renamed China Textile Engineering Society after being merged with China Raw Cotton Research Society and China Dyeing and Chemical Engineering Society), and has served as the director of the Society from 15 to 17 and the director of the Society from17. After he left the leading post of the Ministry of Textile Industry on 1982, he still spared no effort to care for and support the activities of the Society. He enjoys high prestige in the field of textile engineering.

Chen is a member of the Standing Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association. He has served as a member of the Second to Fourth CPPCC and a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth and Sixth CPPCC; Deputies to the Fourth National People's Congress.

1984 1 died of cancer at the age of 82.