Abstract: On Jul. 1873, French missionaries built an observatory in Xujiahui Shanghai. On Jan. 22nd 1904, the observatory began to observe the earthquakes and published many reports, annuals and records. Chinese priest Pierre Hoang （Huang Bolu） was the bishop’s secretary in Jiangnan parish. Invited by the director of Xujiahui observatory, he edited 8 volumes of Chinese version “the Earthquakes” from 1906 to 1909. Later he translated it into French version with 2 columns and named “the Catalog of Earthquakes Reported in China” . The first column was published on Nov. 1909 by Xujiahui Tushanwan Press and the second column on Oct. 1913. This is the first Chinese geography and earthquake monograph edited by a Chinese scholar. In the first column, there are chronological earthquake records of 19 province territories including Fu, Zhou, Ting and County. In the second column, there are national chronological earthquake records in gregorian order, attached by a national earthquake city distribution map, distribution map of 139 earthquake locations and an academic report of Chinese earthquake activities cycle.“The Catalog of Earthquakes Reported in China” gave Dr. Weng Wenhao much inspiration, and later he sent Li Shanbang to Xujiahui observatory to learn seismic technology. After that, Li Shanbang took charge of Peking Jiufeng Seismic Station. Xujiahui Shanghai deserved the title of birthplace of Chinese modern earthquake science.