Traditional geotechnical engineering primarily deals with the design and construction of foundations for various upper structures (e.g., buildings, bridges, dams, etc.), earthen embankment, retaining structures, underground structures, as well as stabilization of slope, ground soil improvement etc. Owing to the economic development and potential impact of climate change, some engineering projects require that geotechnical engineers go beyond these traditional jobs. For example, tunneling under a highspeed railway requires accurate ground settlement control (at mm level), high-speed train tends to cause high-frequency ground vibration (up to 100 Hz) and additional settlement, engineering developments in permafrost region requires special consideration for geotechnical infrastructure design, large-scale deep excavation may need information-empowered retaining structure design, geo-environmental engineering projects requires reasonable consideration of thermo-chemo-mechanical coupling. This talk will give some examples to show the challenges and new opportunities for our geotechnical community.