Geotectonic Evolution of China

I. On the Problem of Methods and Theories.- I.1 On the Method of Historical Analysis.- I.2 On Some Theoretical Problems of Geotectonics.- I.2.1 Continents, Oceans and Their Contact Relationship.- I.2.2 Mobile Belts, Stable Regions and Their Transformation.- I.2.3 Rift Valleys and Uplifted Fold Belts.- I.2.4 Tectonic Movements.- I.2.5 Monocyclicity and Polycyclicity.- I.2.6 Tectonic Transition and Tectonic Migration.- I.2.7 Deep Fractures.- I.2.8 On the Problem of Tectonic Stress Fields.- II. Subdivision of the Tectonic Cycles of China.- II.1 The Fuping Cycle.- II.2 The Wutai Cycle.- II.3 The Zhongtiao Cycle.- II.4 The Wuling Cycle.- II. 5 The Yangtze Cycle.- II. 6 The Xingkai Cycle.- II.7 The Caledonian Cycle.- II. 8 The Variscan Cycle.- II. 9 The Alpine Cycle.- II.9.1 The Indosinian Subcycle.- II.9.2 The Yanshanian Subcycle.- II.9.3 The Himalayan Subcycle.- III. Brief Description of the Main Tectonic Units of China.- III.1 System of Nomenclature for Tectonic Units.- III.2 The Sino-Korean Para platform.- III.3 The Yangtze Paraplatform.- III.4 The Tarim Platform.- III.5 The South China Sea Platform.- III.6 The Sayan-Ergun Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.7 The Tianshan-Hinggan Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.7.1 The Altay Fold System.- III.7.2 The Junggar Fold System.- III.7.3 The Tianshan Fold System.- III.7.4 The Inner Mongolian-Greater Hinggan Fold System.- III.7.5 The Jilin-Heilongjiang Fold System.- III.8 The Kunlun-Qinling Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.8.1 The Qilian Fold System.- III.8.2 The Qinling Fold System.- III.8.3 The Eastern Kunlun Fold System.- III.8.4 The Western Kunlun Fold System.- III.9 The Yunnan-Tibet Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.9.1 The Songpan-Garze Fold System.- III.9.2 The Sanjiang (Three-River) Fold System.- III.9.3 The Karakorum-Tanggula Fold System.- III.9.4 The Gangdisê-Nyainqêntanglha Fold System.- III.10 The Himalayan Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.11 The Marginal-Pacific Géosynclinal Fold Region.- III.11.1 The Upper Heilongjiang Miogeosynclinal Fold Belt.- III.11.2 The Nadanhada Eugeosynclinal Fold Belt.- III.11.3 The Yanbian Fold System.- III.11.4 The South China Fold System.- III.11.5 The Southeastern Coastal Fold System.- III.12 The Géosynclinal Fold Region of the Western Pacific Island Arcs.- III.13 The Epicontinental Basins and Marginal Sea Basins in Eastern China.- III.13.1 The East China Sea.- III.13.2 The Bohai Sea and the Huanghai Sea.- III.13.3 The South China Sea.- IV. The Geosynclines of China and Their Main Characteristics.- IV.1 The Subdivision of the Geosynclines of China and Their Development.- IV.1.1 The Géosynclinal Regions of the Pal-Asian Tectonic Domain.- IV.1.2 The Géosynclinal Regions of the Tethys-Himalayan Tectonic Domain.- IV.1.3 The Géosynclinal Regions of the Marginal Pacific Tectonic Domain.- IV.2 The Classification of the Geosynclines of China and the Sequence of Their Sedimentary Formations.- IV. 3 The Formation and Transformation of the Geosynclines of China.- IV.3.1 The Formation of the Geosynclines of China.- IV.3.2 The Transformation of the Geosynclines of China.- IV.4 The Contact Relationship Between the Geosynclines and Platforms of China.- IV.5 The Poly cyclic Development of the Geosynclines of China.- IV.5.1 On Tectonic Migration.- IV.5.2 On the Differentiation of Geosynclines.- IV.5.3 On the Model of Evolution of Geosynclines A Point Line Plane Model.- V. Deep Fractures and Deep-Seated Structures in China.- V.1 The Tectonic Framework Shown by Deep Fractures in China.- V.1.1 The Pal-Asian Fracture Mega-system.- V.1.2 The Marginal Pacific Fracture Mega-system.- V.1.3 The Tethys-Himalayan Fracture Mega-system.- V.1.4 An Interim Summary.- V.2 Brief Descriptions of the Main Deep Fractures in China.- V.2.4.1 Translithospheric Fracture Zone.- V.2.2 The Most Important Shear Deep Fractures.- V.2.3 Crustal Fractures.- V.3 The Relationship Between Tectonic Framework of the Fractures and Deep-Seated Structures of China.- VI. The Geotectonic Evolution of China.- VI.1 The Archean and Eo-Algonkian Megacycle (Archean-Early Proterozoic) Gradual Formation of the Sino-Korean Para platform.- VI.1.1 The Fuping Cycle and Older.- VI.1.2 The Wutai Cycle.- VI.1.3 The Zhongtiao Cycle.- VI.2 The Neo-Algonkian Megacycle (Late Proterozoic) the Formation of the Chinese Protoplatform.- VI.2.1 The Two Different Types of Sedimentation in the Late Proterozoic.- VI.2.2 The Yangtze Orogenic Cycle and the Formation of the Chinese Protoplatform.- VI. 3 The Establishment of the Xingkai Cycle and the Disintegration of the Chinese Protoplatform.- VI.3.1 The Establishment of the Xingkai Cycle.- VI.3.2 The Disintegration of the Chinese Protoplatform.- VI.4 The Early Neogaic Megacycle (Paleozoic) - the Formation of Pal-Asia.- VI.5 The Late Neogaic Megacycle (Mesozoic-Cenozoic) - the Formation and Development of the Marginal-Pacific Tectonic Domain and the Tethys-Himalayan Tectonic Domain.- VI.5.1 The Development of the Marginal-Pacific Tectonic Domain.- VI.5.2 The Development of the Tethys-Himalayan Tectonic Domain.- VI.6 The Himalayan Movement and Its Significance in the Tectonic Development of China.- VI.6.1 Meaning and Subdivision.- VI.6.2 The Tectonic Characteristics of the Himalayan Subcycle in Western China.- VI.6.3 The Tectonic Characteristics of the Himalayan Subcycle in Eastern China.- VI.6.4 The Geotectonic Evolution of China and Its Neighbouring Regions Since the Himalayan Subcycle.- References.- Explanations of Plates.