On Tectonogeomorphology of China

作     者：Wan Tianfeng(Department of Geology and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083) 

出 版 物：《Journal of Earth Science》 (地球科学学刊（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1995年第14卷第1期

页      面：64-70页

核心收录：

学科分类：070904[理学-构造地质学] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 

主　　题：tectonogeomorphology stress field mountain range drainage basin extension zone of continental margin 

摘      要：With the deepening of research in the tectonic evolution and stress fields of China in Meso-Cenozoic, some aspects of the Previous conclusion about the tectonogeomorphology of China are found to be open to question. The author considers that the Sichuanian stage (135-52 Ma ) is the embryonic stage for forming the recent landform in eastern China;the appearance of the mountain ranges and drainage basin areas trending in east-west are the results of the north - south directional extension during the North Sinian stage(52 - 23.3 Ma );the formation of five mega - Step landforms from the Qinghai - Xizang Plateau to Pacific ocean and the seafloor spreading basins in the eastern margin of Asian continent as well as the l- up of drainage systems of both Yangtze and Yellow rivers are related to the northward compression, cast-west trending extension and the isostatic compensation of crust during Himalayan Stage (23.3-0.73 Ma ). Through the above three Stages of tectonic processes, a framework of landform of China finally took shape in the main.