Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
3-1999
Citation
Journal of Chinese Geography (March 1999) 9(1): 25-34
Article ID: 0218-1444(1999)01-0025-10
Journal of Chinese Geography became Journal of Geographical Sciences in 2001
Abstract
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is located in southern part of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The highest Lotus Flower peak is 1,864 m above sea level. Formative ages of the Huangshan and its granite, process of mountain geomorphic evolution from the Eocene to Quaternary, environmental changes of Quaternary, formative origin of beautiful peaks and fascinating rocks were studied and the questionable “Pleistocene glaciation” was also discussed in this paper.
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Copyright 1999, Springer. Used by permission.