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Geology in and of China: A tale of two maps
Author(s) -
Hsü Kenneth J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
tectonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.465
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1944-9194
pISSN - 0278-7407
DOI - 10.1029/tc001i004p00319
Subject(s) - tectonics , china , homeland , geology , indigenous , lineament , seismology , geography , archaeology , political science , law , ecology , politics , biology
Two tectonic maps of China published in 1976 and 1980 respectively reflect the different geological philosophies of two leading geologists in that big country. J.S. Lee's geomechanical theory, like Maoism, was an indigenous product valued as a ‘bible’ during the years of the Cultural Revolution in China. T.K. Huang, a student of Emil Argand's, managed to apply his teacher's grand synthesis to interprete the tectonics of his homeland. We are still awaiting a third map, which may show plate‐tectonic elements as map units.