This book

written by Prof.Guan Shicong et al.and published by the Scientific Publishing House in 1984

is a monograph for studing systematically the lithofacies and palaeogeography of China.It consists of five chapters

discussing respectively the ditributions of ancient seas and lands and their changes in China;the models of sedimentary environments of ancient seas;the marine lithofacies;the changes of the seas and lands

marine deposits and hydrocarbons;the petroleum prospect.The book contains twenty maps

showing the distribution of the seas and lands and marine lithofacies during Proterozoic to Triassic

and five other ones

indicating the changes of seas and lands during Early Cambrian to Late Triassic

with detailed descriptions.Absorbing the newest research results both at home and abroad and putting forth some new points and conceptions of his own

the book is rich in its contents.A complete comprehensive model of the marine sedimentary environment including various environments of shallow water and deep-sea trough basin in the book is applicable to both clastic and carbonate rocks.