Ⅰ. Geology 1
1. Introduction 1
2. Fundamental Geology 1
Preface 1
2.1 The North Kunlun Block(NKB) 4
2.2 The Oytag-Kudi Suture Zone(OKSZ) 6
2.3 The Central Kunlun Block(CKB) 8
2.4 The South Kunlun Suture Zone(SKSZ) 13
2.5 The Taxkorgan-Tianshuihai Block(TTB) 14
2.7 The Karakorum Block(KKB) 21
2.6 The Taaxi-Qiaoertianshan-Hongshanhu Suture Zone(TOHSZ) 21
3. Regional Geological Evolution 22
3.1 Pre-Sinian 24
3.2 Sinian 24
3.3 Cambrian and Ordovician 24
3.4 Ordovician and Silurian 25
3.5 Carboniferous-Permian 28
3.6 Permian and Triassic 28
4. Visiting Localities 29
4.1 Hill north of Kashi 29
4.2 West Artux 30
4.4 One Kilometer north of Oytag 31
4.3 Kumtag 31
4.5 Near the bridge in Oytag 32
4.6 South of cement manufactory in Oytag 32
4.7 Valley on the east side of coal mine in Oytag 32
4.8 Valley near Dongfeng Coal Mine 33
4.9 Ruined cement manufactory in Oytag Valley 34
4.10 Ruined coal seam in Oytag Valley 34
4.11 Valley of Oytag Village 34
4.12 Hill east of Oytag Village 34
4.14 Tjunction of Oytag River 35
4.13 West of Oytag Village 35
4.15 Sub-valley along Oytag Valley 36
4.16 Forest of Oytag 36
4.17 Western side of entrance to Coal Mine Valley 36
4.18 Valley west of Coal Mine Valley 36
4.19 Southeast of Arkeqik Village 37
4.20 Valley east of hydraulic station 37
4.21 Gez check post 38
4.26 Northwestern flank of Kongur 40
4.25 South of bridge east of Bulungkou 40
4.24 East of Bulunkou Pass 40
4.22 Tiger mouth west of check post 40
4.23 Between Gez and Bulunkou 40
4.27 South of traffic station in Bulungkou 41
4.28 Baoziya 41
4.29 North of traffic station in Kara Kol Lake 41
4.30 North of Subax Pass 41
4.31 Hot spring in Tahman 41
4.32 Active normal boundary fault at the southern and southwestern margins of Tahman Basin 43
4.33 Beceel along Taxkorgan River 43
4.35 East Valley of Taaxi 44
4.34 Valley entrance of West Tizinapu 44
4.36 Eastern entrance of Qiate Valley 46
4.37 Karajigu 46
4.38 Mazar 46
References 47
Ⅱ. Geography 51
1. Introduction 51
2. Features and history of landforms 51
2.1 Age and amplitude of the uplift 53
2.2 Geomorphic regionalization 57
2.3 Glacial and Periglacial landforms 60
3. Climate 62
4. Flora and Fauna 66
5. Altitu?inal belts 69
6. Land use and nature conservation 71
7. Detailed information on the visiting sites 73
7.1 Kashgar-Artux 73
7.2 Oytag 75
7.3 Gez 77
7.3.1 Gez River Valley 77
7.3.2 Moraines in Kelayayilake Valley 79
7.4 Muji Basin 80
7.3.3 Debris flow in Erkuran Valley 80
7.5 Around the Kara Kol Lake 82
7.5.1 Glacial landforms in the west of Mt.Kongur 82
7.5.2 Moraines around Kara Kol Lake and Mt.Muztagata 83
7.6 Subax Pass 84
7.6.1 Subax Pass 84
7.6.2 The Paleo-glacial residual of Sikulake glacier near the highway milestone marking 1,710km on the Sino-Pakistan Highway 84
7.7 Tahman Basin 86
7.8 Taxkorgan River Valley 88
References 91