Lin Xiaodong, Yu Gi'ao
1989, 9(1): 39-47.
Zhongshan plays an important role in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.According to on-the-spot surveys,the sedimentary facies analyses of samples from both outcrops and drilling holes,and the study on a 1:10000 topographic map,the authors summarized the geomorphological characteristics,compiled a geomorphological type map,and classified landforms into 4 types (mountain,hill,table and plain),10 subtypes,and 29 microlandforms.The authors also evaluated the engineering-geological conditions of different geomor-phological types,and concluded eight stages of the development of Zhongshan landforms which were:1.140 000 000~40 000 yrs.B.P.,basal landform formation;2.40 000-32000 yrs.B. P.,river plain;3.32 000-18000 yrs.B.P.,ancient delta plain;4.18 000-12 000 yrs.B.P.,river valley deposition and upland weathering;5.12 000-8000 yrs.B.P.,beginning of the rise of the local sea level;6.8000-5000 yrs.B. P.,rapid rise of sea level,bay deposition;7.5000-2500 yrs.B. P.,stable sea level,new delta plain;8.2500 yrs.B. P. to present,new delta plain spread.