Made in the present paper is a further diseussion on the genetic relations between orogenic movements and. the formation of granitic rocks. These two major gcological processes affected one another, thus leading to the formation of the con.tincntal crust and its evolution. It seems undoubted that Hereynian granites are closely related to the Hercynian orogeny, especially in the Qinzhou Region. Based upon the geological evidence and geochronological data, the geological timescale for the granites of different ages is proposed as follows : Donganian granites --approximately from 1450 to 1300m.y.; Hsuehfengian granites--from 1000 to 650m.y. ; early-Caledonian granites--from 570 to 420 m.y. ; late-Caledonian granites from 420 to 340 m.y. ; Hercynian granites-- from 800 to 250 m.y. ; Indosinian granites--from 250 to 185 m.y. ; early-Yenshanian granites-- from 185 to 137 m.y. and late.Yenshanian granites- from 137 to 67 m.y.
