Abstract:In this paper,the authors ascribe the metamorphosed strata on the Jiaonan Uplift to as the Jiaonan Group for which a detailed division has been made.The protolith and the formations of the Jiaonan Group,its contact relationship with other rocks,the volcano-sedimentary eycles,the lithofacies-and palaeogeographic features,the stratigraphic correlation as well as the forming ages of the Jiaonan Group are expounded.The unique tectonic setting of the Jiaonan--Dabie Uplift,situated between the North China Contine...