Abstract:A detailed description of the important progress in the last decade about the research on the pre — Cambrian strata in eastern Shandong Province is presented in this article, the authors demonstrate the significance of the Wulian — Rongcheng fracture in dividing the Jiaobei and Jiaonan stratigraphie subregions and describe in detail the reestablishment of the Jiaodong Group. A new group, the Jingshan Group,has been set up; the Fenzishan Group in a strict sence has been defined; the site of the Penglai Group...