Prof Mingguo Zhai is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He studies Precambrian geology and metamorphic geology, and has contributed to the Precambrian tectonic evolution of Chinese Paleocontinents, especially high-grade metamorphism in the North China Craton.

“… represents a comprehensive and comprehensible geological outline of Precambrian blocks in China. The book editor Mingguo Zhai is an internationally well-known expert in Precambrian geology and has been working on the North China Craton for more than 40 years. … this is an excellent book that deserves to be read for all who are interested in the Precambrian geology and tectonics of China.” (Guochun Zhao, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong)