Preface Forword Chapter 1 Introduction 1.A review of earlier study 2.Theoretical and practical significance of the study 2.1 Theoretical significance 2.2 Practical application Chapter 2 Regional geographical environment 1.Geology and geomorphology 1.1 Geological structures 1.2 Lithologic features 1.3 Types of coastal landforms 2.Climate 2.1 Temperatures 2.2 Precipitation 2.3 Aridity 2.4 Winds 3.Hydrology 3.1 Runoff 3.2 Waves 3.3 Tidal and oceanic currents Chapter 3 Distribution of recent wind-drift sands along the coasts of the South China 1.Distributive characters 2.Broad outline of regional distribution 2.1 Coasts of the South Fujian Province 2.2 Coasts of the East Guangdong Province 2.3 Coasts of the West Guangdong Province 2.4 Coasts along the Hainan Island 2.5 Coasts of other regions Chapter 4 Formation,development and form type of the coastal dune 1.Factors impacting on the coastal dune development 1.1 Dynamic conditions 1.2 Sediment sources of dune sands 1.3 Effects of the human activity 2.Classification and form characters of coastal dunes 2.1 Coastal dunes classified 2.2 Form characters and geneses of various dunes 3.Evolution models of coastal dunes 4.Forming ages of recent coastal dunes Chapter 5 Sedimentary characters of recent coastal aeolian sands 1.Characters of coastal aeolian sands 1.1 Material composition 1.2 Grain size characters 1.3 Characters of sand grain shapes and surface textures 2.Sedimentary structures of coastal dunes 2.1 Bedding types 2.2 Penecontemporaneous deformation structures Chapter 6 Coastal dune rocks 1.Distribution and landforms of dune rocks 2.Sedimentary textures and structures of dune rocks 2.1 Grain size characters and particle shapes 2.2 Characters of sedimentary structures 3.Geochemical and paleontological characters of dune rocks 3.1 Geochemical characters 3.2 Paleontological characters 4.Formation and development of dune rocks 4.1 Cementation characters 4.2 Diagenetic mechanism 4.3 Forming ages 4.4 Evolution models 5.Comparison between dune rock and beach rock Chapter 7 The Old Red Sandy Sediments 1.Distribution and landforms 2.Sedimentary characters 3.Genetic analyses 3.1 Indexes of grain sizes 3.2 Indexes of quartz sand surface textures 3.3 Mineral indexes 3.4 Geochemical indexes 3.5 Indexes of sedimentary structures and paleontology 4.Thermoluminescence dating 4.1 Samples collected and prepared 4.2 Sample thermoluminescence determined 4.3 The ratio of environmental radiation dosage 4.4 Dating results and discussions 5.Laterization 5.1 Experimental methods and results 5.2 Laterized process and mechanism Chapter 8 Coastal dune evolution and paleogeographic environmental development 1.Late Pleistocene paleogeographic environmental development and paleo-dune evolution 2.Holocene environmental change and neo-dune evolution Chapter 9 Coastal dune areas developed and utilized 1.Coastal dune lands reformed and used 1.1 Green made by planting trees 1.2 Forest network around farmlands built and diversified economy promoted 1.3 Sand vegetation protected and plant resources used 2.Seashore sand minerals mined 2.1 Rare metallic minerals 2.2 Quartz sand minerals 3.Tourism developments Conclusion Abstract References Plates