Using remote sensing image for the aeolian morphology and high resolution ancient monsoon indicators, the authors restore how the wind blows in Qaidam Basin since late Holocene. The results show that the prevailing winds of the basin were northwest winds, at the same time there were a small amount of westerly and north wind, with the summer monsoon and westerly circulation having little effect on the wind models. The eastern dune and Yardang landforms of the basin recorded the westerly winds of the last glacial, but the landforms in the midwest indicated that the Asian winter monsoon developed from the northwest during late Holocene. The changes in the atmospheric circulation model took place around 4000 aBP years ago, which was an important node, basin climate shifting from warm and humid to cold and dry.

Based on field investigation, the previous scientific research and studies of genesis, shapes, scales of geoheritage resources, the authors divided the geoheritage resources of Taihang Mountain into 5 categories, i.e., geological profiles, geological structure, paleontology, geomorphologic landscape and water landscape. The most typical geological heritages are tectonic landform, fluvial landform, rock landform and waterfall landform. Combined with Cenozoic geological background of Taihang Mountain, the interrelationship and genesis of planation surface, canyon landform, waterfall landform and karst landform was studied in detail. The results have great significance in promoting the scientific value of the geological heritage and provide lots of materials for the study of the evolution of Taihang Mountain.