Abstract: Based on the Carboniferous sedimentary characteristics of eastern Sino-Korean plate, this paper discusses the controls of tectonic movements and palaeogeographic framework on the margin and centre of the basin. Three stages have been distinguished for the uplifting of northern Sino-Korean plate during Carboniferous time. They reflect the onset of uplifting during the late Middle Carboniferous and culmination of uplifting during the early Late Carboniferous, and thus,during the late Late Carboniferous, resulting in the changes in topography higher in the north and lower in the south of eastern Sino-Korean plate. The strong and frequent oscillation movements are considered to be the prevailing tectonic movements during Carboniferous time.
Tte time limit of northern uplifting caused by the plate movements and their controls and influences on the Carboniferous transgression on eastern Sino-Korean plate have been dealt with for the first time. The existence of the Early Carboniferous sediments and transgression on eastern Sino-Korean plate shows that this is a breakthrough in the study of classic stratigraphy, sedimentary facies and palaeogeography.