中文摘要：

学习在诺思中国 cratonic 岩石圈变瘦是在中国的稳固的地球科学的领域里的基本研究的风骚的题目。这篇论文在大陆人外壳的形成和进化上给出概述，并且构画出形成石版印刷的机制球的披风。cratonic 岩石圈变瘦主要以二个方法继续，这被建议，由 subduction 侵蚀的(例如，诺思中国) ，并且其它由 subduction 侵蚀并且在 plating degistion 下面的联合(例如， Yangtze ) 。

英文摘要：

To study the thinning of cratonic lithosphere in North China has been the hot subject of basic research in the fields of solid earth science in China. This paper presents an overview on the formation and evolution of continental crust, and outlines the mechanisms of forming the lithospheric mantle. It is suggested that the thinning of cratonic lithosphere principally proceeds in two ways, one by subduction erosion （e.g., North China）, and the other by a combination of subduction erosion and underplating degistion （e.g., Yangtze）.