In China, the Yanshanian is the most important period of metallizing process of gold, followed by the Variscan, Luliang-Jinningian, Wutainian and the Himalayan periods.

• 而我国金矿床的成矿时代则以燕山期为最重要，吕梁－晋宁期和海西期次之，其馀为五台期和喜马拉雅期。