The northern Qaidam Basin, located to the east of the Altyn Tagh sinistral strike-slip belt, has long been considered to be a foreland thrust belt.

• 摘要处于阿尔金左行走滑构造带东缘的柴北缘，过去一致认为是个前陆逆冲带，并对其逆冲构造特徵作了大量的研究。