Sanqingshan Geopark is located at the zone of conjunct the Yangtze and Cathaysia paleoplates, the northwest edge of Huaiyu Terrain and the southeast side of Qin-Hang paleoplate. Since the Mesozoic Era, Sanqingshan has been located in the southeast part of the Eurasian plate and the western Pacific continental margin active zone. It successively underwent the Caledonian Orogeny and Indosinian-Hercynian Orogeny, the Yanshan Movement and Himalayan Movement as characterized by block-faulting tectonics since the Mesozic Era.

　　(i) Folds

　　The Geopark is located at the core of Huaiyushan Anticlinorium, the northwest part of Jiangxi Province. The multifolds in the rock layers are developed. The main folds are as follows.

　　Huangtuling Anticlinorium: This is located at Huangtuling area in the northwest of the Geopark and is a part of the larger Huangtuling-Kaihua Anticlinorium. The main fold axis trends northeast, as do the plunging subsidiary folds, each extending approximately 5 km. The axial plane of the fold is nearly vertical with the northwest flank dipping at 30°-350°∠30°-75°, and the relative gentle southeast flank at 120°-150°∠30°-60°. The core is made up of Nanhua strata, and its flanks are composed of the Sinian-Ordovician strata. The south flank is well exposed, forming some secondary anticlines and synclines.

　　Huameishan Syncline: This is located in the northeast of the Geopark and has a fold axis trending NE-SW. Its southwest end was uplifted against the side of Huaiyushan granite body, while the northeast end extends in a direction of 67° through Yuantou. The northwest flank dips at 40°~60°, while the southeast flank dips at 30°~50°. The core is made up of the early Ordovician Yinzhubu Formation strata, while the flanks are composed of late Cambrian strata.

　　There are rich and various secondary folds, which are common in the Lower Paleozoic and Neoproterozoic strata. Folds of differnt shapes and sizes are visible on both the outcrop and the specimen scale, and they have an educational and tourism value.

　　(ii) Faults

　　Faults are well developed within the Geopark (Table B-4). They mainly have a NE, NNE and NW trend. The NE trending faults formed earliest, followed by the NNE trending faults and the NW trending faults. Most of the faults are normal and thrust faults.

　　The Fenglin-Zihu Fracture Belt, the Xiaoken-Bajiaowu Fault, and the Egongling-Xiaxiken Fault are all normal faults. Sanqingshan was cut by them and the main part formed a typical “triangle fault-block mountain” with the dips of 50°~80°. Speaking of the “triangle fault-block mountain” , the rocks or strata inside of the “triangle fault-block mountain” are upthrown walls, while those outside are downthrown walls. During the late period of Yanshan Movement, the magma was subjected to intrusion, condensation and crystallization, forming granites. About 20~30 million years ago, the Himalayan Orogeny, that is, neotectonic movement occurred, as a result the mountain was uplifted. The Sanqingshan area as a whole was also uplifted. During this period, the faults underwent intense movements, Fenglin-Zihu Fracture Belt, Xiaoken-Bajiaowu Fault, and Egongling-Xiaxiken Fault in particular were very active. The “triangle fault-block mountain” centered Yujing Peak was uplifted once again, then Yujing Peak became the highest peak in this area.

The features of main fractures of Sanqingshan Geopark