SP510 Active Volcanoes of China

Edited by J. Xu, C. Oppenheimer, J. Hammond and H. Wei

China is not renowned for its volcanoes and yet one of the largest eruptions in history took place there – the tenth century “Millennium Eruption” of Tianchi (Heaven Lake) volcano. Over a dozen other volcanic areas are now recognised in China. This Special Publication presents the latest research on the origins, history, activity and monitoring of these volcanoes.