ObjectiveTheEmeishanlargeigneousprovince(ELIP)inSWChinaistheonlyonelargeigneousprovinceinChinarecognizedbyinternationalgeologists.PreviousstudiesofELIPoverpasttwodecadesindicatethattheELIPage,duration,scaleandgenerationmechanismarestillcontroversial.Amongthosescientifictopics,some