Based upon the present research stratus on Nan Ling granites and in the view of the defferenees in the opinions on the ages and periodic division of Nan Ling granites existing among some research units concerned, a proposal has been snbmitted in the paper, pointing out that it is quite necessary to launch a discussion in the deeper-going way on the problem involving the ages of Nan Ling granites and their periodic division in the journal “GEOCHIMICA”. The main topics expected to be discussed are as follows : (1) The existanec of Hereynian granites and the possibility of the formation of non-orogenic granites; (2) The divisional boundary between Yeushanian and Indonsinian granites and their distributional characteristics; (3) The periodic sub-division of Yenshanian granites and their relatiouship with mineralization ; (4) The division of the ,ages of granites older than the Caledonian period.
