Abstract: Structural interpretation of remote sensing data is an effective method for the structural study conducted based on remote sensing information combined with geological survey and geophysical data.Research indicates that different degrees of lateral slip have taken place extensively on the surface of continental crust of China and that the shear-nappe structure system and overthrusting-extensional slices are two basic tectonic patterns at the surface of continental crust.The structural framework and geomorphological features such as mountains and rivers at the surface of China's continental crust originated by Cenozoic crustal movement and have controlling,reworking and constraining effects on the present geological environment and geological hazards,as well as mineral resources formed in different periods of time.