The　siliceous　and　colloidal　sandstone　is　common　in　Helan　Mountains　Rock　Painting　and　Yungang　Grottoes.　The　weighing　test,　ultrasonic　test　and　uniaxial　compression　test　were　conducted　on　the　rock　subjected　to　freeze-thaw　cycles　at　different　temperature　change　rates　to　investigate　the　influences　of　temperature　change　rate　on　the　physical　and　mechanical　properties.　The　evolution　and　internal　mechanism　of　crack　propagation　in　rock　after　freeze-thaw　cycles　at　different　temperature　change　rates　were　revealed　based　on　the　features　of　acoustic　emission　and　microseism　during　uniaxial　compression　loading　process.　As　the　temperature　change　rate　increases,　the　micro-cracks　increase　and　the　joint　force　between　particles　decreases　gradually,　resulting　in　the　lower　peak　strength　and　elastic　modulus.　Thus,　the　failure　strain　and　damage　parameters　Deand　Dvincrease　with　the　increase　of　temperature　change　rate.　During　the　loading　process　of　rock,　the　micro-crack　propagation　progress　shows　an　＇initial　compaction-propagation　incubation-rapid　propagation＇　evolution　feature,　while　the　macro-crack　propagation　progress　can　be　divided　into　two　stages　as　＇uniform　propagation-rapid　propagation＇.　And　the　rapid　growth　stage　of　the　macro-crack　also　shows　the　wave-like　development　characteristic　of　＇incubation-propagation-incubation-propagation＇.　The　micro-crack　and　macro-crack　propagation　rate　during　the　loading　process　increases　with　the　temperature　change　rate.　It　is　easier　for　micro-crack　and　macro-crack　to　enter　each　rapid　propagation　stage　at　a　larger　temperature　change　rate.　When　the　temperature　change　rate　increases　to　a　certain　value,　the　micro-crack　and　macro-crack　propagate　at　a　high　rate　from　the　beginning　of　loading　progress　to　the　failure　of　rock　sample.　The　damage　parameters　Deand　Dvhave　a　good　fitting　relationship　with　the　relative　growth　rate　of　acoustic　emission　ring　down　count　during　the　propagation　incubation　stage　and　the　whole　loading　process　for　micro-crack,　and　the　relative　length　and　relative　growth　rate　of　microseism　ring　down　count　in　the　uniform　propagation　stage　for　macro-crack.　These　variables　can　be　used　to　reflect　the　initial　damage　of　rock　induced　by　freeze-thaw　cycles.　The　frost　heaving　force　increases　with　the　increase　of　temperature　change　rate,　resulting　in　the　different　initial　damage　of　frozen-thawed　rock　at　different　temperature　change　rates.　It　is　the　internal　mechanism　leading　to　the　significant　difference　in　crack　propagation,　acoustic　emission　feature　and　micro-seismic　feature　of　frozen-thawed　rocks　during　uniaxial　compression　loading　process.　©　2022　Academia　Sinica.　All　rights　reserved.