Rockburst is a serious damage geologic hazard. According to the rockburst phenomenon in Erlangshan tunnel and the Jinping 2nd hydropower station and a large of rockburst data,this paper proposes that rockburst is a result that many factors synthesize. These factors include teconics ,epigenetic and superficial structure, wall-rock intensity, attitude of rocks, wall-rock state of stress, wall-rock deformation and underground engineering arrangement, etc. It is given that the mechanism of rockburst is a tension fracture damage under press.