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Hello everyone! Welcome to Zhoukoudian Peking man site, and I will introduce it to you enthusiastically!

Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site is located in Gulong Mountain, west of Zhoukoudian Village, Fangshan District, Beijing. It is 48 kilometers away from Beijing. Belonging to the national key cultural relics protection unit, 1987 is listed in the World Heritage List. It is the most abundant, systematic and valuable human site in the early Paleolithic period in the world. Therefore, we should not litter or touch things when visiting, so as to protect and appreciate the main ancient human cultural sites in China, which are called "the treasure house of ancient human culture".

First of all, let's visit the "Zhoukoudian No.1 location". Commonly known as "Ape Cave", it is about140m long from east to west and 20m wide in the middle. It was discovered by Swedish scientist An Tesheng, American paleontologist Granci and Austrian paleontologist Stanski in 192 1 year. Archaeologists have excavated more than 40 meters since the discovery of 192 1. Up to now, human fossils unearthed in * * * include 6 skulls, 15 mandibles, 157 teeth and a large number of bone fragments, representing about 40 Peking man individuals. Especially from 192 1 to 1927, archaeologists discovered three human tooth fossils outside the site of the Peking Man Cave three times, which became a major archaeological discovery that shocked the world. It provides a material basis for studying the early biological evolution and early cultural development of human beings.

Next, we visited the fifth, seventh and eighth sites around "Zhoukoudian No.1 Site" discovered in 1929, where archaeologists unearthed the first Peking man skull fossil, as well as artifacts of artificial tools and fire. The discovery of the first Peking man skull provided a solid foundation for the existence of Peking man and became a milestone in the history of ancient human research. The tools found can be inferred that Beijingers belong to the Stone Age, and the processing method of stone tools is mainly hammering, followed by smashing. The discovery of the remains of fire has advanced the history of human use of fire by hundreds of thousands of years. Beijingers are the earliest ancient humans who used fire. Through research, it is known that "Beijingers" not only know how to use fire, but also have the ability to control fire and preserve kindling. The fuel for the fire is mainly herbs, but there are also branches and fresh bones.

Finally, let's step into the exhibition hall of Peking Man, and appreciate the hard research achievements of scholars and the significance of protecting Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian. According to the study of bones, stone tools and fire remains of Beijingers, archaeologists believe that Beijingers lived about 700,000 to 200,000 years ago. The head characteristics of Beijingers are primitive, but they have obvious characteristics of modern Mongolian race. Beijingers have learned to use fire and eat cooked food, and know how to prevent fire. The use of fire perfects human characteristics. The discovery of Peking Man laid a foundation for the study of China ancient people and their culture.

The discovery and research of Peking man provided a favorable argument for the theory of human evolution, and solved the debate about whether Homo erectus was an ape or a man, which was a great contribution of China scientists to the world archaeological history. Facts have proved that Beijingers have a typical "Homo erectus" morphological standard, and the use of fire further improved his characteristics as a human being. "Homo erectus" is the earliest period in human history and the most important link in the evolution from apes to humans. They are descendants of apes and ancestors of later generations. The discovery of Peking man is a well-deserved treasure house of ancient human culture.

This trip is over. Have a nice day! thank you