Peking
Man Site
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Zhoukoudian is a relics of primitive culture, 48 kilometers
southwest of downtown Beijing, where LongGuShan(dragon skeleton
mountain) is standing.Several decades ago, local farmers
mined limestone in Zhoukoudian ,came upon some bone fossils
and called them "the Dragon Bones".
Zhoukoudian became known as "Dragon Bone Mountain".
Drugstores purchased the bones as a medical ingredient.
The news about the "magic bones" drew attention
of scientists.
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In
1929 these limestone caves became world famous with the discovery of
a skull and two teeth dating back 200,000 to 500,000 years. They were
named "Homo erectus pekinensis" , or Peking Man. But the fossils
were lost during World War II. Many of the implements used by those
early humans, and bones of animals they hunted are on display at a museum
near the site of the discovery.
Whit the steadily increase number of visitors from all
over the world, Zhoukoudian has become a scenic spot of Beijing.
