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- Beijing
- Zhoukoudian Cave
Zhoukoudian Cave
About 25 miles (40km) south of Beijing in the Fangshan District
is the Zhoukoudian Cave, source of the largest collection of Homo
erectus fossils from any single site in the world. The fossils
recovered from Zhoukoudian represent about forty individuals. Most
famous of these remains is a cranium element commonly known as the
'Peking Man', the world's earliest fire-using primitive man who
lived between 200,000 and 700,000 years ago. German anatomist Franz
Weidenreich studied the Peking Man remains in the 1930s and
recognised 12 anatomical features that he believed Peking Man
shared with modern Chinese, a milestone in the study of
paleoanthropology. Visitors to the Zhoukoudian site on Dragon Bone
Hill can view a comprehensive seven-room exhibition of fossils and
artefacts depicting human evolution and the lifestyle of primitive
man. Visitors can also enter the cave where the Peking Man cranium
and other Homo erectus remains were found.
Information & Facts
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Admission
¥30 (adults), concessions available
Language
The official language is Mandarin Chinese, but there are
hundreds of local dialects.
Money
The currency used in China is the Renminbi Yuan (CNY). The Yuan
is divided into 10 chiao/jiao or 100 fen. Make sure you exchange
your leftover Yuan before returning home because this currency can
be exchanged only within China's borders. Travellers cheques,
preferably in US Dollars, and foreign cash can be exchanged in
cities at the Bank of China. Banks are closed weekends. The larger
hotels and the special 'Friendship Stores' designed for foreigners
will accept most western currencies for purchases. Major credit
cards are accepted in the main cities at various establishments,
but outside the major cities acceptance is limited. ATMs are scarce
outside the main cities.
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