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Chronicle of Zhoukoudian(1927-1937)-in commenoration of the 70th
anniversary of the discovery of the first skull of peking man
ÖÜ¿Úµê¼ÇÊ in chinese and english bilingual
ISBN 7-5323-5301-X/N.93
By Jia Lanpo
Page: 151 pages
Published in 1999
Hardback
Price: US$80+$12 by sea mail
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site lies at the foot of the West Mountain, more
than 50 kilometers southwest of Beijing, surrounded by rolling mountains
on the northwest. Green and luxuriant trees and grass set each other off,
the path wides its way into distance.
About 5-600,000 years ago, our ancestors "Peking Man " lived,
grew and multiplied here¡
In 1929, supported by the Paleo anthropologist, professor Pei Wenzhong,
the first complete skull of Peking Man was unearthed, which shocked the
world greatly. This discovery provided an answer to the controversy----whether
Java Man belonged to apes or human beings, which lasted more than 20 years.
As a result, the history of the development of the mankind advanced 500,000
years.
For about 50 years, Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site illustrated itself in
the history of the international research into Paleo anthropolgy like
a bright pearl, as a result of the unremitting efforts of the scientists
of several generations in the Institute of Vetebrate Paleontolgy and Paleo
anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The present situation of Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site is not worthy of
its lofty standing as a world cultural relic. The Site cannot compare
a few famous cultural shrines. Even if compared with other units listed
as world cultural legacies, there is a big difference, and it is even
inferior to some ordinary relics conservation units at home. If it still
goes on like this, it will not only affect the prestige of Zhoukoudian
Peking Man Site in the world, but also be a great loss to the international
research in the history of the development of the mankind.
This book is an album containing more than 200 photos that taken in 1920s
and 1930s. The photos are illustrated in English and Chinese. It really
records the digging situation in that time, and is of great historical
value for collection.
Contents:
Preface: Digging at Ancestral Shrine at Zhoukoudian
Zhououdian in 1927-1928
Zhououdian in 1929
Zhououdian in 1930
Zhououdian in 1931
Zhououdian in 1932
Zhououdian in 1933
Zhououdian in 1934
Zhououdian in 1935
Zhououdian in 1936
Zhououdian in 1937
A brief introduction to the Famous Scientists involved in the work at
Zhoukoudian
A Chronology of Events at Zhoukoudian
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