中国范儿132 “北京人”故乡——周口店遗址博物馆

“北京人”故乡——周口店遗址博物馆

Zhoukoudian Heritage Museum — the hometown of "Beijingers"

Zhoukoudian site is one of the seven world cultural heritages in Beijing. In 1987, Zhoukoudian site was listed in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

As one of the first sites of world cultural heritage, Zhoukoudian is the only prehistoric human site that has been preserved for 700,000 years. It is a comprehensive research base of China's Paleoanthropology, Paleolithic archaeology, Quaternary Geology and other disciplines.

Since the large-scale excavation in 1927, 27 sites containing several kinds of fossils and cultural relics from different periods have been found in Zhoukoudian. More than 40 "Peking Man" fossil remains, more than 100,000 stone tools, hundreds of animal fossils and a large number of evidences of fire use have been excavated. In 1929, Mr. Pei Wenzhong, a prehistoric archaeologist and paleontologist, found the first skull fossil of Peking Man at Zhoukoudian site.

In 2014, in order to boost tourism, a new museum was opened to public at Zhoukoudian site. Its rough architectural form comes from stone tools, an important cultural element of Zhoukoudian site. The new museum integrates research, collection, exhibition, display, popular science education and cultural exchange. 

There are more than 1,000 exhibits in the museum, including ancient humans, ancient animals, cultural relics, etc., which have been divided into four exhibition halls. The exhibition means of "combination of physical exhibition and interactive experience, combination of cultural relics exhibition and scene reproduction, combination of traditional exhibition and digital technology" have been adopted to systematically introduce the discovery, excavation, research and protection of Zhoukoudian site.

Zhoukoudian site is the "National Demonstration Base for Patriotism Education" and "World Heritage Youth Education Base" by UNESCO in 2011. It is also the birthplace of the concept of geo-park in the world.

With the theme of "Peking Man's scientific and technological journey", the reopened science popularization Experience Hall has added ten new exhibitions, including treasure hunting dragon bone mountain, Zhoukoudian in painting, and fire and humans. One can visit to experience and appreciate the culture and life of the "Peking Man" . The core tenet of the museum, "promoting scientific spirit and arousing patriotic feelings", is aimed at letting the audience, especially young people, enjoy Zhoukoudian culture and cultivate the sense of patriotism.

May 18 is World Museum Day. If you want to an ideal spot to know Beijing better, just do not miss Zhoukoudian.

来源：中国网

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