Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian is an archaeological site in Beijing, North China. Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian is situated nearby to 第12地点, as well as near 山顶洞.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zhoukoudian and Zhoukoudian.
Zhoukoudian
Museum
Photo: Mutt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site, also romanized as Choukoutien, is a cave system in suburban Fangshan District, Beijing. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including one of the first specimens of Homo erectus, dubbed Peking Man, and a fine assemblage of bones of the giant short-faced hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris. Zhoukoudian is situated 120 metres north of Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Zhoukoudian
Railway station
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Zhoukoudian is a railway station, which is situated 320 metres southeast of Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhoukoudian and Yingfeng.
Zhoukoudian
Town
Zhoukoudian Town is a town on the east Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It borders Nanjiao and Fozizhuang Townships to its north, Xiangyang, Chengguan and Yingfeng Subdistricts to its east, Shilou and Hancunhe Towns to its south, and Xiayunling Town to its west.
Yingfeng
Suburb
Yingfeng Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern portion of Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Xiangyang Subdistrict in the north, Chengguan Subdistrict in the other three directions, and an exclave of Yingfeng borders Zhoukoudian Town in the west. Yingfeng is situated 5 km northeast of Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Xiangyang Subdistrict
Suburb
Xiangyang Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Fangshan District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it had 19,142 residents under its administration. Xiangyang Subdistrict is situated 6 km northeast of Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.68808° or 39° 41′ 17″ northLongitude
115.92424° or 115° 55′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8PFQMWQF+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 497789504OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian” goes by many names.
- French: “Site de l’homme de Pékin à Zhoukoudian”
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