Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
The Peking man delusionWhile waves were sent shockwaves through the intellectual world in 1987 as DNA evidence hailed a woman living 200,000 years ago in Africa as the earliest common ancestor to all modern humans, many of China's scientists held up the theory that an archaic form of human, the Peking man, was the true ancestor of the modern Chinese. |
Exploring Peking Man Site at ZhoukoudianZhoukoudian is a famous prehistoric site containing ancient human and animal fossils, and unearthed cultural relics of great value. |
Zhoukoudian, home of Peking ManIn December 1929, a Chinese paleoanthropologist named Pei Wenzhong discovered a complete skull of "Peking Man" on Dragon Bone Hill, northwest of Zhoukoudian. |
Forbidden City
10 little known facts of the Palace MuseumShan Jixiang, curator of the Palace Museum，reveals some things about the attraction that people may not know about. |
Palace Museum, home to many 'mosts' and 'firsts'The Forbidden City used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1840). It is nearly 600 years old, with construction starting in 1406 and completed in 1420. |
Landmark policies for Palace MuseumWorld famous Beijing attraction, known to some as The Forbidden City, to introduce online tickets, new food area, and drive out unlicensed tour guides. |
The Great Wall
Beijing giving its Great Wall a makeoverYanqing county, near Beijing, has begun renovation work on a 4400-meter section of the Great Wall that passes through it, using a special Beijing Cultural Heritage Administration fund. |
Fund launched to protect Great WallA special fund has been set up to preserve and protect the Great Wall. |
Great Wall sets up graffiti area for touristsMutianyu, a famous section of the Great Wall of China, has established a specified area for graffiti to better protect the ancient heritage item, the governing authority said on Sunday. |
The Grand Canal
Tourism alliance promotes Grand CanalEighteen cities along the Grand Canal have jointly established a tourism promotion alliance in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, to better promote the canal to the world. |
Beijing to preserve landscape along waterwayAs the northern starting point of the Grand Canal, Beijing is to put forward multiple policies to better preserve this flowing history, which was listed on Sunday as a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
China's Grand Canal, Silk Road added to World Heritage listChina's Grand Canal and the famous ancient Silk Road was inscribed on the World Heritage list here on Sunday. |