旅游英语：北京景点介绍：TheSiteofPekingMan

　　PekingManwasdiscoveredinZhoukoudianvillage,ontheLongguMountain,Fangshandistrict,Beijing,whichwaslistedasaworldculturalheritagesitein1987.Inthe1920sarchaeologistsdiscoveredacompleteskullofanape-mandatingback600,000yearswhichwaslaternamedasPekingMan.StonetoolsandevidenceofPekingMan’’suseoffirewerelaterfoundonthemountain.StudieshaveshownthatPekingManwalkedonhisfeetandlived690,000yearsago.Hissocietylivedingroupsincavesandsurvivedbyhunting.Thegroupcouldmakeuseofroughstonetoolsandknewhowtousefireforheatingandcooking.
　　ThediscoveryincludedsixcompleteskullsofPekingMan,12skullfragments,15mandibles(1),157teethandsomesectionsofbrokenfemur(2),shinbone(3),andupperarmbonesbelongingtomorethan40individualsofdifferentagesandsexes.Inaddition100,000fragmentsofstonetoolswerefoundtogetherwithsitesusedforfireandburntbonesandstones.
　　PekingMancreatedauniqueOldStoneCulturewhichhadmuchinfluencetotheOldStoneCultureofnorthChina.Stonetoolsaretheprincipalrelicsofthisremoteculture.AlsodiscoveredinZhoukoudianarestonepoints,anewproductiontoolthen,andbonearticlesmadeandusedbyPekingMan.Foundinthecavesweresuchtoolsasthelargerendofanantlerthathadbeenusedasahammerandthesharpendofanantlerusedasadiggingtool.
　　TheuseoffirewasamilestoneofthedevelopmentofcivilizationandthediscoveryofPekingManhaspushedbackthetimethatmanfirstuseditbytensofthousandsofyears.Thelargestashpilediscoveredinthecavesissixmetersthick.Fireallowedpeopletoeatcookedfoodinsteadofrawfoodandpromotedthedevelopmentofthebrainandimprovedhealth.WithhisroughtoolsandsimplelivingconditionsPekingmancreatedauniqueandveryancientculture.
　　IncludedintheUNESCO(4)worldheritagelistin1987.
Notes:
　　1.mandible下鄂骨
　　2.femur大腿骨
　　3.shinbone胫骨
　　4.UNESCO联合国教科文组织（UnitedNationalsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)