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The Yuanmou Man site is located next to National Highway 108 in the southeast of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture. In 1965, Chinese geologists discovered tooth fossils of "Yuanmou Man" here. It has been identified that the Yuanmou Man lived 1.7 million years ago, which is one million years earlier than the "Peking Man" and "Lantian Man".
Yuanmou contains rich ancient cultural heritage, which is called "natural primitive society museum" by anthropologists. During the investigation of the Yuanmou Man site, in addition to the continuous discovery of Yuanmou Man bone fossils, various bone tools and stone tools made and used by Yuanmou Man, as well as various animal fossils such as Yunnan horses, saber-toothed tigers, and saber-toothed elephants were also unearthed. Charcoal scraps and burnt objects were also found in the ruins of Yuanmou Man, which proves that Yuanmou Man may have used fire in addition to labor tools, which is the beginning of human history in our country. The knowledge about Yuanmou Man has been included in Chinese history textbooks.
Note: Yuanmou Man Site, Yuanmou Ancient Ape Site, Stone Tool Site and many other ancient sites are all open to the public for free, suitable for tourists interested in archeology and other aspects. However, these ruins do not have any tourism reception and service facilities, so you need to be prepared if you want to go there. There is also the Yuanmou Man Exhibition Hall for tourists to visit.
opening hours
The specific opening time is subject to the on-site announcement
