Because the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site is an important site of the Paleolithic Age in China.

Excavations began in 1927. Three complete skulls and some residual bones were found in the cave, which is where the fossils of Peking Man and Shanshan Cave Man were discovered.

The cavemen represent the new type of man more than 10,000 years ago and are important physical data for studying human evolution.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, new materials such as Peking Man fossils, stone tools and fire relics have been discovered one after another, which are extremely precious materials for studying the history of human development and the history of primitive Chinese society.

Therefore, Zhoukoudian was included in the World Cultural Heritage List.

As of July 5, 2019, the total number of world heritage sites in China has increased to 55, and the number of natural heritage sites has increased to 14. The total number of natural heritage sites ranks first in the world. Among them, the cultural heritage sites are: Taishan, Shandong: Taishan (Taian City, Shandong), Dai Temple

(Taian City, Shandong Province), Lingyan Temple (Jinan City, Shandong Province), Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site, the Great Wall, Qin Shihuang Mausoleum and Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi Province, Ming and Qing Imperial Palaces: Beijing Forbidden City (Beijing), Shenyang Forbidden City (Liaoning),

Huangshan in Anhui, ancient buildings in Wudang Mountain in Hubei, and the Three Confucius Confucius (Confucius Temple, Confucius Mansion and Confucius Forestry) in Qufu, Shandong.

Hebei Chengde Summer Resort and surrounding temples, Tibet's Potala Palace (Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka), Sichuan Emeishan-Leshan Scenic Area, Jiangxi Lushan Scenic Area, Suzhou Classical Gardens, Shanxi Pingyao Ancient City, Yunnan Lijiang Ancient City, Beijing Temple of Heaven, Beijing

The Summer Palace, Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province, Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, and ancient villages in Anhui: Xidi and Hongcun.

Royal mausoleums of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Ming Ming Tombs (Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province), Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty (Zunhua City, Hebei Province), Xiling Tombs of the Qing Dynasty (Yixian County, Hebei Province), Xiaoling Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province), Ming Tombs (Changping District, Beijing),

Shengjing Sanling (Shenyang City, Liaoning), Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan in Sichuan, Yungang Grottoes, Goguryeo Imperial City in Jilin, royal tombs and noble tombs, and the Historic Center of Macao.

Yin Ruins in Anyang, China, Kaiping Watchtowers and Ancient Villages, Fujian Earth Buildings, Songshan Ancient Building Complex "Between Heaven and Earth", Yuan Shangdu Ruins, Chengjiang Fossil Site, Grand Canal of China, Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

road network, Tusi ruins, Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, and Gulangyu International Historical Community.

Extended information: The Zhoukoudian Site Museum was founded in 1953. In 1971, the Chinese Academy of Sciences allocated special funds for expansion and was renamed "Beijing Ape-Man Exhibition Hall".

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee approved the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site as a World Cultural Heritage in December 1987.

In 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units; in 1987, it was included in the first batch of "World Cultural Heritage List" in China by UNESCO; in 1992, it was listed as a youth education base by Beijing; in 1997, it was listed by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

It is listed as one of the 100 patriotic education demonstration bases in the country.

In 2006, it was awarded the National Youth Science Education Base by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League; in 2008, it was rated as a national first-class museum by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

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