中国传统文化 周口店组概要1.ppt

Chinese Traditional Culture ------Zhoukoudian General Introduction China is a country with a history of 5000 years.It has wide variety of cultural forms, but here we can only introduce a little bit of Chinese culture.The Culture of China is home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex civilizations. China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic, philosophical, political, and scientific advancement. What is Apeman? Apeman is an unscientific term that can allude to several things that generally have some of the traits of both other apes and humans: It refer to extinct early human ancestors, such as the undiscovered missing link between apes and humans. Several early hominids could be considered examples. Our Topic:Zhoukoudian Zhoukoudian, situated 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing proper, is the former residence of Peking man, who lived here approximately 200,000 to 500,000 years ago. Since the discovery of a complete skull on December 2,1929, Zhoukoudian, which had more recently been noted for its production of lime, became world-famous as the home of the Chinese ape-man. After the establishment of the People‘s Republic of China, the number of sightseers and scientists increased rapidly, and Zhoukoudian has become a great tourist attraction.? Peking Man chose Zhoukoudian as his residence because the limestone caves and crevices in the area provided an excellent habitat. The northern face of Dragon Bone Hill (Longgushan), which stands to the east of the Zhoukoudian Railway Station, is the site of the caves occupied by Peking man; in fact, a total of four early residential sites have been discovered on this hill. Besides those belonging to Peking man, the remains of a site occupied by Hilltop Caveman are the most representative.? Seven Rooms of Zhoukoudian At present, Zhoukoudian‘ s Dragon Bone Hill has an exhibition hall, which is divided into seven rooms. The first room exhibits fossil remains of Peking man, stone tools,