Dig caves
On Dragon Bone Hill.
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A cave site in the limestone hills of Fangshan, about 50 km south-west of central Beijing, where excavations from 1921 onwards found the remains of Peking Man, an early human of the species Homo erectus, together with stone tools and animal bones; it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The digs in the cave fissures uncovered the remains of about 45 individuals, and scientists' estimates of when they lived range over hundreds of thousands of years. A walking path passes the excavated caves and fissures on Dragon Bone Hill, and the museum next door presents the fossils, the stone tools and the story of the excavations. Tickets cost CNY 30, and it is open from 9 am to 4.30 pm from April to 10 October and to 4 pm in winter, closed on Mondays except public holidays, per visitor guides.
On Dragon Bone Hill.
Fossils and tools.
Past the fissures.
Longgu Hill, Zhoukoudian Town, Fangshan District, Beijing
About 50 km south-west of the centre, in Fangshan; allow half a day with the journey, and note it is closed on Mondays, per visitor guides.