Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian is about 30 miles from Beijing. This is where Peking Man fossils were found from a civilization 700,000 years old. It was made a World Heritage Site in 1987 so plans were put in place to preserve the site and continue research on ancient man.
Zhoukoudian site in China
Scientists believe Peking Man was more advanced than Java Man based on the complexity of tools found at the Peking Man site, evidence of controlled fire use, and indications of cooperation and social organization among Peking Man individuals. These factors suggest a more developed level of cognitive abilities and social behavior compared to Java Man.
Natural World Heritage is a site is an area which was naturally grown there, Basically nothing man made.
Peking man is thought to have been between 200,000 to 500,000 years old. Peking man was discovered in 1929. Since then, the original bones have been stolen and all that remains are plaster casts.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites will usually have a plaque saying that this place has been listed as a World Heritage Site. Once the plaque has been placed at the Botanic Gardens, visitors will be able to know that it has become a World Heritage Site.
Perhaps the most famous specimen of Homo erectus found in China is the so-called peking man discovered in 1923-27. See related link.
Homo erectus pekinensis
they had many nicknames including upright man, peking man, and java man.
Man's Heritage was created in 1954.
Peking Man was an archaeological discovery found in China that is 500,000 years old. The bones were being moved in the 1940's and were somehow lost in the move.
The duration of Man's Heritage is 1800.0 seconds.
John Lindblad has written: 'The Peking man'