Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei province, from the County party Committee was informed that a few days ago, will fully demonstrate the ancient Oriental culture nihewan Museum is a comprehensive Museum exhibition of work, will formally open in early October, when people can experience 2 million years ago the ancient production of human life.
According to reports, nihewan Museum occupies an area of 20 MU, building area of 4,623 square, is a national medium Hall. Museum will display some 50,000 pieces of cultural relics unearthed in nihewan, by the Office of the preamble, main activities, temporary exhibition hall, Hall consists of four parts. Main main show nihewan from 2 million years ago to 10,000 years ago the ancient living scene, East evidence of human presence, origin of modern humans, human society changes, the cradle of Chinese civilization, ancient nihewan area.
Known as “ human of Oriental home ” of said of mud bends site group is world first of human birthplace one, distribution in Hebei province yangyuan County things long 82 km, and North-South wide 27 km of sanggan River Strait Regional within, due to has international geological archaeological territories recognized of Quaternary standard formation, rich of mammals fossil and human old stone relics and is famous, was awarded 20th century China hundred item major archaeological found one.
At present site of early humans found in nihewan has more than more than 80, 25 to 1 million years ago has been found in the whole country in Sangiran early man site, nihewan 21, ancient human fossils, animal fossils and stone tools excavated from tens of thousands of pieces, has recorded almost all evolution from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age. 2001 nihewan Paleolithic sites were listed as national key cultural relics protection unit of the State Council in 2002, its approval by the State as a national nature reserve.
