Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Also known as Choukoutien, Site de l'homme de Pékin à Zhoukoudian, Zhoukoudian site, Zhoukoudian Site, 周口店
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
1987
Area
480 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian is about 20 km north-east of Zhuozhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is Summer Palace, Beijing, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zhuozhou · about 628,000 peopleabout 20 km south-west
- Beijing · about 11,106,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Changping · about 615,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Langfang · about 810,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- Baoding · about 1,107,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Tianjin · about 7,180,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural45 km away
ChinaCultural46 km away
ChinaCultural46 km away
ChinaCultural82 km away
ChinaCultural214 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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