Shuidonggou in Ningxia is the earliest Paleolithic cultural site excavated in China. It is known as “the birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archeology” and “historical witness of cultural exchanges between China and the West.” It is a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, and a national geological park. It is listed by the state as one of the 100 major sites under national cultural relic protection and one of the “100 most significant archaeological discoveries of Chinese civilization”.
The Shuidonggou site records the historical testimony of ancient humans’ reproduction and struggle with nature, and contains rich and precious prehistoric information. It shows people a picture of the survival of ancient humans 40,000 years ago. It is the Paleolithic Age site that has been officially excavated in the Yellow River area in my country so far. In 1923, French paleontologists Teilhard de Chardin and Sang Zhihua discovered prehistoric cultural sites here. Through excavation, a large number of stone tools and animal fossils were unearthed, making Shuidonggou the earliest ancient human cultural site discovered in the Paleolithic Age in my country. . Now, after more than 80 years and six archaeological excavations, more than 30,000 stone tools and 67 ancient animal fossils have been unearthed in Shuidonggou.
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