The Peking Man Site Museum at Zhoukoudian is located in Zhoukoudian Town, on the southwestern side of Fangshan District. It is a scenic area built around the Peking Man site, featuring a museum, an archaeological park, and natural scenery. The site is approximately 50 kilometers away from the city center of Beijing, making it an ideal destination for history enthusiasts.
The scenic area is currently divided into two main parts. The first part is the museum, which showcases the lifestyle and evolutionary history of the ‘Peking Man’ through texts, images, fossils, bones, and numerous artifacts unearthed from the site. It also offers movies and interactive games for visitors to explore and enjoy.
The second part is the archaeological park, located just behind the museum, atop a small hill. Along the way, visitors can see cave sites and observe the environment in which early humans lived at the cave entrances. The journey also offers beautiful scenery, including small canyons, waterfalls, and a viewing platform at the summit, all of which are worth visiting. The entire tour takes approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to complete.
Opening hours from July 17th to August 31st are Monday to Thursday, 09:00 to 16:00; Friday and Sunday, 09:00 to 17:00; and Saturday, 09:00 to 18:30. From September 1st to December 31st, the site is closed on Mondays and open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 to 16:00. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the opening hours are 09:00 to 16:30.
Preferential policies include free admission for minors under 18 years old (including those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, as well as foreigners with permanent residence) with valid identification, full-time undergraduate students aged 18 and above (excluding continuing education students) with valid identification, half-price admission for active-duty military personnel with identification, half-price admission for Beijing-based retired military personnel with ‘Civil Affairs preferential cards’ and people aged 60 and above with identification, free admission for Beijing-based firefighters and rescue personnel with identification, and free admission for Beijing-based disabled veterans, disabled people’s police, and those who have acted bravely with ‘Civil Affairs preferential cards’, as well as those holding ‘Disabled Service Cards’.
The site also offers facilities such as a mother-and-baby room located near the visitor center of the Zhoukoudian Site Museum. The museum provides two free guided tours daily for visitors, and group tours require advance booking. Additionally, it offers self-guided tour services in six languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, French, Korean, and Russian, through audio guides and QR code tour cards.
