Globally search for "Beijing People"

Author: Li Mingsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In 1929, when Pei Wenjun was only 25, he discovered a "Peking Man" skull in Zhoukoudian, causing a sensation worldwide! In 1936, Jia Lanpo found three more "Peking Man" skulls in just 11 days, again shocking the world! In 1941, "Peking Man" was transferred to the United States for "refuge" during its journey, but Japan suddenly attacked Pearl Harbor, triggering the Pacific War. "Peking Man" disappeared mysteriously thereafter. Over the following six decades, numerous institutions and individuals from China and abroad have continuously tracked and searched for "Peking Man," yet its whereabouts remain elusive to this day. Writer Li Mingsheng, through 15 years of arduous effort, interviewed and investigated over 100 participants and witnesses from China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, Israel, and other countries. He studied and verified a vast amount of historical records at home and abroad, revised the manuscript multiple times, and finally completed this work of. Standing at the height of history, the author combines thoughtfulness and storytelling to narrate the entire process of "Peking Man" from its discovery to its disappearance and from its disappearance to its search over the past century. The work is masterfully written, with a gripping plot and a series of suspenseful twists, holding significant literary and historical value.