Shoushan Immortal Cave Site

Shoushan Immortal Cave Site

The Shoushan Immortal Cave Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Shoushan Immortal Cave Site

Batch and announcement date: Fifth batch, February 26, 1999

Address: Shoushan Village, Yumuqiaozhi Town, Huadian City

Period: Paleolithic Age

Category: Ancient site

Managing authority: Huadian City Cultural Relics Management Office

Is it open to the public: No

Located in the Immortal Cave at the top of Shoushan Mountain near Yumuqiaozhi Town, Huadian City. Preliminary surveys and excavations have uncovered more than ten species of mammal fossils from the Late Pleistocene, along with a large number of chipped stone tools. Experts have identified it as a Paleolithic site dating back approximately 100,000 years with significant value, holding great importance for research on ancient humans in Northeast China.

Further reading:

· Seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units