Dadong Site

　　The Dadong Site is a limestone cave site. The cave entrance is 55 meters wide and about 40 meters high, with the main cave stretching 1,600 meters in length. In 1992, archaeologists conducted the first excavation here, uncovering an area of 80 square meters. Over 1,300 stone artifacts have been unearthed at the site, some of which share characteristics comparable to those of contemporary cultures in the West. Additionally, more than 40 types of animal fossils belonging to the mid-Pleistocene Giant Panda–Stegodon fauna have been discovered.

　　The Dadong Site is currently the earliest cultural site discovered in Guizhou Province. Its cultural relics and remnants of primitive life have been preserved in their original state. The rich and well-preserved Quaternary deposits within the cave provide valuable physical evidence for establishing a standard for Quaternary cave sediments in South China. (National Cultural Heritage Administration)