Qianxi Guanyin Cave Site

　　The cave deposits reach a thickness of 9 meters and are divided into upper and lower sections. Over 3,000 stone artifacts have been discovered, including types such as cores, flakes, choppers, points, awls, and scrapers. The materials, production techniques, and combinations of tool types all exhibit distinctive local characteristics, reflecting the developmental features of Paleolithic culture in southwestern China. More than 20 species of mammalian fossils have been found, especially numerous remains of saber-toothed tigers and rhinoceroses, which are closely associated with early human hunting activities. These discoveries provide extremely important material for studying the development history of early humans in the southwestern region.

　　According to Chinese paleoanthropologists, the artifacts unearthed at the Shajing Guanyin Cave in Qianxi are typical representatives of the early Paleolithic culture south of the Yangtze River. They prove that ancient humans were active here as early as 500,000 to 600,000 years ago, making this one of the birthplaces of ancient humans in China. (National Cultural Heritage Administration)