CHAPTER 1 Ancient History Brilliant Civilization -A Synopsis of 5, 000-Year Chinese History I. Ancient History This country falls within the incipient civilizations in the world bearing an approximately 4000-year recorded history, wherein were unearthed the ape-man fossils Yuanmou Man"in Yuanmou County of Yunnan Province that can trace back to the preceding 1.7 million years and that has been designated as the earliest primitive human species so far. She is China °“ Peking Man”, Who dwelled at zhoukoudian in the vicinity of modern Beijing of China, could have walked erect, chiseled and wielded simpleI. Ancient History • This country falls within the incipient civilizations in the world bearing an approximately 4000-year recorded history, wherein were unearthed the ape-man fossils “Yuanmou Man” in Yuanmou County of Yunnan Province that can trace back to the preceding 1.7 million years and that has been designated as the earliest primitive human species so far. She is China. • “Peking Man” , who dwelled at Zhoukoudian in the vicinity of modern Beijing of China, could have walked erect, chiseled and wielded simple