The main scene of Lufeng is the dinosaur fossil, a scenic area at provincial level and the ramapithecus fossil. The scenic area comprises the dinosaur hill, the relic of the ramapithecus fossil at Shihuiba and Wutai Mountain, with an area of 50 square kilometers.
Since 1938, dinosaur fossils have been found constantly in Lufeng County in Yunnan Province. 24 categories of 33 species and hundred of complete dinosaur fossils have been unearthed. The discovery site for the skull, teeth fossils of the ramapithecus is listed as a "major cultural relics reserve unit" by the State Council. Four dinosaur fossils are exhibited in Lufeng Dinosaur Museum. The largest is more than nine meters long and the shortest is 2.4 meters long. Photos and diagrams of dinosaur fossils from all parts of the world are also exhibited. There are also the halls of ancient living beings, the hall of bronze wares and earthen wares, and the hall of ancient pithecanthropus. The Pagoda of the Sun, the Moon and the Star is located at Shihuiba. The glass fiber reinforced plastic sculpture of the ancient pithecanthropus with a length of 11.5 meters high is established. The dinosaur fossils of Lufeng were once carried to Japan for exhibition.
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