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Chapter 2 Historical Figures A Glimpse of Chinese Traditional Culture Yuanmou Man and Peking Man ? The first primitive man known to have existed in China is Yuanmou Man, who lived million years ago. ? Peking Man, who existed more than 400,000 years ago, could walk upright, make and use simple tools, and make use of fire. The Ancient Period ? Why are we called “the descendants of Yan and Huang (炎黃子孫 )”? ? Chinese history began with two legendary figures—Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan, who, together with their tribes, inhabited the drainage area along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. By the time of Xia Dynasty, after centuries of living side by side, these two tribes had gradually merged into one. Consequently, the Chinese people usually themselves “the descendants of Yan and Huang”. ? Yu