![The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/13/68258dbacc81428fbb955f7cce130a82.jpg)
The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)
![The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/13/18411b03940b47fe934793188c34fd6d.jpg)
The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)
![The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/13/f611a17716554584b3862a7e01ec4f02.jpg)
The newly-found Shangchen ruins, a paleolithic site, in Lantian County, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, July 12, 2018. Findings at the site showed human activities on the Loess Plateau 2.12 million years ago. (Photo/VCG)