There are many place names in Beijing that are commensurate with "shops". Their origins are mostly from the initial shops and post stations, and gradually developed into villages and towns. Place names are obtained by the names of shops and post offices. For example, Changxindian, Gaobeidian and Zhoukoudian are no exception.

Zhoukoudian is the hometown of Beijingers. This village was originally built in the Yuan Dynasty. Its first name is that it is called "Zhoukoudian" because the village is located in the "Zhou"-shaped mountain pass. Second, according to legend, a man named Zhou opened a shop here first, which was located at the mountain pass, so he got the place name. A long time ago, it was just an unknown mountain village. 192965438+On February 2, 2009, archaeologist Pei Wenzhong discovered the first complete Peking man skull fossil that had been sleeping here for 500,000 years, which immediately caused a sensation in the world and made the name "Zhoukoudian" famous at home and abroad.