Two national key universities

There are two national key universities of “211 Project” in Chongqing: Chongqing University and Southwest University.

Chongqing University & Southwest University

Home of Erectus Wushanensis over two million years ago – the earliest human being in China

Home of Erectus Wushanensis, the earliest human being in China, was in Wushan County, Chongqing two million years ago (early Paleolithic Period). Fossil of “Home Erectus Wushanensis” is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century.