Australopithecus originally lived in groups in tropical and subtropical forests. Later, in order to find food, some apes descended to the ground and gradually learned to walk upright on two feet. Their forelimbs were liberated and tools such as stones or sticks could be used. Finally, they developed into hand-made tools.
At the same time, physique, including the brain, has also developed accordingly, and various characteristics of human beings have emerged. Engels called the ancient apes living in trees "tree-climbing apes", the creatures in the transition period from apes to humans as "people in formation" and the people who can make tools as "fully formed people". With the continuous discovery of fossil materials and the continuous improvement of dating methods, people's understanding of the origin of human beings has also deepened.
There are several myths about the origin of human beings in China. The earlier version is Huainanzi Spirit: "There is a mixture of spirit (yin and spirit), while the meteorological camp ... the types of gas are insects (turbid gas becomes insects, fish, birds and beasts) and essence is people (pure gas becomes people)." This statement has not received much attention.
Later, it meant that Pangu was dying, and when he became everything, the parasite on him became a human being. The age of Five Blessingg calendar in the first volume of History is deduced: "The insect in Pangu was transformed into Li Shu (man) by the wind." This statement did not spread.
There is also a saying that human beings were created by the Yellow Emperor and then endowed with the five senses of limbs by other gods, such as Zhuan Xu and Sanglin. See Huai Nan Zi's Talking about the Forest: "Huangdi gave birth to Yin and Yang, Zhuan Xu gave birth to eyes and ears, and Mulberry gave birth to arms and hands." This statement is very interesting, very similar to what the Germans said. Unfortunately, what kind of gods are Shang Qing and Sang Lin? Other ancient books are not narrated, leaving only a mystery.
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