Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
How long have people been walking these steamy limestone hills?For a very long time. From the very beginning. A fossil human had been discovered inside a small cave within eyeshot. He was a wanderer missing his head. He was 40,000 years old. He’d run out of stories._After all these miles,_ I thought, _I’ve finally found myself_.And I slogged onward down the baking country road, and into the heat-stunned outskirts of Beijing.
A wraparound soundscape at this Milestone
This Milestone’s location on a map
Photos of the ground under Paul’s feet and the sky above at this Milestone
A brief question and answer with the first person Paul meets at this Milestone
Unnamed man, about 60 years old
(declined to give his name or be photographed)
Who are you?
I’m an engineer. I’m retired.
Where are you from?
I’m from Zhoukoudianzhen.
Where are you going?
For a walk. I walk 20,000 steps a day. For exercise. To stay healthy. It makes me feel good all day.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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