Construction has started on a park at the site of ancient humans ruins in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.

The Karub Ruins Park, located in Qamdo City, will allow visitors to learn about the plateau's prehistoric civilization, according to Yungzhung Dawa, head of the city's cultural heritage bureau.

With a total investment of 120 million yuan (about 18.8 million U.S. dollars), the project will replicate scenes from the lives of Tibetans' ancestors from 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.

The first-phase project includes an exhibition hall where pictures of the ruins of ancient houses will be displayed.

The Karub ruins were found in 1977 and put under state protection in 1996. Three excavations have been conducted on an area covering 3,040 square meters of ruins since their discovery. They are the best-preserved Neolithic ruins on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

Editor:Karen Lin