Beipiao () is a city in Chaoyang prefecture,

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province, in

Northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of ...

. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in China. The coal produced is used for coking. Daheishan National Forest Park is located in the northwestern part of Beipiao city. The dinosaur ''

Beipiaosaurus ''Beipiaosaurus'' is a genus of therizinosauroid theropod dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Early Cretaceous in the Yixian Formation. The first remains were found in 1996 and formally described in 1999. Before the discovery of ''Yutyrannus ...

'' was named after the city where its

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s were found nearby.

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, 7

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, 17

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, and 2

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s under the administration of the city.朝阳市-行政区划网
/ref> Subdistricts: * Nanshan Subdistrict (), Taiji Subdistrict (),

Sanbao Subdistrict Sanbao may refer to: * Chinese for Three Treasures (disambiguation) (三宝), in various cultural and religious meanings * The title of Zheng He (1371–1433), the eunuch admiral * Sanpu railway station (三堡站), on the Beijing–Baotou Ra ...

(), Qiaobei Subdistrict (), Chengguan Subdistrict (),

Guanshan Subdistrict Guanshan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei, China. To the east it borders the Donghu New Technology Development Zone; to the south it borders Jiangxia District and the Third Ring Road; to the west it borders Zhu ...

(), Dongtaiji Subdistrict () Towns: * Baoguolao (), Heichengzi (), Xiguanying (), Shangyuan (), Wujianfang (), Daban (), Taohuatu () Townships: * Dongguanying Township (), Sanbao Township (), Quanjuyong Township (), Sanbaoying Township (), Beitazi Township (), Taijiying Township (), Loujiadian Township (), Beisijia Township (), Changheying Township (), Xiaotazi Township (), Dasanjiazi Township (), Mengguying Township (), Longtan Township (), Changgao Township (), Batuying Township (), Ha'ernao Township (),

Zhangguying Township Zhangguying Town () is a town of Yueyang County, Hunan Province, China. It was reformed on November 30, 2015. The town has an area of , as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 46,200. Zhangguying Town is divided into 13 villages and ...

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