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Jianchang Formation
Jianchang () is a county of Huludao City in the southwest of Liaoning province, China. It is the largest division of Huludao, with an area of , and population of 450,000 in 2020, located in mountainous terrain west of that city, serviced by China National Highway 306. The Weizhangzi–Tashan railway also passes through the County. Near the border with Hebei province lies the Jianchang Longtan Grand Canyon, home to wide variety of plants and animals. In 2009 a Troodontid dinosaur fossil with feathers was discovered in Jianchang. It is the earliest known such fossil and provides evidence for the link between dinosaurs and birds. Also found here, in Jiufotang Formation rocks, was the early modern bird ''Schizooura''. Administrative divisions There are seven Town (China), towns, 21 Townships of the People's Republic of China, townships, and one ethnic township in the county. Towns: *Jianchang, Jianchang County, Jianchang () *Bajiazi () *Lamadong () *Yaowangmiao () *Tangshenmiao () ...
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County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, s=县, labels=no) are found in the County-level divisions of China, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, provinces and Autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banners, autonomous banners and District (China)#Ethnic districts, city districts. There are 1,355 counties in mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper ...
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Shifo Township, Liaoning
Shifo (, lit. ''stone Buddha'') may refer to the following places in China: Towns * Shifo, Shandong * Shifo, Gansu * Shifo, Henan, Zhongyuan District, Henan * Shifo, Hebei, a town in Anguo, Hebei Townships * Shifo Township, Zhejiang Shifo (, lit. ''stone Buddha'') may refer to the following places in China: Towns * Shifo, Shandong * Shifo, Gansu * Shifo, Henan, Zhongyuan District Zhongyuan District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzh ..., a township in Longyou County, Zhejiang {{geodis ...
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