Jianchang () is a county of
Huludao City in the southwest of
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 northernmost ...
province, China. It is the largest division of Huludao, with an area of , and population of 600,000, 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
''Schizooura'' is a genus of basal ornithuromorph bird known from the Early Cretaceous of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China. Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation
The Jiufotang Formation ( Chinese: 九佛堂组, pinyin: ''jiǔf ...
''.
Administrative divisions
There are seven
towns, 21
townships, and one
ethnic township in the county.
Towns:
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Jianchang ()
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Bajiazi ()
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Lamadong ()
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Yaowangmiao ()
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Tangshenmiao ()
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Linglongta ()
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Datun ()
Townships:
Climate
References
External links
Jianchang Longtan Grand Canyon
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County-level divisions of Liaoning
Huludao