Jianchang County

Jianchang (Chinese: 建昌; pinyin: Jiànchāng) is a county of Huludao City in the southwest of Liaoning province, China. It is the largest division of Huludao, with an area of 3,195 square kilometres (1,234 sq mi),[1] and population of 600,000, located in mountainous terrain 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of that city, serviced by China National Highway 306. The Weizhangzi–Tashan railway also passes through the County.[2]

"Jianchang" redirects here. For other uses, see Jianchang (disambiguation).
Jianchang
建昌县
Chienchang
County
Location in Huludao City
Jianchang
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°49′N 119°50′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityHuludao
County seatJianchang Town (建昌镇)
Area
 • Total3,195 km2 (1,234 sq mi)
Elevation
369 m (1,211 ft)
Population
 • Total600,000
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
125300

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.[3] Also found here, in Jiufotang Formation rocks, was the early modern bird Schizooura.[4]

Administrative divisions

There are seven towns, 21 townships, and one ethnic township in the county.[5]

Towns:

  • Jianchang (建昌镇)
  • Bajiazi (八家子镇)
  • Lamadong (喇嘛洞镇)
  • Yaowangmiao (药王庙镇)
  • Tangshenmiao (汤神庙镇)
  • Linglongta (玲珑塔镇)
  • Datun (大屯镇)

Townships:

  • Maoniuyingzi Township (牦牛营子乡)
  • Yaolugou Township (要路沟乡)
  • Shifo Township (石佛乡)
  • Suozhuyingzi Township (素珠营子乡)
  • Xijianchang Township (西碱厂乡)
  • Shihuiyaozi Township (石灰窑子乡)
  • Wangbaoyingzi Township (王宝营子乡)
  • Weijialing Township (魏家岭乡)
  • Laodazhangzi Township (老大杖子乡)
  • Toudaoyingzi Township (头道营子乡)
  • Xinkailing Township (新开岭乡)
  • Hezhangzi Township (贺杖子乡)
  • Yangmadianzi Township (养马甸子乡)
  • Heshangfangzi Township (和尚房子乡)
  • Yangshuwanzi Township (杨树湾子乡)
  • Heishanke Township (黑山科乡)
  • Leijiadian Township (雷家店乡)
  • Bashihan Township (巴什罕乡)
  • Xiaodeyingzi Township (小德营子乡)
  • Niangniangmiao Township (娘娘庙乡)
  • Guzhangzi Township (谷杖子乡)
  • Erdaowanzi Mongol Ethnic Township (二道弯子蒙古族乡)

References
  1. "Huludao Administrative Districts". Huludao Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  2. "建昌县" [Jianchang County]. hldnews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. China's new dinosaur fossil sheds light on bird origin, 2009/09/25
  4. Shuang Zhou, Zhong-He Zhou and Jingmai K. O’Connor (2012). "A new basal beaked ornithurine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 50 (1): 9–24.
  5. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：建昌县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
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