Jianchang County Explained
| Jianchang |
| Other Name: | Chienchang |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Liaoning |
| Pushpin Label: | Jianchang |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huludao |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Jianchang Town (建昌镇) |
| Area Total Km2: | 3195 |
| Population Total: | 453,436 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 40.8167°N 169°W |
| Elevation M: | 369 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 125300 |
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,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] Also found here, in Jiufotang Formation rocks, was the early modern bird Schizooura.[5]
Administrative divisions
There are seven towns, 21 townships, and one ethnic township in the county.[6]
Towns:
- Jianchang (Chinese: 建昌镇)
- Bajiazi (Chinese: 八家子镇)
- Lamadong (Chinese: 喇嘛洞镇)
- Yaowangmiao (Chinese: 药王庙镇)
- Tangshenmiao (Chinese: 汤神庙镇)
- Linglongta (Chinese: 玲珑塔镇)
- Datun (Chinese: 大屯镇)
Townships:
| valign=top | - Maoniuyingzi Township (Chinese: 牦牛营子乡)
- Yaolugou Township (Chinese: 要路沟乡)
- Shifo Township (Chinese: 石佛乡)
- Suozhuyingzi Township (Chinese: 素珠营子乡)
- Xijianchang Township (Chinese: 西碱厂乡)
- Shihuiyaozi Township (Chinese: 石灰窑子乡)
- Wangbaoyingzi Township (Chinese: 王宝营子乡)
- Weijialing Township (Chinese: 魏家岭乡)
- Laodazhangzi Township (Chinese: 老大杖子乡)
- Toudaoyingzi Township (Chinese: 头道营子乡)
| valign=top | - Xinkailing Township (Chinese: 新开岭乡)
- Hezhangzi Township (Chinese: 贺杖子乡)
- Yangmadianzi Township (Chinese: 养马甸子乡)
- Heshangfangzi Township (Chinese: 和尚房子乡)
- Yangshuwanzi Township (Chinese: 杨树湾子乡)
- Heishanke Township (Chinese: 黑山科乡)
- Leijiadian Township (Chinese: 雷家店乡)
- Bashihan Township (Chinese: 巴什罕乡)
- Xiaodeyingzi Township (Chinese: 小德营子乡)
- Niangniangmiao Township (Chinese: 娘娘庙乡)
| valign=top | - Guzhangzi Township (Chinese: 谷杖子乡)
- Erdaowanzi Mongol Ethnic Township (Chinese: 二道弯子蒙古族乡)
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: China: Liáoníng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
- Web site: Huludao Administrative Districts . Huludao Municipal Government . 2010-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091005054440/http://www.hld.gov.cn/government/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=1570 . 2009-10-05.
- Web site: 建昌县. Jianchang County. 9 March 2021. hldnews.com. zh.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090927165513/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/25/content_12112469.htm China's new dinosaur fossil sheds light on bird origin, 2009/09/25
- 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 . Vertebrata PalAsiatica . 50 . 1 . 9–24 .
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/21/14/211422.html
. https://archive.today/20121128040140/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/21/14/211422.html . dead . November 28, 2012 . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：建昌县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2012-07-17 .
