Elevation 369 m (1,211 ft) Postal code 125300 | County seat Jianchang Town (建昌镇) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 3,195 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
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), and population of 600,000, located in mountainous terrain 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of that city, serviced by China National Highway 306.
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Map of Jianchang, Huludao, Liaoning, China
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 7 towns, 21 townships, and 1 ethnic township in the county.
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