Jianchang County
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Jianchang County is an administrative division within Huludao
City in the southwest of Liaoning
Province, in Northeast China. It is the largest division of Huludao, with an area of 3195 sqkm, and is located in mountainous terrain 85 kilometres (52.8 mi) west of that city.
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.
, 21 townships
, and 1 ethnic township in the county.
Towns:
Townships:
Huludao
Huludao is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning Province, China. It is one of the two principal cities in the Liaoxi Corridor . Known as Jinxi until 1994, Huludao has a total area of 10,415 square kilometers and a population of 2.87 million, of which some 531,000 live in the city proper...
City in the southwest of Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
Province, in Northeast China. It is the largest division of Huludao, with an area of 3195 sqkm, and is located in mountainous terrain 85 kilometres (52.8 mi) west of that city.
Near the border with Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern 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.
Administrative Divisions
There are 7 townsTown (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
, 21 townships
Townships of the People's Republic of China
Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...
, and 1 ethnic township in the county.
Towns:
- Jianchang Town (建昌镇), Bajiazi (八家子镇), Lamadong (喇嘛洞镇), Yaowangmiao (药王庙镇), Tangshenmiao (汤神庙镇), Lingta (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), Bashenhan 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)