| Jianchang County 建昌县 |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture | Huludao |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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Jianchang County (simplified Chinese: 建昌县; traditional Chinese: 建昌縣; pinyin: Jiànchāng Xiàn) 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 3,195 square kilometres (1,234 sq mi),[1] and is located in mountainous terrain 85 kilometres (53 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.[2]
There are 7 towns, 21 townships, and 1 ethnic township in the county.
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