Jianchuan County
county in Dali, Yunnan, China
Jianchuan County (simplified Chinese: 剑川县; traditional Chinese: 劍川縣; pinyin: Jiànchuān Xiàn; Bai: Jinp•cuinl), historically known as Yidu (Chinese: 义督; pinyin: Yìdū; Bai: Jiex•dvnl) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the western part of Yunnan Province, China.
The county is about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Lijiang and 120 km (75 mi) north of Dali.
The historical town of Shaxi in the southeast of the county lies on the old Tea Horse Road to Bengal.
China National Highway 214, from Xining to Jinghong in southern Yunnan, passes through the northeast of the county.
Jianchuan borders Heqing County to the east, Eryuan County to the south, Lanping County and Yunlong County to the west, and Yulong Naxi Autonomous County to the north.
Administrative divisions
Jianchuan County has 5 towns and 3 townships.
“Jianchuan County” enters the record as county in Dali, Yunnan, China. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Jianchuan, County and county can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1200810. VIAF identifies the subject as 159515971. The Library of Congress control number is n85214563. Authority coordinates are 26.534, 99.906. 1 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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