Jiangchuan
江川区 | |
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 A sculpture in Jiangchuan | |
 Location of Jiangchuan (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 652600 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Jiangchuan District (Chinese: 江川区; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Qū) is located in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
The district is known for its Gantangjing Paleolithic sites which contains traces of the use of fire, presence of prehistoric carnivorous fauna.[1]