Jianshi County

Jianshi County 建始县 Kienshih, Chien-shih
County
Suobaya Stone Forest
Jianshi Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°36′N 109°43′E / 30.600°N 109.717°E / 30.600; 109.717
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Autonomous prefecture	Enshi
Area [1]
• Total	2,666.55 km2 (1,029.56 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	412,038
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.hbjs.gov.cn

Jianshi County (simplified Chinese: 建始县; traditional Chinese: 建始縣; pinyin: Jiànshǐ Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.