Chin Sha Chiang

A form of Jinsha Jiang — Synonym of Jinsha, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jinsha Jiang.

    At the Chin Sha Chiang (River), during the Long March, Ch'en Keng and his cadets held an important bridge for five days, until the main forces of the Red Army arrived and drove off attacking White troops.

    1957, Edgar Snow, Random Notes on Red China, Harvard University Press, published 1968, →OCLC, →OL, page 99
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    The Ta Tu river above Wa Ssu Kou¹ is the Chin Ch‘uan (“Gold Stream”), the Yangtse for hundreds of miles of its course is the Chin Sha Chiang [Kin Sha Kiang], or “River of Golden Sand,” and many streams of less importance bear similar names.

    1908, R. F. Johnston, “Pa-U-Rong to Muli”, in From Peking to Mandalay: A Journey from Noth China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch’uan and Yunnan, London: John Murray, →OCLC, page 195

    The “Flowery Miao or A Hmao” from Ya-Yu and Ya Pao of Guizhou moved to eastern Yunnan and settled along the banks of the Chin Sha Chiang river, then some later moved to southeastern Yunnan and finally to northern Vietnam.

    2013, Thomas S. Vang, A History of the Hmong: From Ancient Times to the Modern Diaspora, 3rd edition, Morrisville, NC: Lulu Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 209

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Origin

From the Wade–Giles romanization of 金沙江 (Jīn Shā Jiāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chin¹ Sha¹ Chiang¹.

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