Jin Sha Jiang

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jinsha Jiang.

    The upper Chang Jiang River (Yangtze River) originates from the small Jin Sha Jiang (Jinsha River).

    2020 December, Hanli Zhou, Volker Grabowsky, “Demarcation of the Yunnan-Burma Tai Minority Area in Warry's Report of 1891-97: A Critical Evaluation against the Background of Contemporary Chinese Historiography·”, in Southeast Asian Studies, volume 9, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    Yalong is a tributary to Jin Sha Jiang (Yangtze) and Ertan Project is situated 30 km above the confluence of the two rivers, some 40 km from the city of Panzhihua.

    1997, Qian Yang et al., “Ertan hyrdoelectric project: Experiences during construction”, in Hydropower '97, A.A.Balkema, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 590

    Along with the four Lancang dams already completed or underway by the mid-2000s, there were another four planned for the Lnacang, thirteen more planned for the Nujiang with one of these already under construction, and another twelve planned for the Jin Sha Jiang, with at least one of these under construction (Dore, Yu, and Li 2007, 71-73).

    2010, Jim Glassman, “Going West, by Southwest”, in Bounding the Mekong, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 126

Synonyms & antonyms

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jinsha
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Jin Sha Jiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jin%20Sha%20Jiang

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