Kin Sha Kiang

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.

    This river flows direct to the S.-E.; not only do the waters of Shuh run into this river, but even those of the Kin Sha Kiang (金沙江) join it at Sui Fu (叙府).

    1915, James Hutson, “Irrigation Records”, in Mythical and Practical in Szechwan, Shanghai: The National Review" Office, →OCLC, page 37
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    From Tsaidam, apparently, the travellers cross the range to which Prejevalsky gave the name of Marco Polo so as to strike the upper sources of the Kin Sha Kiang, which river they hope to follow to Batang, the Chinese frontier post on the main road from Pekin to Lhassa.

    1889 November 14, The Bombay Gazette, number 12771, Bombay, page 3, column 5; republished as The Leisure Hour, 1890, →OCLC, page 139, column 2

    The 5th “Red” army corps is also making for Wuting while the 9th “Red” army corps is preparing bamboo rafts for crossing the Kin Sha Kiang (River) northwards to invade south-western Szechuan.

    1935 May 18, “Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Urges Full Development of Resources in Yunnan”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 72, number 12, →OCLC, page 385, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jinsha

Origin

From the Nanjing-dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng).

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APA

Kin Sha Kiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kin%20Sha%20Kiang

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