Chin-sha-chiang
See also: Chinsha Chiang, Chin-sha Chiang, and Chin Sha Chiang
English
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chin¹-sha¹-chiang¹.
Proper noun
Chin-sha-chiang
- Alternative form of Jinsha Jiang.
- 1916 May, Kingdon Ward, F., “Further Geological Notes on the Land of Deep Corrosions”, in The Geological Magazine, number 623, ISSN 0016-7568, OCLC 2139602, page 211:
- It is much more likely that the Chin-sha-chiang (reserving this name for the southward-flowing upper portion of the Yangtze) did actually continue southwards past Likiang, being subsequently beheaded by the upper course of the eastward-flowing portion cutting back westwards; the southern portion of the Chin-sha-chiang, being thus isolated from its source, ultimately disappearing.
- 1948, Thomas, F. W., “Introduction”, in Nam: An Ancient Language of the Sino-Tibetan Borderland, Oxford University Press, OCLC 5193274, pages 3-4:
- The great Ña(g)-chu, or Ya-lung river, which with its tributaries issues from the southern slopes of the Bayankara range and ultimately joins the Hbri-chu, now Chin-sha-chiang, on its left bank, has perhaps a more precipitous upper course.
- 1977, Chang, Kwang-chih, “Early Civilizations in South China”, in The Archaeology of Ancient China, Third edition, Yale University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 77-23212, OCLC 2797750, page 454:
- In this connection, Wu Chin-ting’s investigations during 1938-40 in Ta-li Hsien, in the Lake Erh and Tien-ts’ang Mountain area of western Yunnan a little way below the Chin-sha-chiang, are highly important.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Chin-sha-chiang.
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