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Jinsha

Syllables: Jin·sha/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/

Jinsha proper noun: a river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.

Proper noun (1)

Jinsha

  1. A river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.
    • The Sanjiang Fold System is an Indosinian geosynclinal fold system, lying in western Yunnan and the Qamdo area of Tibet east of the Nujiang River and west of the Jinsha River. In eastern Tibet the Jinsha, Lancang and Nujiang Rivers turn suddenly to the south to form the famous Sanjiang...1987, “Brief Description of the Main Tectonic Units of China”, in Geotectonic Evolution of China, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 83
    • Except for the ten or more days when we rested in Zunyi Prefecture in northern Guizhou Province and the five days when we stopped in Huili County after we had crossed the Jinsha River, we spent all of our time marching, regardless of the weather, from Jiangxi to Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou...1995 [1935], Chen Yun, “My Experiences on the Westward March”, in Selected Works of Chen Yun, volume I, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 54–55
    Synonyms:
    Jinsha Jiang
  2. A culture in prehistoric China, named for its type site, Jinsha.
    • The gold stick unearthed in Sanxingdui Site and the gold crown band unearthed in Jinsha Site. Both of them have the combined designs of man heads, arrows, birds, and fish. They bear an almost same style, which shows the continuity of the Jinsha culture and the Sanxingdui culture.2007, Yinke Deng, “Sanxingdui, a Civilization Independent from the Central Plains”, in Avery Martha, Pan Yue, transl., History of China, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC...
    • As the climate at the time was warmer than today and the Chengdu Plain was forested, it is not unlikely that elephants thrived here.
      Phase II is equivalent to the late Shang to mid Western Zhou and marks the high point of Jinsha Culture. This is when we find beautiful bronzes, gold and jade, as...2009, Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, Antony White, China: Museums, Odyssey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 246
  3. An archaeological site in Qingyang district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
    • But long before that, Parisians will have had ample chance to familiarize themselves with Chinese culture. From Oct. 14 to Jan. 28, the Hôtel de Ville,[…]showcases recent Bronze Age excavations in the Szechuan Province, in western China, including artifacts from the Jinsha site (1200-1000 B.C.)...2003 October 5, Corinne LaBalme, “WHAT'S DOING IN; Paris”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Travel
    • The continued discovery of Jinsha Site in 2001 after Sanxingdui might provide a persuasive reference to the myth of Sanxingdui civilization.2007, Yinke Deng, “Sanxingdui, a Civilization Independent from the Central Plains”, in Avery Martha, Pan Yue, transl., History of China, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC...
  4. A county of Bijie, Guizhou, China.
    • Under the unifying arrangements of the Party committee the people’s procuracy of Chin-sha county took seven days’ time and handed over to the masses for debate the cases in which it had approved applications for arrest.[1968, Jerome Alan Cohen, The Criminal Process in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1963: An Introduction, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 476
    • In handling the graft case involving Chen Guiliang [7115 6311 5328], director of the county hydroelectric power bureau, and other major graft cases, the procuratorate of Jinsha County showed no fear of powerful forces and difficulties, and swept aside all resistance, breaking through layer after...1986 September 23 [1986 April 21], Ziyong Zhang, “Procuratorates in Our Province at All Levels Make Remarkable Achievements in Crackdown on Economic Crime; Nearly 20 Million Yuan in Economic Losses...
  5. An urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.
    • Jinsha, located in the northeast of Kinmen Island, is subjected to powerful northeastern winds every monsoon season.2005, 台灣鄉鎮之美 [Taiwan Town and Country], 遠流出版事業股份有現公司, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 184
    • The two elementary-school students graduating this year, Yang Hao-lung (楊昊龍) and Chang Wei-shih (張煒世), started out from the school at 8:30am yesterday and jogged to Jinsha Township (金沙) Office before riding a tandem bicycle to the entrance of the ancient trail into Taiwu Mountain (太武山), bordered by...2015 June 23, Jake Chung, “Students graduate on Taiwu Mountain”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022, Taiwan News

Proper noun (2)

Jinsha

  1. A village in Nangan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.
    • These establishments charge a premium due to their proximity to the port, but with the exception of the Holiday Hotel (see p.485) none are worth the price, and you'll do much better heading to one of the atmospheric homestays at either Jinsha or Nioujiao village.2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 487
    • Jinsha One of the archipelago’s most attractive villages, Jinsha has benefited from local government subsidies to preserve and restore traditional one- and two-storey granite houses.2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 330

Examples of Jinsha in a sentence

  • The Sanjiang Fold System is an Indosinian geosynclinal fold system, lying in western Yunnan and the Qamdo area of Tibet east of the Nujiang River and west of the Jinsha River.1987, “Brief Description of the Main Tectonic Units of China”, in Geotectonic Evolution of China, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 83:
  • 'Here,' announced Wei, 'is the start of the mighty Tongtian River, which flows into the Jinsha River and then into our glorious Yangtze.'2016, Richard Loseby, chapter 10, in A Boy of China (Non-fiction), HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 120:
  • The Jinsha Theater near the Conservation Center provides a small venue for artistic performances related to the Jinsha culture.2011, Li Xianyao, Luo Zhewen, China's Museums, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 82:
  • It is now thought that when Sanxingdui was abandoned, the Shu capital moved to Jinsha until its mysterious decline around 600 BC.2009, Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, Antony White, China: Museums, Odyssey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 246:

Synonyms of Jinsha

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Forms of Jinsha

alternative formKinsha
alternative formKin-sha
alternative formKin Sha
alternative formChinsha
alternative formChin-sha
alternative formChin Sha
alternative alsoJin Sha
alternative misspellingJingsha

Origin of Jinsha

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 津沙 (Jīnshā).

Phrases with Jinsha

Words that rhyme with Jinsha

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Questions about Jinsha

What does Jinsha mean?
Jinsha means a river in Qinghai and western Sichuan, China, the headwater of the Yangtze.
How do you use Jinsha in a sentence?
The Sanjiang Fold System is an Indosinian geosynclinal fold system, lying in western Yunnan and the Qamdo area of Tibet east of the Nujiang River and west of the Jinsha River.
What part of speech is Jinsha?
Jinsha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jinsha?
Jinsha is pronounced /d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑ/.

Words near Jinsha in the dictionary

  1. jinriksha
  2. jinrikshas
  3. jins
  4. Jinsen
  5. jinseng
  6. Jinsha
  7. Jinsha Jiang
  8. Jinshajiang
  9. jinshajiangite
  10. Jinshan
  11. Jinshang

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