Kin-sha
Kin-sha is the alternative form of Jinsha.
Meaning of Jinsha
Proper noun (1)
Jinsha
- 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
- Synonyms:
- Jinsha Jiang
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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
Proper noun (2)
Jinsha
- 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
Origin of Kin-sha
From the Nanjing-dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of 金沙 (jīnshā).
Phrases with Kin-sha
Questions about Kin-sha
- What is Kin-sha the alternative form of?
- Kin-sha is the alternative form of Jinsha.
Words near Kin-sha in the dictionary
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