Washixia

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽／瓦石峡 (Wǎshíxiá).

Proper noun

Washixia

  1. Synonym of Waxxari
    • 1989, Che Muqi [车慕奇], “Places of Historic Interest, Scenic Beauty, and Revolutionary Relics”, in 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present]‎, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62:
      The ancient Kingdom of Ruoqiang controlled the rest of present-day Ruoqiang County, while today’s Qiemo (Qarqan) County was the territory of the ancient State of Qiemo, and the ancient walled city of Washixia in present-day Ruoqiang County was possibly its capital.
    • 2004, Judy Bonavia, The Silk Road : From Xi'an to Kashgar‎, →ISBN, page 330:
      Driving on to Ruoqiang (Charkhlik), you pass the village of Waxxari close to the ancient site of Washixia, Stein's Vash Shari from the time of the Tang (618-907 AD) and the Northern Song (960-1127 AD).
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