Jinsha River

river in the People's Republic of China, the upper course of the Yangtze
Place river Q1038418

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
river
Described by source
Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13]
Discharge
+4471.0[14]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Tibet Autonomous Region[1]
Mouth of the watercourse
Yangtze River[4]
Origin of the watercourse
Tongtian River[6]
P14541
3tvVAA[16]
Said to be the same as
Tongtian River[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chin-sha Chiang en Chin-sha River en Jinsha Jiang en Jinsha River cs řeka Zlatých písků cs Ťin-ša cs Ťin-ša-ťiang de Jinsha es Río Jinsha fr Fleuve Jinsha fr Jinsha he נהר ג'ינשה id Sungai Jinsha ja ディチュ河 ja 金沙江 ko 금사강 ko 진사강 ko 진샤 강 ru Цзиньша (река) sv Jinshafloden
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
315133554
Library of Congress authority ID
sh93006283
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tiger Leaping Gorge.jpg ↗
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts place ID
PL000000000158
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
247202
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Jinsha-River
FAST ID
1266989
Freebase ID
/m/03c9_pn
GNS Unique Feature ID
-1912687
GeoNames ID
1805406
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007537052405171
OpenStreetMap relation ID
9075912
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Topic's main category
Category:Jinsha River
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10038820
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["River", "JinshaRiver::597q7"]

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Located in time zoneP421
Asia/Shanghai 2026-09-26 H/STM · CN GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
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20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
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Belongs to 2
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← Mouth of the watercourse 2
Country 1
Described by source 1
Instance of 1
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Mouth of the watercourse 1
Named after 1
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Cultural Significance

Things named for Jinsha River include Chinshakiangosaurus[17], a fossil taxon[18].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Jinsha River include Chinshakiangosaurus[17], a fossil taxon[18].

References

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  1. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14541 → 3tvVAA
    Topic's main category → Category:Jinsha River
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