Washixia
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽/瓦石峡 (Wǎshíxiá).
Proper noun
editWashixia
- 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][1], 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.