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]‎^[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.

   • 2004, Judy Bonavia, The Silk Road : From Xi'an to Kashgar‎^[2], →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).