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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦石峽／瓦石峡 (Wǎshíxiá).
Proper noun
Washixia
- Synonym of Waxxari
1989, Che Muqi, “Places of Historic Interest, Scenic Beauty, and Revolutionary Relics”, in 丝绸之路今昔, 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).