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1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Jinsha (River in China)

   “Szechuen troops defending recognized Chinese territory against the raids of the Tibetans declare that by crossing the Kinsha River the forces of the Da Lai Lama have violated the recent truce. The truce established the stream as the boundary between Tibet and China Proper.”

   “The southern limit of the Roe deer in China seems to be about latitude 30°N but in Sikang and Szechwan provinces it may extend slightly south of this latitude in the Kinsha River area.”

   “Mount O-mei is on the upper reaches of the Yangtze and is a famous site for Buddhist pilgrimages. The Kinsha is the source river for the Yangtze.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Jinsha (Kinmen, Taiwan)

   “Lee Hsi-chi, a native of Kinmen, is one of the pioneers in Taiwan's modern art movement. He was pleased to hear that the Kinmen County Government was planning to rebuild 18 ancient houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town to form a folk village.[…] The Kinmen County Government has invited specialists to collect all records related to the style of traditional architecture to transform the block of houses in Shanhou near Kinsha Town into a museum.”

   “The COA undertook reclamation of 110 hectares of land in the Wukang district of Kinsha Township in Kinmen County, building or repairing four hundred meters of stone irrigation ditch , three culverts , and 2,535 square meters of mud[…]”

   “Earlier in the day, Li also paid a visit to the Kinsha Township Administration Office, the newly inaugurated Kinmen Forest Park and toured a plot of land earmarked for a new desalinization plant.”

   “In 1392, Ming Dynasty built five military spots for coast safety. The five military spots were located in Tianpu village in Kinsha town, Fengshang village and Chengkun village in Kinhu town, and Liehyu Hsiang.”

   “Since a sky lantern activity was held that night by the nearby Kinsha Township (金沙) office on the northern coastal area as a celebration for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival — one of the major traditional festivals in Taiwan — local residents suspected sky lanterns were the cause of the fire. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls tomorrow. Kinsha Township chief Chen Kun-ti (陳昆第) admitted that sky lanterns, which are lit and released into the sky, were the most likely culprit.”