Definition of "Kashi"
Kashi
proper noun
Synonym of Kashgar: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Quotations
In the dusty bazaar streets of Kashi, also known as Kashgar, Uighur hatred of Chinese authorities runs deep. Many here believe that more than 100 died fighting Chinese troops last spring in the nearby town of Baren.
1990, David Holley, “COLUMN ONE : An Islamic Challenge to China : Officials fear the spread of fundamentalism in the westernmost region. They toughen controls on religious life and suppress secessionist activities.”, in Los Angeles Times
W. L. Abbott visited the northern Tarim Basin in the autumn of 1893 (Richmond 1895) and F. Ludlow collected in the northern basin between Kashi (Kashgar) and Jam near Aksu between 17 November 1929 and 13 April 1930, and again from 15 to 29 September 1930, and also documented the observations and collections of G. Sherriff (Ludlow and Kinnear 1933-1934).
1992, Richard Grimmett, Helen Taylor, “Recent observations from Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, 16 June to 5 July 1988”, in Forktail, volume 7, page 139