金沙江 Traditional form: 金沙江 Pinyin (reading): Jīnshājiāng Definitions: Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江/长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan Characters: 金 - gold, metal; money 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname Traditional characters: 金 - gold, metal; money 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname