The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Linxia
or Linsia (both: ln-shä) (KEY) , city (1994 est. pop. 88,200), SE Gansu prov., China. The city is a gateway to the Tibetan areas near the Qinghai and Sichuan borders. It trades in hides and wool. The name sometimes appears as Lin-hsia.