The Jinsha River (Chinese: , p Jīnshājiāng, "Gold Sand River") is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River.It flows through the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan in western China.The river passes through Tiger Leaping Gorge.. It is sometimes grouped together with the Lancang (upper Mekong) and Nu (upper Salween) as the Sanjiang ("Three Rivers") area ...