In fact, the "Qian" in the literature works of Tang and Song dynasty was "Qian country", which locate in Pengshui county of Chongqing today, not the place of Guizhou.
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这一简称源自于嘉陵江部分河段的旧称。嘉陵江流经重庆并最终注入长江。
Its abbreviated name is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds the Yangtze River (Changjiang River).