Kucha

Proper noun

1. An ancient Buddhist kingdom of Central Asia, located in modern-day Xinjiang, China.
2. Alternative form of Kuqa.
   • Responsibility for this control was in the hands of the Hsi-an Military Governor situated at what was called Chiu-tzu, the present-day K'u-ch'e (Kucha) in the southern piedmont of the T'ien Shan southwest of Urumchi. -...
   • Meanwhile, the photography and research of Buddhist sites in the other countries of Asia was taken up. One of the most exciting journeys was two months across the length of China and from Central to Western Tibet. For...
   • Although Mr Ghappar had spent years in Foshan - where friends and relatives say he made good money modelling clothes - he was taken back to his city of birth of Kucha in Xinjiang. We showed the Chinese government...