Keng Tawng (
Shan: ; my, ကျိုင်းတောင်းမြို့; also spelled Kyaingtaung) is a river town in
Mong Nai Township in the
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
of
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The area of the town is watered by the
Nam Teng River
Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River.
Course
The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlan ...
.
History
Prior to the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
,
Kengtawng state was one of the substates of
Mongnai State
Mongnai, also known as Möngnai, Mone, Mōng Nai or Monē, was a Shan state in what is today Burma. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States. Its capital was Mongnai town.
History
Möngnai state was founded before 1800. ...
, in the Southern Shan States.
Keng Tawng was the town of Khun Sam Law, the hero of an ancient legend of the
Shan people
The Shan people ( shn, တႆး; , my, ရှမ်းလူမျိုး; ), also known as the Tai Long, or Tai Yai are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan are the biggest minority of Burma (Myanmar) and primarily live in th ...
. It was also the birthplace of notorious
usurper
A usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy. In other words, one who takes the power of a country, city, or established region for oneself, without any formal or legal right to claim it as ...
and warmonger Twet Nga Lu.
There is a hydroelectric project in the area of the town. Places like the iconic Kengtawng Falls are threatened by the project.
Secretary-1 inspects Kengtawng Hydropower Project in Monghsat, Kehsi Townships
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References
{{Shan State
Populated places in Shan State