Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of
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 ( ...
, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the
Salween River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
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Course
The river has its source in the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
north of
Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of
Kawnlang,
Namsang and
Langhko
Langkho, Laangkher, or Linkhay is a town and seat of Langkho Township and Langkho District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma
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. A deep channel in the area of Langhko is called the Nam Teng canal and existed at least before 1906.
The Teng River joins the Salween from the right side at the village of
Ta-hsopteng in
Langhko District.
Legend
River Teng is repeatedly mentioned in the traditional
Shan folktale 'Nang Upem and Khun Samlaw', the latter a native of
Keng Tawng according to the legend. Among other instances it is the place where Khun Samlaw met Nang Upem for the first time. When suffering Nang Upem bore a still-born son by the river, she cried and did not want to put the dead baby in the river for fear it would become a fish.
Kanbawsa - A series of articles on the Shan States of Burma
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See also
*List of rivers in Burma
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Ri ...
References
External links
The Salween RiverMaplandia World GazetteerTeng River - The British Library - India Office Select MaterialsTeng ferry, Laihka
Rivers of Myanmar
Geography of Shan State
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