Teng River
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Course
The river has its source in the Shan Hills north of Mongkung and flows roughly eastwards and then southwards past the towns of Kawnlang, Namsang and Langhko. A deep channel in the area of Langhko is called the Nam Teng canal and existed at least before 1906.[2] 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.[3][4]
See also
References
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- ↑ FAO - Salween Basin
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- ↑ Gerry Abbot ed. The Folk-Tales of Burma: An Introduction. p. 350
- ↑ Kanbawsa - A series of articles on the Shan States of Burma
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