| Teng River | |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Mouth Elevation: | 145m (476feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 19.8619°N 97.7458°W |
Teng River or Nam Teng is a river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is a tributary of the Salween River.[1]
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.
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]