Taping River
The Taping River, known as Ta Hkaw Hka in Kachin and Daying River in Chinese, is a river in Yunnan province, China and northern Myanmar. It is the first tributary of the country's chief river, the Irrawaddy, and the watersheds between it and the N'mai Hka river to the northwest and the rivers Shweli and Salween to the southeast form part of the boundary between China and Myanmar.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in China and Myanmar
- Also known as: “Daying”, “Nam Mu An”, “T’ai-p’ing Chiang”, “Ta-ying Chiang”, “Taiping”, “Taiping Jiang”, “Taping Chaung”, “Taying”, “Tayingho”, and “大平江”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Momauk.
Momauk
Town
Momauk is a town in the Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar. Momauk is situated 6 miles south of Taping River.
Taping River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.33271° or 24° 19′ 58″ north
Longitude
97.30797° or 97° 18′ 29″ east
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Open location code
7MPV88M5+35
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Welsh—“Taping River” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တာပိန်မြစ်”
- Cebuano: “Taping River”
- Chinese: “大盈江”
- Czech: “Řeka Taping”
- Dutch: “Taping River”
- Finnish: “Taping”
- French: “Taping”
- Irish: “Abhainn Taping”
- Japanese: “大盈川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Taping”
- South Azerbaijani: “تاپینق چایی”
- Spanish: “Río Taping”
- Welsh: “Afon Taping”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hku Li and Nam Hlaing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bhamo Airport and Chyingtawng.
Myanmar: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Naypyidaw and Yangon.
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