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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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”, and “Tayingho”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Momauk.
Momauk
Town
Momauk is a town in the Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar. During the Myanmar civil war, the area between Momauk and Bhamo became a focal point of intense conflict, and Momauk was captured by the Kachin Independence Army in August 2024. Momauk is situated 6 miles south of Taping River.
Taping River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Taping River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Welsh—“Taping River” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တာပိန်မြစ်”
- Cebuano: “Taping River”
- Chinese: “大平江”
- 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”
- Welsh: “Afon Taping”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khuli and Nanhlaing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bhamo Airport and Chyingtawng.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Taping River”. Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.