Shweli River is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as the Nam Mao in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, it forms 26 km of the boundary between Burma and China. It is one of the tributaries of the Myanmar's chief river, the Ayeyarwady, and originates in Yunnan Province of China. It flows through northern Shan state and Sagaing Division, and enters the Ayeyarwady at Inywa, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Tagaung and south of Katha.
Shweli River at Jiegao, Ruili, China
The Irrawaddy River is the largest river in Myanmar. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows from north to south before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta in the Ayeyarwady Region into the Andaman Sea. Its drainage basin of about 404,000 square kilometres (156,000 sq mi) covers 61% of the land area of Burma, and contains five of its largest cities.
Aerial view of the river
The spot-billed pelican was once widespread in Asia, but is not known to breed in Myanmar anymore.
Although the saltwater crocodile is not common in Myanmar, they do live in and near reserved forests. Attacks on people still occur in the Irrawaddy river.
A mangrove forest system along the coast