Pudu RiverThe Pudu River, also known as the Tanglang River, is a major river in Yunnan Province in southwest China.GeographyThe river leaves Dian Lake near Haikou Subdistrict in Xishan District, Kunming, in the southwestern part of the lake. The outlet of the lake is called the Tanglang River. The river runs northward through Anning City and Fumin County; from there on, it is called the Pudu River. It joins the Jinsha River, one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze, in the northeastern part of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. The river is about 363.6 kilometres long.NameThe name Pudu is a slogan from Buddhism Classics, literally meaning "helping people get out of sorrows and troubles". Some people also believe that "Pudu" actually refers to "a ferry ran by Pu's family".