| Pudu River | |
| Name Other: | Tanglang River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | China |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type5: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Kunming City, Anning City, Fumin County |
| Length: | 363.6km (225.9miles) (approx.) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 91.2m3/s |
| Source1: | Dian Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Haikou Subdistrict, Xishan District, Kunming |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 24.7753°N 102.6117°W |
| Mouth: | Jinsha River |
| Mouth Location: | Zehei Township, Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 26.3025°N 102.8033°W |
| River System: | Yangtze River |
| Basin Size: | 11657km2 (approx.) |
| Tributaries Left: | Mingyi River, Zhangjiu River |
| Tributaries Right: | Xima River |
| Extra: | Book: Encyclopedia of rivers and lakes in China Section of Changjiang basin . 2010. China WaterPower Press. Beijing. 978-7-5084-6512-8. |
The Pudu River, also known as the Tanglang River, is a major river in Yunnan Province in southwest China.
The river leaves Dian Lake near Haikou Subdistrict (海口街道) 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.[1]
The name Pudu (普渡) 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".