Wenshui River(Traditional Chinese:汶水溪), located in Miaoli County,[1] Taiwan,[2] is a central government-managed river[3] and the upper stream of the main stream of the Houlong River.[4] Its basin spans Tai'an Township,[5] Shitan Township,[6] and Dahu Township.[7]

The river originates in the southwestern valley of Luchang Dashan[8] at an altitude of 2,618 meters[9] in Meiyuan Village,[10] Tai'an Township. It initially flows southwest, then, after converging with the Dongxishui River,[11] a tributary originating from Dongxishui Mountain,[12] it turns west. It flows through Shangdao,[13] Hushan,[14] and Baguali,[15] then turns southwest at the Bagua'kou area,[16] forming a semi-circular arc opening to the north as it flows through Qing'an [17](the location of the Tai'an Township Office) and Paoshi. After converging with the Dahu River from the south at Wenshui,[18] it is renamed the Houlong River.

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