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The Houjin River () is a
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Nanzih District Nanzih District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also spelled Nanzi; ) is a district located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It was the northernmost district of Kaohsiung City until Kaohsiung County was merged into the municipal ...
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Renwu District Renwu District or Jenwu District () is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Renwu was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 Decembe ...
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Ciaotou District Ciaotou District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. History Empire of Japan During the Japanese era, modern-day Gangshan District and Ciaotou were administered under Okayama ...
of
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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Geology

The river originates from Mount Guanyin in
Dashe District Dashe District () is a suburban district in southwest Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Dashe was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Ka ...
. Once it reaches Bagualiao, the river passes through industrial areas. Once it passes the factories, the river comes to the Shihlong Creek and Yuanjhonggang Creek water intake stations, which supply irrigation water for 1,390 hectares of farmland in Ciaotou and
Yanchao District Yanchao District () is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yanchao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County ...
. After that, it passes through the fish-farming area in
Ziguan District Zihguan District () is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zihguan was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 D ...
and finally into the sea of
Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a s ...
at the Yuanjhonggang Wetlands. The river has been subjected to frequent environmental problems due to its location along major industrial areas in the region, such as the Dashe, Renwu and Jhuzaimen industrial parks.


Economy

The river is used for 1,390 hectares of
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irrigation in Ciaotou and
Yanchao District Yanchao District () is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yanchao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County ...
s and
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area in
Ziguan District Zihguan District () is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zihguan was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 D ...
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Transportation

The river is accessible within walking distance north east of
Houjing Station Houjing is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is a three-level, elevated station with two Side platform and three exits. It is 153 meters long and is located near the intersection of Ji ...
of
Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...
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See also

*
List of rivers of Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong Ri ...


References

{{commons category Rivers of Taiwan Landforms of Kaohsiung