The Wanquan River () is the third longest river in
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
Province,
China
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, and is 162 km long.
It rises in the
Wuzhi Mountain
Wuzhi Mountain () is the highest mountain in Hainan, China, towering above the center of Hainan Island. The surrounding areas of Wuzhi Mountain are inhabited mainly by the Li ethnic group. It is located adjacent to Wuzhishan City but is not pa ...
, and flows generally northeast turbulently in a narrow route through mountainous regions. About half way downstream, it enters
Qionghai
Qionghai, or in local Hainanese dialect as Kheng Hai, is one of the seven county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although Administrative divisions of China#Ambiguity of the word "city" in China, called a "city", Qionghai refers to a large ...
. Here the river bed widens and the water flows gently, and on the banks are mostly coconut trees and banana plantations. For its last 30 km, the river makes a southeast turn, and before it empties into the
South China Sea
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at
Bo'ao
Bo'ao/Boao () is a town located next to the eastern coastal city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China, near the mouth of the Wanquan River where it discharges into the South China Sea. The town is away from Qionghai, away ...
, where it joins the
Longgun River
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and
Jiuqu River
The Wuyi Mountains or Wuyishan (; formerly known as Bohea Hills in early Western documents) are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Nanping, in northern Fujian province near the border with Jiangxi province, China. The highest peak i ...
in a common estuary.
![Wanquan River at Bo'ao, Hainan, China](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Wanquan_River_at_Bo%27ao%2C_Hainan%2C_China.jpg)
In the
ballet
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, ''
Red Detachment of Women'', the
People's Liberation Army
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set their camp beside the Wanquan River.
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Rivers of Hainan
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