中文摘要：

河源问题一直是学界的热点，对于汾河河源也存在不同的认识。本文通过对汾河河源的实地考察，采用目前国内学界认同和国际河源认定标准相结合的原则，在历史考证的基础上，对汾河东、西两源的河长、流域面积、降水量、流量、河流形态、走向等特征值进行复核计算，经过综合比较分析，确定汾河东源为其正源。

英文摘要：

The headwater problem has been one of the hot spots of the academic. There are different views on the Fen-river headwater.The paper uses the principle of combining domestic and international headwater standards. Through field trips and historical examination methods,the paper makes a comprehensive analysis and compares the researches of the river length, watershed area, precipitation, flow, river morphology and trend of Fenhe river headwater of being eastern or western. The results show that the eastern headwater is its source.