Dongquan Lighthouse

Coordinates: 25°57′50.3″N 119°59′26.2″E / 25.963972°N 119.990611°E / 25.963972; 119.990611

Dongquan Lighthouse
Lighthouse Museum (right)

The Dongquan Lighthouse (Chinese: 東犬燈塔; pinyin: Dōngquǎn Dēngtǎ) or Dongju Island Lighthouse (Chinese: 東莒島燈塔; pinyin: Dōngjǔ Dǎo Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse on Dongju Island, Juguang Township, Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China.[1]

History

The lighthouse was built by the British Empire in 1872 to guide ships to Fuzhou during the Qing Dynasty when they were forced to open up along with four other treaty ports for trading. It was designated as a second-grade historic site in 1988 by the Ministry of the Interior.[2][3] Until 2013, the lighthouse came under the administration of Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance before it was changed to Maritime and Port Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[4]

Architecture

The lighthouse is connected to the office annex building via a 30-meter long windbreak wall.

Features

The lighthouse features the Lighthouse Museum, opened in the English-style building in June 2008.

Technical specification

It can cast a beam of light that can be seen up to 16.7 nautical miles away.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Pius Lee. "The Picturesque White Dongju Lighthouse Among A Sea Of Tall Grass On Juguang Island On Matsu Islands In Taiwan. Stock Photo 94933990 : Shutterstock". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lienchiang County Government Plan to Make Trial Run of Fixed Dachiu Lines > News - Welcome to Matsu".
  3. ↑ "British Beam". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Matsu’s Tungchu Tao Lighthouse stands tests of time".


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