Dongquan Lighthouse
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Dongquan Lighthouse and the Musenm at right
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| Location | Dongju Island Matsu Islands Juguang Taiwan |
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| Year first constructed | 1872 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern dome |
| Height | 19.5 metres (64 ft) |
| Focal height | 78.3 metres (257 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 16.7 nautical miles (30.9 km; 19.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (1+2) W 20s. |
| Admiralty number | P3634 |
| NGA number | 19132 |
| ARLHS number | TAI-032 |
| Managing agent | Maritime and Port Bureau[1] [2] |
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.[3]
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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.[4][5] 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.[6]
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
- ↑ Dongju The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 13, 2016
- ↑ Tungchu Tao Maritime and Port Bureau
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