Dongquan Lighthouse
The Dongquan Lighthouse (Chinese: 東犬燈塔; pinyin: Dōngquǎn Dēngtǎ[3]) 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 (Taiwan).[4]
 Dongquan Lighthouse at night | |
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| Location | Dongju Island Matsu Islands Juguang Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 25°58′04.5″N 119°59′08.6″E |
| Year first constructed | 1872 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern dome |
| Tower 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] |
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.[5][6] 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.[7]
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. An artist-in-residence program based at the lighthouse was established in June 2019.[8]
Technical specification
It can cast a beam of light that can be seen up to 16.7 nautical miles away.
References
- Dongju The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 April 2016
- Tungchu Tao Maritime and Port Bureau
- 臺灣歷史地圖 增訂版 [Taiwan Historical Maps, Expanded and Revised Edition] (in Chinese). Taipei: National Museum of Taiwan History. February 2018. p. 184. ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4.
東犬燈塔
- 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.
- "Lienchiang County Government Plan to Make Trial Run of Fixed Dachiu Lines > News - Welcome to Matsu". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
- "British Beam". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Matsu's Tungchu Tao Lighthouse stands tests of time".
- Shan, Shelley (5 June 2019). "Artist-in-residence starts lighthouse duties today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
