Fugueijiao Lighthouse

Fugueijiao Lighthouse
Fukwei Chiao

Fugueijiao Lighthouse
Taiwan
Location Shimen District
New Taipei City
Taiwan
Coordinates 25°17′55″N 121°32′12″E / 25.298536°N 121.536665°E / 25.298536; 121.536665Coordinates: 25°17′55″N 121°32′12″E / 25.298536°N 121.536665°E / 25.298536; 121.536665
Year first constructed 1897 (first)
1954 (second)
Year first lit 1968 (current)
Construction reinforced concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern on a one-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white and black bands tower, white lantern, black lantern dome
Height 14.3 metres (47 ft)
Focal height 31.4 metres (103 ft)
Range 27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (2) W 15s.
Fog signal one 3s. blast every every 30s.
Admiralty number P4670
NGA number 13592
ARLHS number TAI-008
Managing agent

Maritime and Port Bureau[2]

[3]

The Fugueijiao Lighthouse (Chinese: 富貴角燈塔; pinyin: Fùguìjiǎo Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[4][5]

History

The lighthouse was built under the Japanese rule of Taiwan originally for the construction of submarine cable. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the lighthouse underwent renovation and its function was changed to aid the navigation for maritime pilot at sea. The lighthouse was opened for public for the very first time on 5 September 2015.[6][7]

According to a signboard near the lighthouse, the name Hoek (cape) was noted in the journal of a Dutch missionary during the Yongzheng era (1722-35) and was transliterated into Hokkien as hukui (富貴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hù-kùi).[8]

Architecture

The lighthouse stands at a height of 14.3 meters.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Fuguejiao Light Lighthouse Explorer
  2. ↑ Fugueijiao The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 15, 2016
  3. ↑ Fukwei Chiao Lighthouse Maritime and Port Bureau
  4. ↑ "NTPC Travel - Alibang Eco-Farm". ntpc.gov.tw.
  5. ↑ "Taiwan to open two more lighthouses to visitors". focustaiwan.tw.
  6. ↑ "12 lighthouses in Taiwan to open to public on June 30". wantchinatimes.com.
  7. ↑ "Taiwan's century-old Fugueijiao lighthouse opened to public". wantchinatimes.com.
  8. ↑ Caltonhill, Mark (2012-05-04). "From Takow to Kaohsiung: 富貴角 Fuguei Cape, New Taipei City". Retrieved 2015-02-19.

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