Year first constructed 1882 Opened 1882 Construction Concrete | Foundation concrete and granite Province Taiwan Province | |
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Location Eluanbi
Hengchun
Pingtung County
Taiwan Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern dome Height 21.4 m (70 ft) (five floors) Address No. 90, Dengta Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan 946 Hours Closed now Thursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM Similar Cape Eluanbi, Kenting National Park, South Bay, National Museum of Marine Bi, Fengchuisha 風吹沙 | ||
Eluanbi lighthouse
Eluanbi Lighthouse (Chinese: 鵝鑾鼻燈塔; pinyin: Éluánbí Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point of Taiwan, to the south of Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Eluanbi Lighthouse is managed by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, Taiwan. The lighthouse is built between the Pacific Ocean and the Taiwan Strait, facing toward the Luzon Strait. Thus, the lighthouse has a splendid panorama. The lighthouse is open to the public all year around. Today, Eluanbi Lighthouse is called "The Light of East Asia", because its intensity is the most powerful among Taiwan lighthouses.
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Eluanbi lighthouse taiwan
Qing dynasty
Eluanbi Lighthouse was built during the Qing Dynasty in 1883. Accidents in the area such as the Rover Incident were quite frequent due to the hidden reefs. An English architect W. F. Spindey, a member of Royal Geographical Society, was hired to construct this lighthouse as a guide for nearby ships. The lighthouse is the only armed lighthouse in the world, with a trench surrounding it and many gun holes on the wall. The extra fortifications were required at the time it was built because of frequent raids by local aboriginal tribes.
Japanese rule period
Per the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Taiwan became a colony of the Empire of Japan. Severe damage suffered during the First Sino-Japanese War was repaired in 1898 during Japanese rule. However, during World War II, the lighthouse was again seriously damaged by Allied bombing during the Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa.
Present
In 1962, the lighthouse was re-built as a conical concrete building with a white cover. Today, the lighthouse is still functional and is also held as a historical monument admired by many tourists in the Kenting National Park. In addition, next to the lighthouse there is an Eluanbi Memorial (see Gallery) of Taiwan Eight Magnificent Sceneries. On the memorial the Chinese "Eluanbi" (Chinese: 鵞鑾鼻) is sculptured on the surface, written in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style.