Construction cast iron tower Height 40 m Phone +886 6 993 3082 | Focal height 49 metres (161 ft) Opened 1902 Year first constructed 1902 | |
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Location Mudouyu IslandBaishaPenghuTaiwan Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern Markings / pattern tower with black and white bands Range 26.8 nautical miles (49.6 km; 30.8 mi) Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Yuwengdao Lighthouse, Bao An Temple, Penghu Great Bridge, Double‑Heart of Stacked Stones, Qimei Lighthouse | ||
The Mudouyu Lighthouse (Chinese: 目斗嶼燈塔; pinyin: Mùdòuyǔ Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Mudouyu Island, Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan.
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Name
The lighthouse was named Mudouyu because the shape resembles an eye of a man. It was also because the island was built by plateau basalt and the shape resembles an ink marker of a carpenter, thus it was named Modouyu and was eventually changed to Mudouyu.
History
The lighthouse is the first lighthouse built in Taiwan under the Japanese rule.
Architecture
The lighthouse was built with a strong cast iron to avoid the strong wind and wave erodes away the building. The exterior of the lighthouse is painted black and white stripes. It stands 39.9 meters tall, making it the tallest lighthouse in Taiwan.
Energy
The lighthouse has water collecting facility to collect rainfall from its rooftop. The lighthouse is powered up by three generators due to the absence of power plant in Mudouyu Island.