Location Wuqiu
Kinmen
Taiwan Construction stone tower Height 20 m NGA number 19124 | Deactivated 1954-? Focal height 87.2 metres (286 ft) Opened 1874 Year first constructed 1874 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern black tower and lantern Similar Qimei Lighthouse, Dongquan Lighthouse, Gaomei Lighthouse, Dongyong Lighthouse, Lyudao Lighthouse | ||
The Wuqiu Lighthouse (Chinese: 烏坵嶼燈塔; pinyin: Wūqiū Yǔ Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Daqiu Village, Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China.
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History
The lighthouse was constructed by the Netherlands in 1874 with engineer David Marr Henderson and deputy engineer John Ropinald to serve as navigation aid for ships sailing between Fuzhou and Xiamen. The lighthouse lost its top structure during World War II and was repaired afterwards to become lower black lighthouse in 1947. However, the lighthouse became inactive in 1954. In 1960-1975, works were made to improve the lighthouse, such as concreting the wall, increasing its height, adding house inside the wall and creating a connecting tunnel. Currently, the Wuqiu Township government is trying to register the lighthouse to be a national historic spot.
Architecture
The lighthouse tower is a cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery. It is located on the highest point of Daqiu Island.
Technical details
This manned-lighthouse focal plane is 87 meters radiating white flash every 5 seconds.