Dongquan Lighthouse

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Also known as

东莒岛灯塔

City

Fuzhou

Coordinates

25.9676897, 119.9857535

About Dongquan Lighthouse

Dongju Island Lighthouse, also known as Dongquan Lighthouse, is a navigation facility located in Dongquan Mountain, Fuzheng Village, northeast of Dongju Island, Juguang Township, Lianjiang County, Fujian Province. It is located in the south of the Matsu Islands outside the Minjiang River Estuary. Together with Dongchong Lighthouse in the north, it guards the entrance and exit of the Minjiang River Estuary and is the main navigation beacon in and out of Fuzhou Mawei Port. The lighthouse was designed by the British and built in the 11th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1872). The tower is a round granite structure with a height of 19.5 meters. It is equipped with Chinese arched door rolls and square windows. There is a 30-meter white windproof low wall (Baimao City) built next to the tower. It has an optical range of 16.

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