Lighthouses of China: Northeastern Hǎinán

The People's Republic of China (PRC), known officially as Zhōnghuá (中华), has a lengthy coastline, many large harbors, and a large number of lighthouses. The country is divided into 23 provinces and 11 other province-level regions of various special types. The island of Hǎinán, together with some much smaller islands, forms the southernmost and smallest province of China; its name means "South Sea." The island is about 300 km (190 mi) long from northeast to southwest and about 175 km (110 mi) wide at its widest point. The east side of the island faces the South China Sea and the west side faces the Gulf of Tonkin (known in China as the Běibù Wān, "Northern Bay"). Hǎinán is separated from the Léizhōu Peninsula of Guǎngdōng province by the 30 km (19 mi) wide Qióngzhōu Strait. Hǎikǒu, facing the strait, is the capital and largest city of Hǎinán. The population of the island is more than 8 million. Hǎinán was governed historically as part of Guǎngdōng but it became a separate province in 1988.

The major ports in Hǎinán include Xiùyīng at Hǎikǒu on the north coast, Sānyà on the south coast, and Bāsuǒ at Dōngfāng on the west coast.

The Xīshā (Paracel) Islands are attached to Hǎinán province and China also considers the Spratly (Nánshā) Islands to be part of the province.

This page describes lighthouse on the north and east coasts of Hǎinán. The remainder of the island is covered by the Southwestern Hǎinán page.

There are many languages and dialects spoken in China, but Standard Chinese, often called Mandarin, is official. The pīnyīn system for transliterating Standard Chinese into Latin characters is now the international standard but some locations continue to be known also under the spellings of older transliteration systems. The Chinese word for a lighthouse is dēngtǎ (灯塔). In Standard Chinese jiāo (formerly chiao) is a reef or rock, jiǎo is a cape or headland, dǎo (tao) is an island; (tsu) or tuózi ("lump") is a small island, hǎi is a sea, wān is a bay, hǎixiá is a strait, or jiāng is a river, hékǒu ("river mouth") is an estuary, and gǎng (kang) is a harbor.

Lighthouses in China are maintained by the PRC Maritime Safety Administration. The administration is organized in four regional administrations; Hǎinán is one of the four regions. The Hǎinán Maritime Safety Administration is responsible for the island's lighthouses.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. CN numbers are the serial numbers used by the Shanghai regional office of MSA. Admiralty numbers are from volume P of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
Lighthouses in Hǎinán
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
Online List of Lights - China
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary
A useful tool for juggling the representations of Chinese names.
Hainan Province Map
From Chinamaps.org.
GPSNavigationCharts
Navigation chart information for Hǎinán.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for Hǎinán.


Mùlán Tóu Light, Wénchāng, February 2015
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Anna Frodesiak

North Coast (Qióngzhōu Strait) Lighthouses

Dānzhōu City Lighthouses
Dānzhōu occupies the northwestern corner of Hǎinán and has a major port sheltered by the Yángpǔ Peninsula. The city's population is approaching one million.
Guānyīnjiǎo (Guānyīn Jiǎo, Kuan-yin Chiao)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (203 ft); three white flashes every 9 s. 25 m (82 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and a round watch room structure. Lighthouse covered with white ceramic tiles colored white narrow red vertical stripes. A photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located on heights behind a headland about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of Dōngfāng and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Yángpǔ. Site status unknown. CN-5123; Admiralty P3338.4; NGA 20156.
Dàchánjiāo Northeast
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 2 s. 9 m (30 ft) round green concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef about 5 km (3 mi) off the entrance to Yángpǔ harbor. CN-5125.1; Admiralty P3338.52.
Páipǔ (P'ai-pu-Shih)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9.5 m (31 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) white masonry tower. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the beach at the entrance to a small harbor on the south side of Yángpǔ. Site status unknown. CN-5124; Admiralty P3338.6.
Yángpǔ Gǎng No. 1 Range Front (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); continuous red light. This was described as a 41 m (135 ft) square skeletal tower but Bing's current satellite view appears to show a square white concrete tower. This is the entrance range for Yángpǔ. Located in the center of Yángpǔ Bay. Site and tower closed. CN serial 9510511; Admiralty P3338.65.
Yángpǔ Gǎng No. 1 Range Rear (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); continuous red light. This was described as a 55 m (180 ft) square skeletal tower but Bing's current satellite view appears to show a square white concrete tower. Located about 200 m (1/8 mi) east of the front light. Site and tower closed. CN serial 9510512; Admiralty P3338.651.
Yángpǔ Gǎng No. 2 Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 48 m (157 ft); continuous red light. 15 m (49 ft) square skeletal tower. The tower also carries a triangular daymark, point up. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located in the commerical dockyard of Yángpǔ harbor. Site and tower closed. CN-5132; Admiralty P3338.74.
Yángpǔ Gǎng No. 2 Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); continuous red light. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower. The tower also carries a triangular daymark, point down. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located about 600 m (3/8 mi) northeast of the front light. Site and tower closed. CN-5133; Admiralty P3338.741.
Guanyinjiao Light
Guānyīnjiǎo Light, Danzhou, 2004
PRC MSA Hǎinán Office photo
Yángpǔjiǎo (Yángpǔ Jiǎo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); four white flashes every 12 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower, probably painted red. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a small island on the north side of the entrance to Yángpǔ harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-5127; Admiralty P3338.7.
Shénjiānjiǎo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 29.5 m (97 ft); white flash every 4 s. 15.5 m (51 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located in an oil terminal on the northwest side of Yángpǔ. Site and tower closed. CN-5150; Admiralty P3338.8.
Bīngmǎjiǎo (Bīngmǎ Jiǎo, Yángpǔ Point) (2)
1995 (station established 1951). Inactive since about 2017. 41 m (135 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and six ribs. Lighthouse painted white with red vertical stripes along the ribs; lantern painted red. A photo is at right, Roy Ding has a December 2017 photo showing both the old and new lighthouses, Huitu.com has a commercial aerial view of the two lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. The first light was an 8 m (26 ft) stone tower. Located on a bluff near Émàn on the northwestern coast of Hǎinán. Site status unknown. ARLHS PRC-010.
Bīngmǎjiǎo (Bīngmǎ Jiǎo, Yángpǔ Point) (3)
2017 (?) (station established 1951). Active; focal plane 71 m (233 ft); white flash every 6 s. 41 m (135 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern atop a round observation room. Lighthouse painted white; lantern painted red. Roy Ding has a December 2017 photo showing both the old and new lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. Located a few meters north of the previous lighthouse. Site status unknown. CN-5044; Admiralty P3339; NGA 20152.

1995 Bīngmǎjiǎo Light, Dānzhōu
PRC MSA Hǎinán Office photo
Línchāngjiāo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8.5 m (28 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round red masonry tower. No photo available but Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the west end of a long shoal obstructing entrance to Houshui Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-5043. Admiralty P3340.8.
Tóu Pái
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 10.5 m (34 ft) round green concrete tower. No photo available but Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the east end of a long shoal obstructing entrance to Houshui Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-5041. Admiralty P3340.6.

Língāo County Lighthouses
Diàolóu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 19 m (62 ft) red concrete tower on a concrete pier. No photo avaiulable but Bing has a distant satellite view. Located at the edge of a shoal about 300 m (0.2 mi) off a headland on the north side of Diàolóu (Tiaolou). Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-5030; Admiralty P3340.56.
* Língāo (Lamko Point)
1894. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); three white flashes followed by one longer white flash every 27 s. 21 m (69 ft) hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and central cylinder. The active light is mounted atop the lantern. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Two 1-1/2 story masonry keeper's houses. An MSA photo is at right, a closeup (fourth photo on the page) is available,the lighthouse was featured on a postage stamp, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. This lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse of Hǎinán, was built by French engineers to mark the entrance to Qióngzhōu Strait from the Gulf of Tonkin. The 1ight was restored and modernized in 1997; the current light pattern was instituted in 2011. The lighthouse is in a park, the Cape Lingao Liberation Park, commerorating the successful landing here of PRC forces in April 1950. Located on a sharp point of land about 80 km (50 mi) west of Hǎikǒu. Site apparently open, tower status unknown. ARLHS PRC-039; CN-5026; Admiralty P3342; NGA 20148.
Hóngshídǎo ("Red Rock Island")
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The Admiralty lists this light as Maniao Gang North Beacon. Located at the west edge of shoals north of the harbor of Hóngpái. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-5024.1; Admiralty P3342.68.

Língāo Light, Língāo
PRC Maritime Safety Administration photo

Chéngmài County Lighthouses
Yùbāojiǎo (Yùbāo Jiǎo, Jade Point)
Date unknown (2002?). Active; focal plane 74 m (243 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 54 m (177 ft) white concrete tower, with a round structure at the top supported by three columns and a series of red gallery levels, so at a distance the tower appears white with narrow red horizontal bands. The tower also carries radar antennas and communications gear. A 2013 photo (seen at right) and closeup are available and Google has a satellite view. Located on Cape Yubao, a promontory about 40 km (25 mi) west of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse can be seen from nearby. CN-5023.95; Admiralty P3342.73; NGA 20146.
Nángǎng
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 39 m (128 ft); one long red flash every 5 s. Approx. 35 m (115 ft) round concrete tower, topped with a large round observation room and colored white with a black vertical stripe. Efi Goldberg has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located near the beach at Nángǎng, about 25 km (15 mi) west of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown. CN-5022.1; Admiralty P3343.3; NGA 20145.

Hǎikǒu City Lighthouses
Hǎikǒu is the capital and most populous city of Hǎinán, with a metropolitan population approaching three million.

Xīnhǎi Gǎngqū South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 3 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round barbell-shaped green fiberglass tower. Xiǎo Xītiān has a photo, another photo is available, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the south breakwater of the Xīnhǎi ("New Strait") harbor on the west side of Hǎikǒu. Site and tower closed. CN-5022.2; Admiralty P3343.32.

Yùbāojiǎo Light, Chéngmài, May 2013
Google Maps photo by 大蛋 ("Big Egg")
Xīnhǎi Gǎngqū North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 3 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round barbell-shaped red fiberglass tower. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the north breakwater of the Xīnhǎi ("New Strait") harbor on the west side of Hǎikǒu. Site and tower closed. CN-5022.3; Admiralty P3343.34.
Hòuhǎi
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. 20 m (66 ft) "white concrete structure." No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located just behind the beach in a western suburb of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown. CN-5022; Admiralty P3345.5.
* Xiùyīng (relocated)
1894. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); three long white flashes and one long red flash every 42 s. 24 m (79 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, mounted on the roof of a large office building. An MSA photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. The light was originally described as having a focal plane of 73 ft (22 m). As the city grew up around it the view from the sea became blocked. In 1985 the lighthouse was refurbished and relocated atop an office building; the modern rotating lens was probably installed at that time. Located on a bluff overlooking the harbor in Xiùyīng, on the west side of Hǎikǒu Wān. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS PRC-069; CN-5020; Admiralty P3346; NGA 20132.
Xiùyīng (Hǎikǒu Wān) Range Front
1954. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); red light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 24 m (79 ft) concrete tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe. The tower also carries a triangular daymark, pointed up, and the light is displayed as a vertical red bar on the daymark. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located in Xiùyīng about 800 m (1/2 mi) south of the harbor. Site status unknown, probably open; tower closed. CN-5018; Admiralty P3347; NGA 20136.
Xiùyīng (Hǎikǒu Wān) Range Rear
1954. Active; focal plane 48 m (157 ft); red light, 4 s on, 1 s off. 24 m (79 ft) concrete tower, painted black. The tower also carries a large triangular daymark, pointed down, and the light is displayed as a vertical red bar on the daymark. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located in Xiùyīng 430 m (0.27 mi) south southwest of the front light. Site status unknown. CN-5019; Admiralty P3347.1; NGA 20140.

Xiùyīng Light, Hǎikǒu
PRC Maritime Safety Administration photo
Xiùyīng West Breakwater (Kong Sai) (2)
Around 2011. Active; focal plane about 14 m (43 ft); white flash every 2 s. 15 m (49 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and two galleries. Lighthouse painted brown with white trim, lantern roof red. A 2013 photo and a 2012 view from the bay is available, and Google has a satellite view. The earlier light was on a barbell-shaped fiberglass tower with red and white horizontal bands. The photos and satellite view show considerable development of the harbor in recent years. Located at the end of the breakwater of the traditional harbor of Xiùyīng. Site and tower closed. CN-5017; Admiralty P3347.3; NGA 20144.
[Xiùyīng North Breakwater]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14.5 m (47 ft); red light occulting once every 4 s. 11.5 m (38 ft) red steel post. A 2013 photo is available and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a short pier at the Xiùyīng containership terminal. Site and tower closed. CN-5017.01; Admiralty P3347.4; NGA 20144.1.
* Báishājiāo (Báishā Jiāo, White Sand Reef (2)
2013 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane unknown; white flash every 6 s.. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) round white concrete tower with lantern and gallery mounted on a round stone base. The original purpose of this light, then listed as Báishādǎo (Báishādǎo Island), became moot when fill was used to bring a former shoal area on land. The original lighthouse was demolished and replaced with an attractive new lighthouse that serves as the focal point of a recent development. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. A 2012 photo apparently shows the lighthouse under construction. Located on a dike off the point of Baisha Men. Site status unknown. CN-5009.1; Admiralty P3347.8.
* Báishāmén (Báishā Mén)
Date unknown (probably 2000 or later). Active; focal plane 78 m (256 ft); white flash every 6 s. 72 m (236 ft) triangular cylindrical concrete harbor control tower with lantern, rising from a 4-story stepped hexagonal base. The structure is buff-colored and white white concrete. A photo by Anna Frodesiak is at right, Wikimedia has two more of her photos, another photo is available, and Google has a good satellite view. This remarkable modern lighthouse is one of the tallest Chinese lighthouses. Located on Báishā Mén (White Sand Gate), a low point of land on the east side side of the entrance to Hǎikǒu Wān, the harbor of Hǎikǒu. Site open, tower status unknown. CN-5009.11; Admiralty P3347.95; NGA 20131.
Shāshǎng Gǎng
Date unknown. Active (?); focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light, pattern not listed. 13 m (43 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located in a fishing harbor on the east side of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown. CN-5000; not listed by the Admiralty.
Dōngyíng Gǎng
Date unknown. Probably inactive: Navionics marks it "extinguished." 13 m (43 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located in a suburb on the east side of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown. CN-4999; not listed by the Admiralty.
Baishamen Light
Báishāmén Light, Hǎikǒu, February 2013
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Anna Frodesiak

East Coast (South China Sea) Lighthouses

Wénchāng City Lighthouses
Wénchāng occupies the northeastern corner of Hǎinán and has a population of more than 500,000. It is the location of one of China's major space launch sites.

Shí Jiāo (Pùqián Gǎng)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a shoal on the east side of the entrance to Dōngzhài harbor, an inlet of Pùqián Bay about 20 km (13 mi) east of Hǎikǒu. Site status unknown. CN-4994; Admiralty P3347.6.
Xīnbujiāo
2018. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round white conctete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef about 800 m (1/2 mi) off the eastern entrance to Pūqián Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-4991.09; Admiralty P3347.97.
Línwù Gǎng
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) square white concrete tower. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Línwù Gǎng is not a fully protected harbor; it is an open roads in the lee of Mùlán Tóu. NGA lists this light as "Hainan Wan." Located near the Línwù Gǎng beach. Site status unknown. CN-4991; Admiralty P3348; NGA 20130.5.
* Mùlántóu (Mùlán Tóu, Magnolia Bay, Hǎinán Head)
1995. Active; focal plane 88 m (289 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 72 m (236 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and a large circular observation room, rising from a 2-story circular base. The entire lighthouse is white with red trim. Anna Frodesiak's photo is at the top of this page, Wikimedia has several photos, another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a sharp promontory at the northeastern tip of Hǎinán, marking the south side of the eastern entrance to Qióngzhōu Strait. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS PRC-043; CN-4989; Admiralty P3348.1; NGA 20124.
Cháotānjiǎo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16.5 m (54 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) white concrete tower. No photo available and the tower is not conspicuous in Google's satellite view. Located on a sandy point about 16 km (10 mi) southeast of Mùlántóu. Site status unknown. CN-4984; Admiralty P3348.15.
Bàohǔ Gǎng
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 4 s. 9 m (30 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Located about 8 km (5 mi) west of Bàohǔjiǎo. Site status unknown. CN-4983; Admiralty P3348.32.
Bàohǔjiǎo (Bàohǔ Jiǎo) (2)
Date unknown (station established 1962). Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white flash every 6 s. 29.5 m (97 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and a round observation room. The lighthouse is covered by tile colored white with red trim. An MSA photo is at right, another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at the northern end of Hǎinán's east coast, about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Mùlán Tóu. Site status unknown. ARLHS PRC-004; CN-4982; Admiralty P3348.3; NGA 20128.

Bàohǔjiǎo Light, Wénchāng
PRC MSA Hǎinán Office photo
Běishìdǎo (Běishì Dǎo) (2)
1995 (station established 1987). Active; focal plane 180 m (591 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 6.5 m (21 ft) square concrete tower with gallery and four ribs. Lighthouse covered with ceramic tiles colored white with red trim; the ribs are red and there is a red horizontal band below the gallery. A photo and a more distant view are available but the tower is hard to see in Google's satellite view of the island. Located atop the highest and easternmost of the Qīzhōu islands, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Bàohǔjiǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-4982.1; Admiralty P3348.35; NGA 20122.
Tónggǔzuǐ (Tónggǔ Zuǐ, Tungku Chaio, Tonkon Point) (2)
2018 (station established 1989). Active; focal plane 186 m (610 ft); white flash every 8 s. 54 m (177 ft) round white concrete tower with lantern and gallery, flared in the shape of a vase. The lighthouse has one narrow green horizontal band and a black vertical stripe. Mao Yukun's photo is at right, a distant 2021 street view is available, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the easternmost tip of Hǎinán. Located on the cape, about 55 km (35 mi) east of Wénchāng. Site status unknown. CN-5045; Admiralty P3348.4; NGA 20120.
* Qīnglán Gǎng (Qīnglán Kǒu)
1969 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 19 m (62 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, covered with white tiles. Qīnglán is a small port southeast of Wénchāng. Xiang Li has a 2023 street view from the beach and Google has a satellite view. Located at Jianhuashan on the east side of the entrance to Qīnglán harbor. Site open, tower closed. CN-5046; Admiralty P3348.43; NGA 20212.6.

Tónggǔzuǐ Light, Wénchāng, April 2019
Google Maps photo by Mao Yukun
Féngjiā Wān
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white flash every 3 s. 10 m (33 ft) round white concrete tower with gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a low cape at the eastern entrance to Féngjiā Bay, about 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Qīnglán harbor. Site status unknown. CN-5057.08; Admiralty P3348.44; NGA 20212.5.

Qiónghǎi City Lighthouse
Tánmén Gǎng (1 and 2?)
2017. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 15 m (49 ft) round white concrete tower. Google has a street view and a satellite view. Both views show what may be an older light offshore. Located on the south side of the harbor entrance at Tánmén Gǎng, a port about 15 km (9 mi) east of Qiónghǎi. Site status unknown. Admiralty P3348.474.
**** Bó'áo (2)
2011 (station established 1953). Active; focal plane 81 m (266 ft); three white flashes every 24 s. 75 m (246 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with lantern, four ribs, and a large observation room. The base of the lighthouse has a visitor center and museum. A photo is at right, Chi Hin So has a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. China Daily has photos of the new lighthouse and the old one, a skeletal tower. Located on the north side of the harbor entrance at Bó'áo, a small port about 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Qiónghǎi. Site open, tower must be open but no schedule information is available. ARLHS PRC-011; CN-5061.5; Admiralty P3348.46; NGA 20212.
Bó'áo Gǎng (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 22 m (72 ft) white masonry tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The 2016 CN list describes an 8.5 m (26 ft) tower but the current lighthouse is clearly much taller. Located on an island in the entrance to Bó'áo harbor. CN-5062; Admiralty P3348.462.

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Bó'áo Light, Bó'áo, February 2013
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Zhangmoon618

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Posted February 11, 2009. Checked and revised April 30, 2024. Lighthouses: 43. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.