Lighthouses of China: Xiàmén, Fújiàn

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 province of Fújiàn (formerly spelled Fukien or Fuchien) is located on the southeastern coast of the country, facing Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait. The coastline is rugged and irregular, with many islands and reefs threatening unwary navigators.

Fújiàn is divided into nine prefectural-level or subprovincial-level cities, six of them facing the coast. This page covers the subprovincial-level city of Xiàmén and the neighboring city of Lónghǎi, which is part of the prefectural-level city of Zhāngzhōu. With a population of about 3.5 million, Xiàmén (formerly called Amoy) is the most important seaport between Shànghǎi and Hong Kong.

The Jīnmén (Kinmen, Quemoy) Islands off the entrance to Xiàmén have been under the administration of the Republic of China government on Taiwan since 1949. The lighthouses of Jīnmén are described on the Matsu and Kinmen 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 with district offices in the major ports. All the lights on this page are maintained by the Xiamen MSA office, which is part of the Shànghǎi Region.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. CN numbers are the MSA List of Lights (助航标志表) numbers. 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
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.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for the Xiàmén area.

Nanpaotai Light
Nánpàotái Light, Lónghǎi, December 2009
ex-Panoramio photo copyright Cài Xīmèng; permission requested

Xiàmén City Lighthouses

Xiángān District Lighthouses
Xiángān is on the north side of the Xúnjiāng (Xún River) estuary across from Xiàmén Island.

Tǔdìgōngjiāo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) concrete tower painted black with a red horizontal band. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off the southern tip of the Xiángān waterfront. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3133; Admiralty P3618.4; NGA 19175.1.
Àotóu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white flash every 4 s. 7 m (23 ft) concrete tower painted with red and white vertical stripes. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. This light is surrounded by recent port development, so its navigtional purpose is unclear. Located on a reef off the southern tip of the Xiángān waterfront. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3134; Admiralty P3618.5.

Húlǐ District Lighthouses
Húlǐ occupies the northern half of Xiàmén Island and includes the international airport. It faces north and northeast on the Xúnjiāng (Xún River) estuary.
Qīnglánjiāo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) concrete tower painted black with a red horizontal band. No photo available but Google has a satellite view; there's also a very distant street view from the Jíměi Bridge. Located on a reef in the Xúnjiāng off the northern tip of Xiàmén Island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3135.5; Admiralty P3618.33.
Xiǎoshíhǔjiāo (Haiwei Shi)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) concrete tower painted black with a red horizontal band. Google has a street view and satellite view. Located on a shoal just off the central north coast of Xiàmén Island. Accessible only by boat but should be easy to see from shore. Site open, tower closed. CN-3135; Admiralty P3618.38; NGA 19174.6.
* Wǔtōng (Wǔtōngdǎo, Wǔyuán Wān)
2010. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 69 m (225 ft) round concrete tower with double gallery, unpainted with red trim. Chen Huang's photo is at right, Félix Rowe has a photo, a 2015 view is available, and Google has a satellite view. This new major lighthouse is located at the northeastern corner of Xiàmén Island (Xiàméndǎo) overlooking Wǔyuán Bay. The light tower also carries the ventilation shaft for the south end of the Xiáng'ān Tunnel connecting Xiàmén Island to Xiáng'ān on the mainland. A 13.2 hectare (32.6 acre) park surrounds the lighthouse. Site open, tower closed. CN-3135.1; Admiralty P3618.385; NGA 19175.

Sīmíng District Lighthouses
Sīmíng occupies the southern half of Xiàmén Island and includes the downtown area and waterfront. It faces east on Wǔyuán Bay, south on Xiàmén Harbor and west on a narrow strait separating the island from the mainland Hǎicāng District.

Chìnàjiāo (Chinuojiao, Chinuo Jiao, Chi'na Jiao)
2009. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with tiles colored white with narrow red horizontal bands. Biān Chéng has a very distant street view from shore, another distant view is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal about 500 m (0.4 mi) off the eastern point of Xiàméndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3137.01; Admiralty P3612.16.
Tǔyǔ (Tǔ Yǔ)
2009. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with tiles colored white with narrow red horizontal bands. Hiroyuki Imai has a distant view, Yáng Zōngqí has a distant street view from shore and Bing has a satellite view. Located on a shoal about 1.5 km (1 mi) off the southeastern coast of Xiàméndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3138.01; Admiralty P3612.17.

Wutong Light, Xiàmén, January 2015
Google Maps photo by Chen Huang
[Huángjiāo, Yellow Reef]
1973. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 3.3 m (11 ft) octagonal concrete tower, painted bright red. This tiny lighthouse stands atop a giant boulder, and a wood stairway, painted white, climbs improbably to the light. A photo by Sara Yeomans is at right, Yuxuan Wang has a 2007 photo, Yu Liu has a 2009 photo, Chen Yuetong has a drone view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. This light marks the southern entrance to the narrow channel between the island of Gùlàngyǔ and the Xiàmén waterfront. Located on a tiny islet at the southeast end of Xiàmén harbor. Accessible only by boat, but the photos show visitors climbing the rock to the light. Site open, tower closed. CN-3169; Admiralty P3613; NGA 19152.
Zhāngyújiāo (Zhāngyú Jiāo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7.5 m (25 ft); red flash every 4 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is red. This tower is in the foreground of Julien Gong Min's photo and on the right in a drone view, ChangLee Ong has a photo, Lienyuan Lee has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the channel between the island of Gùlàngyǔ and the Xiàmén waterfront. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3165; Admiralty P3613.5; NGA 19156.
Jiāngxīnjiāo (Jiāngxīn Jiāo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7.5 m (25 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is red. This tower at the far right of Julien Gong Min's photo and on the left in a drone viewand Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the channel between the island of Gùlàngyǔ and the Xiàmén waterfront, about 300 m (330 yd) northwest of the Zhangyujiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3164; Admiralty P3614; NGA 19160.

Huángjiāo Light, Xiàmén, February 2006
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Sara Yeomans
Guāncháijiāo (Guānchái Jiāo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5.5 m (18 ft) (?); two white flashes every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower painted black with a red horizontal band. Jerry Luo is a photo and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a reef in the channel off the northern tip of Gùlàngyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3163; Admiralty P3614.4; NGA 19162.
Niǎoqíjiāo (Niǎoqí Jiāo)
2006. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); white flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower, mounted on a square concrete pier. Lighthouse colored with green and white horizontal bands. Hama Chang has a distant street view from shore and Google has a satellite view. Located north of the northern tip of Gùlàngyǔ. . Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3162.15; Admiralty P3614.5; NGA 19163.
Niúfènjiāo (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round barbell-shaped tower colored with green and white horizontal bands and standing on a square stone pier. The light is at lower right in a distant view and Google has a satellite view and a street view from the Hǎicāng Bridge. Both the Chinese and international light lists describe a shorter tower. Located on the south side of the entrance to the traditional harbor basin on the west side of Xiàmén Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3152; Admiralty P3617; NGA 19174.
Mánwěijiāo (Manyujiao, Eel Tail Reef) (3)
2009 (station established 1963). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white flash every 4 s. 21 m (62 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a hexagonal concrete pier. Lighthouse is white, lantern dome red. A Xiàmén MSA Office is at right, Gōng Jiànhuī has a distant street view from shore, and Google has a satellite view. The new lighthouse was inaugurated in July 2009. Located on a dangerous shoal in the middle of Xiàmén harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed, but the light should be visible from the waterfront in downtown Xiàmén. CN-3156; Admiralty P3616; NGA 19172.

Hǎicāng District Lighthouses
Hǎicāng is on the mainland west of Xiàmén Island. Many of Xiàmén's modern port facilities are in southeastern Hǎicāng.

Xiǎojìngtáijiāo (Xiǎojìngtái Jiāo, Little Mirror Reef)
2006. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 10 m round stone tower with lantern and gallery covered with white tile. The light is seen at the lower right in an aerial photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal in the northeastern part of Xiàmén harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3151; Admiralty P3616.8.
Manyujiao Light
Mánwěijiāo Light, Xiàmén
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo
Huǒshāoyǔ Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17.5 m (57 ft); continuous white light. 12 m (39 ft) square concrete tower, colored with red and white vertical stripes. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. This is a northbound range. Located at the south end of an island in the center of Xiàmén harbor. Site status unknown. CN-3153.2; Admiralty P3616.5.
Huǒshāoyǔ Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); continuous white light. 12 m (39 ft) square concrete tower, colored with red and white vertical stripes. A distant view is available and Google has a satellite view. Located about 300 m (0.2 mi) north of the front light. Site status unknown. CN-3153.3; Admiralty P3616.51.
Hóuyǔ (Xiàmén, Monkey Island) (4)
2001 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white flash every 6 s. 20 m (66 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. A Xiàmén MSA Office photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Hóuyǔ (Monkey Island) is a small island in the center of Xiàmén harbor. This lighthouse resembles the 1999 Wúsōngkǒu Lighthouse in Shànghǎi harbor. Located on the island; accessible only by boat. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse is certainly visible from many places in Xiàmén. CN-3157; Admiralty P3615; NGA 19168.
Hóuyǔxī (Hóuyǔ West)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 2 s. 10 m (33 ft) round metal tower painted with green and white horizontal bands. Yu Guangfu has a 2009 photo showing this tower on the lower right and the Hóuyǔ lighthouse on the left. Google has a satellite view. Located on a short pier on the west side of Hóuyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3157.1; Admiralty P3615.2.
Dàyǔ North
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9.5 m (32 ft); white flash every 2 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round metal tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. The light is visible in the center of Edward Ng's view of the island and Google has a satellite view. Located at the northeastern tip of Dàyǔ. Site status unknown. CN-3161.5; Admiralty P3615.53.
Dàyǔ (2)
1984 (station established 1982). Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white flash every 4 s. 13 m (43 ft) hexagonal cylindrical stone tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. Edward Ng has a distant view from the sea and Google has a satellite view. Dàyǔ is a forested island on the southwest side of Xiàmén harbor. Located on the southeastern side of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown but the lighthouse is certainly visible from many places in Xiàmén. CN-3162; Admiralty P3615.5; NGA 19164.
Dàyǔ South
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 7 m (23 ft) round metal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. The light is at the left edge of Ng's view of the Dàyǔ lighthouse, also at the left edge of a different view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the southern tip of Dàyǔ. Site status unknown. CN-3162.1; Admiralty P3615.55.

Hóuyǔ (Monkey Island) Light, Xiàmén
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo
Sōngyǔ Gǎngqū (Sōngyǔ Harbor District) Berth No. 4 (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13.5 m (44 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round fiberglass (?) tower colored with red and white horizontal bands. A very distant view is available, the light is near the left edge in G. P. Hapitan's view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The NGA list describes the tower as concrete. Located at the southeastern corner of the quays in the Sōngyǔ Harbor of Hǎicāng. Site and tower closed. Admiralty P3612.68; NGA 19165.
Jīyǔ
2018. Active; focal plane 39 m (128 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower colored with red and white horizontal bands. According to NGA the tower also carries a red square daymark. The top of the tower is seen in Lán Ào's photo and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Jīyǔ is a forested island off the north bank of the Jiǔlóng River just west of Xiàmén harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3182.81; Admiralty P3612.54; NGA 19151.8.

Zhāngzhōu Prefecture: Lónghǎi District Lighthouses

Lónghǎi, a district of the prefectural-level city of Zhāngzhōu, is located across the Jiǔlóng River from Xiàmén. Part of the Xiàmén metropolitan area, it has a population of about 800,000. Lighthouses of Zhāngpǔ and Dōngshān Counties, which are also part of Zhāngzhōu Prefecture, are described on the Southern Fújiàn page.

Lónghǎi Waterfront Lighthouses
#Xiǎoqīngjiāo (Qīng Jiāo)
1992. Inactive at least since 2008 and since removed. This was an 18 m (59 ft) round hourglass-shaped fiberglass tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, centered on a round concrete pier. No photo available and the tower is no longer seen in Google's satellite view. Formerly located on a reef at the southwest end of Xiàmén harbor. ex-CN-3188.1; ex-Admiralty P3612.3; ex-NGA 19151.6.
Shíkēngyǔzǐ (Tudao, Tu Dao)
1992. Inactive. 10.5 m (34 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, covered with tiles colored in black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. High-rise buildings block the view of this light from the sea. The Admiralty dropped its listing in 2020 but the light has probably been inactive longer than that. Located on a promontory of the mainland opposite the southwestern tip of Xiàméndǎo. Site status unknown. CN-3188.2; ex-Admiralty P3612.2; NGA 19150.8.
* Nánpàotái (South Fort)
2010. Active; focal plane 70.5 m (231 ft); white flash every 10 s. 52 m (171 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery and several decorative rings, unpainted except for a red horizontal band and red trim; the lantern dome is also red. The lighthouse rises from a 3-story semicircular building whose nature is not known. Cài Xīmèng's photo at the top of this page was taken several months before the lighthouse was placed in service, Línzhèng Yòu has a 2018 photo, Zhōu Xuěfāng also has a photo, Chen Yuetong has a drone view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory of the mainland opposite the southwestern tip of Xiàméndǎo. Site status unknown. CN-3188.3; Admiralty P3612.195; NGA 19150.7.

Dǎoměi and Wúyǔ Area Lighthouses
Tǎjiǎo No. 2
Around 2015. Active; focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, colored with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at the western corner of the quay about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Qīngyǔ. Site and tower closed. Admiralty P3609.4
Tǎjiǎo No. 1 (3)
Around 2015 (station established 1969). Active; focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, colored with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The 2002 light was a 16 m (52 ft) tower; it was replaced when a new quay was built at the location. Located at the eastern corner of the quay about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Qīngyǔ. Site and tower closed. ex-CN-3191; Admiralty P3609.3; ex-NGA 19186.3.
Qīngyǔ (Blue Island, Lantau, Xiàmén, Amoy)
1875. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 10 m (33 ft) (?) octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery. Although listed at 10 m, the tower appears shorter in photos. In 1998 the tower was restored and covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. Lantern painted white; the lantern dome is gray with a narrow red band. A Xiàmén MSA Office photo is at right but Google has only an indistinct satellite view. This historic lighthouse was the traditional landfall light for Xiàmén, or Amoy as it was called during the colonial period. Located on a small island in the entrance to Xiàmén Bay about 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of the city. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3190; Admiralty P3610; NGA 19184.
Báiyǔ (White Island) (2)
2010 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 20.5 m (67 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, covered with tile colored in red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located atop a small island about 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Qīngyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3191.1; Admiralty P3609.25; NGA 19186.25.
Qingyu Light
Qīngyǔ Light, Lónghǎi; Jīnmén (Quemoy) Island at upper right
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo
Guījiāo (Turtle Reef) (2)
2002 (station established 1965). Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tiles. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef close to the mainland about 3 km (2 mi) south of Qīngyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3192; Admiralty P3609.2; NGA 19186.2.
Qīngjiāo (Qīngjiāoyǔ) (Green Island Reef) (3)
1996 (station established 1955). Active; focal plane 22.5 m (74 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal brick tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white horizontal bands. Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of the Guījiāo light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3193; Admiralty P3608.5.
Dǎoměi Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); continuous red light. 18 m (59 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white with a vertical red stripe on the upper half of the tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the breakwater at Dǎoměi. Site status unknown. CN-3192.1; Admiralty P3608.4.
Dǎoměi Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); continuous red light. 26 m (85 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white with a vertical red stripe on the upper half of the tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view (a portion is seen at right). Located at the base of the breakwater at Dǎoměi, 600 m (0.4 mi) northwest of the front light. Site status unknown. CN-3192.2; Admiralty P3608.41.
 

Dǎoměi Range Rear Light, Lónghǎi
Google Maps satellite view
 
Jiǔzhéjiāo (Jiǔzhé Jiāo)
1992. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white horizontal bands. A photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. In 2020 an automatic meteorological observatory was added to the lighthouse. Located on an islet off the east side of the island of Wúyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3193.1; Admiralty P3609; NGA 19186.
Wúyǔ East
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 2 s. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, covered with ceramic tiles colored in black and white horizontal bands. No photo available, but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a promontory at the eastern tip of the island of Wúyǔ. Site status unknown. CN-3193.5; Admiralty P3608.2; NGA 19186.05.
Wúyǔ (Xiàmén Wúyǔ) (2)
1988 (station established 1976). Active; focal plane 57 m (187 ft); white flash every 4 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, colored with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at the southern tip of the island of Wúyǔ. Site status unknown. CN-3194; Admiralty P3608.
Dōngjiāo (Baiwangjiao) (4)
1998 (station established 1958). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal concrete tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored in black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off the entrance to the Hòushí power plant, about 2 km (1.25 mi) south of Wúyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3195; Admiralty P3607.5.

Jiǔzhéjiāo Light, Lónghǎi, June 2020
CGTN television news video clip

Cape Zhenhai Area Lighthouses
*** Zhènhǎijiǎo (Cape Zhenhai)
1989. Active; focal plane 110 m (361 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 22.5 m (74 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and a large hexagonal control room. Lighthouse covered with white ceramic tile; lantern painted red. 3-story administration building, crew quarters and other buildings. This is a staffed station. The Xiàmén MSA Office photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. This large, modern light station serves as the new landfall light for Xiàmén and also guards the southern end of the Taiwan (Formosa) Strait. In 2017 MSA opened a "Cultural Exhibition Hall" as a visitor center and museum at the lighthouse. Located on Zhènhǎijiǎo (Cape Zhenhai), a prominent cape about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Xiàmén and the same distance southwest of Jīnmén (Quemoy) Island. Site accessible by road, museum open, tower probably closed. CN-3195.1; Admiralty P3607; NGA 19197.
Zhènhǎijiǎo Range Rear
1980. Active; focal plane 47.5 m (156 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, covered with white tile; the gallery rail is red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on Cape Zhenhai about 1 km (0.6 mi) northeast of the front light (next entry). Site status unknown. CN-3197; Admiralty P3606.51.
Zhènhǎijiǎo Range Front (2)
1980 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. 15 m (49 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, covered with white tile; the gallery rail is red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the point of Cape Zhenhai. Site status unknown. CN-3196; Admiralty P3606.5.
* Dìngtáitóu (Table Head) (3)
1986 (station established 1970). Active; focal plane 49 m (161 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10.5 m (34 ft) round cylindrical stone tower with gallery, covered in ceramic tiles colored in red and white horizontal bands. Chen Liyang has a photo (first photo on the page), Chris Lin has a distant view, Chen Yuetong has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a long promontory projecting into Dìngtái Bay about 6 km (3.5 mi) southwest of Zhènhǎijiǎo. Site open, tower closed. CN-3198; Admiralty P3606.2.

Zhènhǎijiǎo Light, Lónghǎi
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo

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Posted July 28, 2008. Checked and revised February 11, 2024. Lighthouses: 42. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.