This is a list of lighthouses in the People's Republic of China, which includes mainland China and the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Lighthouses in Mainland China
editLighthouses in Hong Kong
editFollowing the establishment of British Hong Kong as a trade port in 1841, the first lighthouses in Hong Kong were planned and built to assist international navigation. The first lighthouse to enter service was Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse in April 1875, which was operated by lighthouse keepers who received specialist training in London and lived in the lighthouse in one-month shifts.[38][39]
As of 2017, five lighthouse structures in Hong Kong that date from before the Second World War remain in operation: Cape D'Aguilar, Green Island (two lighthouses), Waglan, and Tang Lung Chau. All of them are listed heritage sites.[38] Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse has also been in continuous operation since 1902, but the structure was rebuilt in the 1950s.[40] In addition, Gap Island Lighthouse (also known as Mosquito Island, or Man Mei Chau from Cantonese 蚊尾洲, pronounced Wenwei Zhou in Mandarin), situated on an island due south from Hong Kong, was built in 1892 in collaboration between the British Hong Kong and Qing Empire governments; this lighthouse is now under Guangdong administration and is fully-automated using solar power.[38][41]
| Name[42] | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light[1] | Focal height (metres)[1] | NGA number[1] | Admiralty number[1] |
Range (nautical miles)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kung Ngam Lighthouse | 1924 | A Kung Ngam 22°17′4″N 114°14′4″E | Fl R 5s | 11 | 112-19370 | P3570 | 11 | |
| Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse | 1875 | Cape D'Aguilar 22°12′33″N 114°15′33″E | Fl W 15s | 60 | 112-19330 | P3576 | 20 | |
| Fan Lau Lighthouse | 1936 | Fan Lau 22°11′45″N 113°50′46″E | Fl W 5s | 20 | 112-19588 | P3524 | 14 | |
| Fan Tsang Chau Lighthouse | 1977 | Conic Island 22°21′53″N 114°23′27″E | Fl(2) W 6s | 6 | 112-19300 | P3580.95 | 5 | |
| Fo Yeuk Chau Lighthouse | 1974 | Magazine Island 22°14′37″N 114°8′17″E | Fl W 1.5s | 8 | 112-19437 | P3577.6 | 5 | |
| Green Island Lighthouse | 1875[43] | Green Island 22°17′1″N 114°6′41″E | Fl W 10s[13] | 37[13] | 112-19460 | P3538 | 16[13] | |
| Cape Collinson Lighthouse | 1876 | Hong Kong Island 22°15′42″N 114°15′25″E[44] | Fl(2) WR 10s[13] | 50[13] | 112-19355[13] | P3572[13] | 15[13] (white), 12[13] (red) | |
| Kau Yi Chau lighthouse | 1968 | Kau Yi Chau 22°17′13″N 114°4′47″E | Fl(2) WR 6s | 9 | 112-19504 | P3537.6 | 11 (white), 8 (red) | |
| Lam Tong Mei Lighthouse | 1921 | Tung Lung Chau 22°14′20″N 114°17′19″E | Fl(3) WR 10s | 56 | 112-19342 | P3574 | 19 (white), 10 (red) | |
| Lan Kok Tsui Lighthouse | 1990s | Black Point, Lung Kwu Tan 22°24′23″N 113°54′20″E | Fl(3) W 10s | 131 | 112-19746 | P3526.2 | 15 | |
| Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse | 1902 | Lei Yue Mun Village, Sam Ka Tsuen, New Kowloon 22°17′17″N 114°14′12″E | Q R | 5 | 112-19381 | P3569 | 2 | |
| Lo Chau Lighthouse | 1970 | Beaufort Island 22°11′16″N 114°14′39″E | Fl WR 3s | 37, 5 | 112-19415 | P3576.8 | 10 (white), 8 (red) | |
| Lung Kwu Chau Lighthouse | 1921 | Lung Kwu Chau 22°22′50″N 113°52′41″E | Fl W 5s | 53 | 112-19742 | P3526 | 15 | |
| Ma Wan Fairway Lighthouse | 1990s | Ting Kau 22°21′50″N 114°4′15″E | Oc WRG 8s | 28 | 112-19512 | P3532.2 | 8 (white), 4 (red), 4 (green) | |
| Ngan Chau Lighthouse | 1972 | Round Island 22°12′51″N 114°11′7″E | Al Fl WRW 10s | 28 | 112-19420 | P3577.1 | 11 (white), 8 (red) | |
| Pak Kwo Chau Lighthouse | 1979 | North Ninepin Island 22°16′14″N 114°21′0″E | Fl WR 10s | 44 | 112-19334 | P3575.6 | 10 (white), 7 (red) | |
| Po Toi Lighthouse | 1970 | Po Toi 22°9′25″N 114°15′28″E[5] | Fl W 10s[13] | 67[13] | 112-19405[13] | P3576.6[13] | 18[13] | |
| Sha Chau Lighthouse | Sha Chau 22°20′28″N 113°53′26″E | Fl(4) W 10s[13] | 28[13] | 112-19726[13] | P3525.5[13] | 10[13] | ||
| Shek Ngau Chau Lighthouse | 1972 | Shek Ngau Chau 22°27′58″N 114°25′39″E | Fl W 4s | 26 | 112-19292 | P3578.3 | 12 | |
| Tai Long Pai Lighthouse | 1964 | Tai Long Pai 22°14′3″N 114°15′59″E | Fl(4) R 15s | 14 | 112-19349 | P3575.4 | 5 | |
| Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse | 1912 | Tang Lung Chau 22°20′22″N 114°3′47″E | Fl W 5s | 37 | 112-19520 | P3530.6 | 18 | |
| Waglan Lighthouse | 1893 | Waglan Island 22°10′54″N 114°18′11″E | Fl(2) W 20s[13] | 69[13] | 112-19326 | P3578 | 24[13] | |
| Wong Mau Chau Lighthouse | 1978 | Wong Mau Chau 22°26′55″N 114°23′41″E | Fl R 5s | 23 | 112-19296 | P3578.4 | 5 | |
| Yuen Kok Lighthouse | 1960s | Yuen Kok, Lamma Island 22°10′54″N 114°8′57″E | Fl W 5s | 35 | 112-19412 | P3577.2 | 10 |
Lighthouses in Macau
edit| Name[45] | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light[1] | Focal height (metres)[1] | NGA number[1] | Admiralty number[1] | Range (nautical miles)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guia Lighthouse | 1865 | Guia Fortress, São Lázaro 22°11′47″N 113°32′59″E | Fl(2) W 10s | 108 | 112-19640 | P3416 | 16 | |
| Pedra da Areca Lighthouse | Pedra d'Areca 22°10′31″N 113°32′13″E | Fl W 5s | 8 | 112-19708 | P3442 | 3 | ||
| Ponta de Ká-Hó Lighthouse | 1923 | Ká-Hó Port, Coloane 22°7′51″N 113°35′32″E | Fl W 4s | 48 | 112-19720 | P3420 | 12 |
See also
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