List of lighthouses in China

This is a list of lighthouses in China.

Lighthouses

Name Image Water body Province Location Built Notes
Baishamen Lighthouse Hainan Haidian Island, Haikou 2000 The sixth tallest in the world and the second tallest in China
Bo'ao Lighthouse Hainan Bo'ao
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse Hong Kong
Flower Bird Lighthouse East China Sea Zhejiang Saddle Island 1870 Zhoushan Islands[1]
Green Island Lighthouse Hong Kong
Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse Hong Kong
Mulan Tou Lighthouse Hainan 1995 The fifth tallest in the world and the tallest in China
Po Toi Lighthouse Hong Kong
Rizhao Lighthouse
Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse Hong Kong
Waglan Lighthouse Hong Kong
Zhongjiang Pagoda Qingyi and Yangtze (Changjiang ) Rivers Anhui Province Wuhu 1618

Lighthouses in Hong Kong

Name Image Year
built 		Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal
height 		NGA
number 		Admiralty
number 		Range
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A Kung Ngam Lighthouse Image n/a A Kung Ngam
22°17′04.1″N 114°14′04.4″E / 22.284472°N 114.234556°E / 22.284472; 114.234556 		Fl R 5s. 11 metres (36 ft) 19370 P3570 11
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse 1875 22°12′32.5″N 114°15′32.8″E / 22.209028°N 114.259111°E / 22.209028; 114.259111 Fl W 15s. 60 metres (200 ft) 19330 F3576 20
Fan Lau Lighthouse n/a Fan Lau
22°11′45.2″N 113°50′45.8″E / 22.195889°N 113.846056°E / 22.195889; 113.846056 		Fl W 5s. 20 metres (66 ft) 19588 P3524 14
Fan Tsang Chau Lighthouse n/a Conic Island
22°21′52.8″N 114°23′27.0″E / 22.364667°N 114.390833°E / 22.364667; 114.390833 		Fl (2) W 6s. 6 metres (20 ft) 19300 P3580.95 5
Fo Yeuk Chau Lighthouse n/a 22°14′36.6″N 114°08′16.8″E / 22.243500°N 114.138000°E / 22.243500; 114.138000 Fl W 1.5s. 8 metres (26 ft) 19437 P3577.6 5
Green Island Lighthouse 1905 22°17′01.2″N 114°06′39.8″E / 22.283667°N 114.111056°E / 22.283667; 114.111056 Fl W 10s. 37 metres (121 ft) 19460 F3538 16
Hak Kok Tau Lighthouse 1876 est. Hak Kok Tau
22°15′41.5″N 114°15′24.6″E / 22.261528°N 114.256833°E / 22.261528; 114.256833 		Fl (2) WR 10s. 50 metres (160 ft) 19355 P3572 white:15
red: 12
Kau Yi Chau Lighthouse n/a Kau Yi Chau
22°17′13.1″N 114°04′46.9″E / 22.286972°N 114.079694°E / 22.286972; 114.079694 		Fl (2) WR 6s. 9 metres (30 ft) 19504 P3537.6 white: 11
red: 8
Lam Tong Mei Lighthouse Image 1921 est. Tung Lung Chau
22°14′20.2″N 114°17′19.4″E / 22.238944°N 114.288722°E / 22.238944; 114.288722 		Fl (3) WR 10s. 56 metres (184 ft) 19342 P3574 white: 19
red: 10
Lan Kok Tsui Lighthouse n/a 22°24′23.4″N 113°54′19.9″E / 22.406500°N 113.905528°E / 22.406500; 113.905528 Fl (3) W 10s. 131 metres (430 ft) 19746 P3526.2 15
Lo Chau Lighthouse Image n/a Po Toi Islands
22°11′16.4″N 114°14′39.0″E / 22.187889°N 114.244167°E / 22.187889; 114.244167 		Fl WR 3s. 37 metres (121 ft) 19415 P3576.8 white: 10
red: 8
Lung Kwu Chau Lighthouse n/a Lung Kwu Chau
22°22′50.0″N 113°52′40.9″E / 22.380556°N 113.878028°E / 22.380556; 113.878028 		Fl W 5s. 53 metres (174 ft) 19742 P3526 15
Ma Wan Fairway Lighthouse ~ 1997 Ting Kau
22°21′49.9″N 114°04′15.1″E / 22.363861°N 114.070861°E / 22.363861; 114.070861 		Oc WRG 8s. 28 metres (92 ft) 19512 P3532.2 white: 8
red: 4
green: 4
Ngan Chau Lighthouse n/a Pak Sha Chau (North)
22°12′50.8″N 114°11′06.7″E / 22.214111°N 114.185194°E / 22.214111; 114.185194 		Al Fl WRW 10s. 28 metres (92 ft) 19420 P3577.1 white: 11
red: 8
Pak Kwo Chau Lighthouse Image n/a North Ninepin Island
22°16′13.8″N 114°21′00.3″E / 22.270500°N 114.350083°E / 22.270500; 114.350083 		Fl WR 10s. 44 metres (144 ft) 19334 P3575.6 white: 10
red: 7
Po Toi Lighthouse n/a Po Toi
22°09′24.9″N 114°15′28.3″E / 22.156917°N 114.257861°E / 22.156917; 114.257861 		Fl W 10s. 67 metres (220 ft) 19405 P3576.6 18
Sha Chau Lighthouse n/a Sha Chau
22°20′28.3″N 113°53′25.6″E / 22.341194°N 113.890444°E / 22.341194; 113.890444 		Fl (4) W 10s. 28 metres (92 ft) 19726 P3525.5 10
Shek Ngau Chau Lighthouse n/a Shek Ngau Chau Islet
22°27′57.8″N 114°25′40.2″E / 22.466056°N 114.427833°E / 22.466056; 114.427833 		Fl W 4s. 26 metres (85 ft) 19292 P3578.3 12
Tai Long Pai Lighthouse n/a Tathong Channel
22°14′02.5″N 114°15′58.8″E / 22.234028°N 114.266333°E / 22.234028; 114.266333 		Fl (4) R 15s. 14 metres (46 ft) 19349 P3575.4 5
Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse 1912 Tang Lung Chau
22°20′23.2″N 114°03′47.6″E / 22.339778°N 114.063222°E / 22.339778; 114.063222 		Fl W 5s. 37 metres (121 ft) 19520 P3530.6 18
Waglan Island Lighthouse 1893 Waglan Island
22°10′54.9″N 114°18′11.3″E / 22.181917°N 114.303139°E / 22.181917; 114.303139 		Fl (2) W 20s. 69 metres (226 ft) 19326 P3578 24
Wong Mau Chau Lighthouse n/a Wong Mau Chau Islet
22°26′55.0″N 114°23′40.9″E / 22.448611°N 114.394694°E / 22.448611; 114.394694 		Fl R 5s. 23 metres (75 ft) 19296 P3578.4 5
Yuen Kok Lighthouse n/a Lamma Island
22°10′54.1″N 114°08′57.3″E / 22.181694°N 114.149250°E / 22.181694; 114.149250 		Fl W 5s. 35 metres (115 ft) 19412 P3577.2 10[2] [3]

Lighthouses in Macau

Name Image Year
built 		Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal
height 		NGA
number 		Admiralty
number 		Range
nml
Fortaleza da Guia Lighthouse 1865 Fortaleza da Guia
22°11′47.4″N 113°32′58.9″E / 22.196500°N 113.549694°E / 22.196500; 113.549694 		Fl (2) W 10s. 108 metres (354 ft) 19640 P3416 16
Pedra d'a Areca Lighthouse n/a Macau
22°10′31.1″N 113°32′12.9″E / 22.175306°N 113.536917°E / 22.175306; 113.536917 		Fl W 5s. 8 metres (26 ft) 19708 P3442 3
Ponta de Ka-ho Lighthouse n/a Macau
22°07′50.9″N 113°35′32.1″E / 22.130806°N 113.592250°E / 22.130806; 113.592250 		Fl W 4s. 48 metres (157 ft) 19720 P3420 12[4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lighthouse Digest- Retrieved 2916-06-01
  2. ↑ Hong Kong The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 November 2016
  3. ↑ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 3 November 2016
  4. ↑ Macau The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 November 2016
  5. ↑ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 2 November 2016
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