Fuguijiao Lighthouse

Fuguijiao Lighthouse
Fuguijiao Lighthouse
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	富貴角燈塔
Simplified Chinese	富贵角灯塔
Postal	Fukwei Chiao Lighthouse
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fùguìjiǎo Dēngtǎ
Wade–Giles	Fu-k’uei-chiao Têng-t’a
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Hù-kùi-kak Teng-thah
Japanese name
Kanji	富貴角灯台
Hiragana	ふうきかくとうだい
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	Fūkikaku Tōdai

Fuguijiao Lighthouse
Location	Laomei Village; Shimen District; New Taipei City; Taiwan
Coordinates	25°17′55″N 121°32′12″E / 25.298536°N 121.536665°E
Tower
Constructed	1949
Construction	reinforced concrete tower
Height	14.3 m (47 ft)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern on a one-story keeper’s house
Markings	white and black-band tower, white lantern, black lantern dome
Operator	Maritime and Port Bureau
Fog signal	one 3s. blast every 30s.
Light
First lit	1962
Focal height	31.4 m (103 ft)
Range	26.8 nmi (49.6 km; 30.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 15s.

The Fuguijiao or Cape Fugui Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Fugui near Laomei Village (老梅里, Lǎoméi Lǐ) in Shimen District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Name[edit]

The lighthouse is named after nearby Cape Fugui, the northernmost point of Taiwan. Its Japanese name was Fūki Kaku. Its Chinese name (derived from a Hokkien transcription of the Dutch word hoek, meaning "hook" or "cape")^[3] is also romanized Cape Fukwei^[2] for the Chinese Postal Map, Fu-kuei Chiao using simplified Wade-Giles,^[2] and Fugueijiao from Tongyong Pinyin. It was also sometimes known in English as the Hoek Lighthouse.^[4]

History[edit]

A structure was first erected on the rocks at Cape Fugui in 1896^[5]^[6] or 1897^[1]^[7] by the occupying Japanese. It was a terminus for undersea cables^[8] from the Japanese islands and its construction materials all came from there.^[7] It was ruined during World War II but its remains were used by China's Nationalist government for the erection of a 30 m (98 ft)^[6] octagonal iron lighthouse^[1] in 1949.^[5] The foghorn was particularly needful, owing to poor visibility in the area during the fall and winter months.^[1]

The lighthouse's current 14.3 m (47 ft) concrete black-and-white octagonal tower was raised in 1962.^[1]^[8] The height was greatly reduced to improve the reception of the nearby air force radar station.^[6]

Taiwan's Customs traditionally welcomed visitors to the lighthouse once a year on Tax Day as an open house gesture.^[4] After the enthusiastic public response to opening Eluanbi Lighthouse to more general tourism, Taiwan's Maritime and Port Bureau decided to open Fuguijiao to regular visitors in 2015.^[9] The first tourists were allowed onto the grounds on September 5, making it the 11th Taiwanese lighthouse opened to the general public.^[6] It remains inaccessible on weekdays because of the radar station.^[5] The tower itself remains closed to the public.^[2]

Transportation[edit]

The lighthouse is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Laomei Village,^[2] off Provincial Highway 2.

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j MPB (2016), "Fukwei Chiao Lighthouse".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Taiwan: Northern". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Caltonhill, Mark (4 May 2012), "富貴角 Fuguei Cape, New Taipei City", From Takow to Kaohsiung, Blogspot.
^ ^a ^b "12 Lighthouses in Taiwan to Open to Public on June 30", Want China Times, 7 June 2012, archived from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d MPB (2016), "Maritime and Port Bureau Facilitates the Fugueijiao Lighthouse".
^ ^a ^b NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape Lighthouse".
^ ^a ^b "Taiwan's Century-Old Fugueijiao Lighthouse Opened to Public", Want China Times, 31 August 2015, archived from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ Wang Shu-fen; et al. (21 February 2015), "Taiwan to Open Two More Lighthouses to Visitors", Focus Taiwan.

Bibliography[edit]

Official site, Taipei: Maritime and Port Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, 2016.
Official site, New Taipei City: Tourism and Travel Department, 2019.

[mpb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j MPB (2016), "Fukwei Chiao Lighthouse".

[russ-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Taiwan: Northern". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[3] Caltonhill, Mark (4 May 2012), "富貴角 Fuguei Cape, New Taipei City", From Takow to Kaohsiung, Blogspot.

[want2012-4] "12 Lighthouses in Taiwan to Open to Public on June 30", Want China Times, 7 June 2012, archived from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2015.

[ntc-5] NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape".

[mpb2-6] MPB (2016), "Maritime and Port Bureau Facilitates the Fugueijiao Lighthouse".

[ntc2-7] NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape Lighthouse".

[lighthouseopened-8] "Taiwan's Century-Old Fugueijiao Lighthouse Opened to Public", Want China Times, 31 August 2015, archived from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 19 February 2015.

[focus-9] Wang Shu-fen; et al. (21 February 2015), "Taiwan to Open Two More Lighthouses to Visitors", Focus Taiwan.

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