Denglou corner

Lantern corner is a lighthouse built in Guangxu sixteen years (1890). It is located in Xuwen County of Zhanjiang City, and is located in Hainan Island. It is the only landmark in Qiongzhou Strait, South China Sea Islands and Beibu Gulf. It is also the landmark of the South Point of Chinese mainland.

As the Chinese mainland's southern corner of the turret, France, Britain, Russia and other imperial powers built houses here. Today, western style house walls are still left around the corner turrets, attracting many visitors to visit.

Dengloujiao is not only famous as a relic, but also full of amorous feelings. The vast expanse of the sea and the vast sky is full of lush and vibrant tropical plants. Coconut trees, Casuarina trees, acacia trees, cactus, shrubs, seaweed flowers, mangroves, etc. flutter in the wind. This is a unique scenery that can only be enjoyed in Denglou corner. Sunrise and sunset, standing on the lighthouse, a day passed quietly. When you are lucky, you can also see the strange "pailang", rolling in from the distance of Hainan one after another, which is spectacular. At the same time, there are large and complete coral reefs in the sea area of Dengloujiao, which are rich in species and colorful. Because the coral reefs have the effect of purifying the sea water, the clean sea exudes infinite charm. There is also an old man, Zhan tingji, who is known as the "God of coral protection", who has been taking care of the coral reefs in the nearby waters for more than ten years. The old man said, "the air and sunshine here are so beautiful.".

Denglou corner

Dengloujiao, formerly known as weijiao, is located on the southwest coast of Xucheng Town, 2-3km southeast of Denglou work area of Xuwen saltern. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with a horny beach extending into the sea. This corner is opposite to lingaojiao of Hainan Island. The Strait is 12 nautical miles wide and is an important maritime traffic hub. There are dangerous reefs and dark rocks in the southwest and southeast of the corner. The lighthouse was built here in 1890, hence its name.

The origin of the name

Dengloujiao, Xuwen County, faces lingaojiao, Hainan Island. The Strait is 12 nautical miles wide and is an important maritime traffic hub. There are dangerous reefs and dark rocks in the southwest and southeast of the corner. The lighthouse was built here in 1890, hence its name.

A brief introduction to relics

Dengloujiao was once occupied by France and other imperialist countries, and left many relics.

When Hainan Island was liberated, it was the first port for the PLA to cross the Qiongzhou Strait. At present, there is still a 16 meter high cylindrical lighthouse rebuilt in 1980 on this corner. At 10 meters in the northeast corner of the lighthouse, there is a 30 meter long French residential site with arched stone walls. To the east of the lighthouse is a turret built by the people's Liberation Army in 1960, three meters high and well preserved.

More than 10 meters to the north of the lighthouse is a 10 story hexagonal square lighthouse, 36 meters high, funded by Guangdong maritime administration in March 1994, which replaced the original lighthouse. The new lighthouse is inlaid with white tiles and separated with blue tiles. There are 16 steps in each floor of the tower, which are leather shaped. The highest floor is equipped with a beacon lamp, which is hemispherical. The navigation light adopts solar energy device to automatically extinguish itself.

Climb the tower, jump far, the sea and sky are vast, and thousands of sails are flying. There are hundreds of acres of salt fields in the northeast, and the coastal shelterbelts run through them. The surrounding coconut trees, Casuarina trees, acacia trees, cactus, shrubs, seaweed flowers, mangroves and so on flutter in the wind, which is very charming.

The Jiaowei Peninsula, Dongchang Bay and polo bay where Dengloujiao is located, and the coastal coconut forest form a tropical scenery. Xuwen salt farm is one of the seven salt farms in Guangdong Province. Denglou work area is the experimental unit of salt field mechanization production in southern China, and baidiebei protection area is the pearl breeding base. Dengloujiao sea area also preserved a large and complete coral reef group, stretching 27 kilometers, covering an area of 2000 hectares, a complete range of species, colorful, unique shape, spectacular.

Interesting story of Denglou corner

Come to the corner of the town of Xuwen, Zhanjiang. The southernmost corner of Chinese mainland is the corner of the lantern corner, the corner of the lantern corner. The author had a conversation with Mr. Zhan tingji, the "God of coral", who had been reported by many media at the scene for nearly two hours.

"How beautiful the air and sunshine are"

Although the roadside is overgrown with weeds, I feel proud and proud of setting foot on the southernmost land of the motherland. After arriving at the scene, I saw that some places on the ground were overgrown with weeds, and my heart was cold. I was not only deeply worried about the prospect of this precious tourist area.

It is understood that when Hainan Island was liberated in March 1950, dengjiaolou was a very important starting point for crossing the sea at the southern end of Leizhou Peninsula. 799 sea crossing warriors from the 40th army vanguard battalion of the Chinese people's Liberation Army landed successfully in Chengmai County, Hainan Island, making an important contribution to the liberation of Hainan Island.

Although there are few visitors, the cactus, Casuarina, coconut, seaweed and other unknown wild flowers on the beach, as well as large mangroves, still constitute a unique tropical natural scenery. In particular, there are large and complete coral reefs in the sea area of Dengloujiao. It is said that the area can reach 2000 hectares. There are not only a wide range of species, but also good growth of corals due to abundant sunshine and suitable climate. It can be said that there are rich marine tourism resources. Because the coral reef has the effect of purifying the sea water, the clean sea exudes endless charm.

"The air and sunshine here are so beautiful," said Zhan tingji.

"I've been wandering around for life"

The coastal area of the lantern corner is a tropical sea area. The climate and environment are suitable for coral growth and coral reef development. It is the largest and best preserved coral reef in Chinese mainland. But only the old man is responsible for protecting these corals.

In the process of talking with Mr. Zhan tingji, who is known as the "God of coral protection" by many media, the old man was full of emotion and inadvertently sang "for life, I wandered around...". In order to provide food and clothing for the whole family, the old man worked everywhere in Hainan and other places when he was young, as a Mason and porter. It turned out that the relevant departments paid him a little salary, but it only lasted about two years. The old man said that some people said yes, others said no. for those who want to take the coral home, there will even be some conflicts and scold me for meddling. At the same time, one or two swimmers in danger will be rescued every year.

There is a roaming charge for the phone

"Although it's only a few meters away, there's a roaming charge for calling here."

Under the pavilion on the beach, I saw my mobile phone and I don't know when I received such a message: welcome to the beautiful Hainan Island Zhan tingji said that he didn't know that at that time, so he used a lot of money to make a phone call. In fact, a few meters to the north is Zhanjiang signal, so he doesn't have to pay roaming fees outside the province to make a phone call Listening carefully to the standard Putonghua of the elderly, I feel like meeting an old friend who has been away for a long time. This is not only the watershed between Qiongzhou Strait and Beibu Gulf, but also the dividing line of mobile phone signals inside and outside the province.

French couple of the year

4、 "The French parents in law who lived here at that time weighed about 300 Jin each."

In 1942, in order to prevent the lighthouse from being used by Japanese invaders, Xuwen County Government, which was then in power by Kuomintang, blew up the lighthouse built by Wanguo company in 1887. Zhan tingji said that it was a platoon that carried out the task at that time, but a couple of French parents in law who lived here did not want to leave because their 13-year-old daughter drowned when she was swimming by the sea. They wanted to guard their children. But because of the war, they finally left with tears under the persuasion of the national government at that time. It is said that they were very fat, each weighing nearly 300 Jin. People in the village sent them to Xuwen County Government by ox cart at that time. In 2004, a young man from France came here on a "foldable bicycle" and stayed until dark. Old man Zhan tingji said that he could speak a little Chinese and was the descendant of the French parents in law.

Corals can't be taken away

5、 "It's OK to take a picture, but if you take it away, you'll be fined 10000 yuan."

When the author explained his intention and wanted to remind the relevant departments to pay attention to this precious scenic spot through the news media and take some pictures of the coral out of the sea, the old man began to disagree anyway, and finally managed to take out a moving coral, but only gave 10 seconds to take pictures, saying that the coral would die after a long time. After the photo, my friend joked that he still wanted to take it away for a souvenir. The old man obstinately said, "it's OK to take a picture, but if you take it away, you will be fined 10000 yuan.".

After taking photos on the sea, in order to make up for his friend's regret, the old man picked up a coral reef on the beach and gave it to his friend. He said that he would soak it in water with bleaching powder for two days and then wash it clean. It was absolutely beautiful. His friend was happy to thank him.

A place for military strategists

6、 "In the past, this was a place for military strategists"

The Chinese mainland's southern tip turret is located at 20 degrees north latitude 13 minutes, and 109 degrees east longitude 55 minutes, that is, the corner of Kok Mei Township. It passes through Beibu Gulf in the west, only 280 kilometers away from Vietnam, and the lights of Haikou can be seen at night. From north to south, the beach wedges into Qiongzhou Strait for about 3 kilometers, which is the throat of the entrance and exit of Beibu Gulf and Qiongzhou Strait. From south to south, it faces Chengmai County of Hainan Island, and is the key point of the channel of Qiongzhou Strait.

After investigation, it is precisely because of the dangerous geographical location, Qingguang

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