Chilai nose Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a product of the Japanese era. It was first built in 1931 and was bombed by Allied planes during World War II in 1943. Until 1963, in order to open Hualien port as an international port, a new white pentagonal concrete building was built near the original tower base as a new tower. Back to the central mountain range and facing the Pacific Ocean, the lighthouse has become a tourist attraction between mountains, sea and sky.

Chilai nose Lighthouse

Qilaibi lighthouse, one of the lighthouses in Taiwan, is located in qilaibi, north of Hualian port, Hualian County. It is under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Affairs Office of the General Customs Administration of the "Ministry of finance" of the Taiwan authorities. The lighthouse backs the central mountain range and faces the Pacific Ocean, between mountains, sea and sky.

Historical evolution

The Japanese occupation of Taiwan

The lighthouse is a product of the Japanese era. It was first built in 1931. It is a white square concrete building with a height of 7.6 meters. It uses the fifth grade calcium carbide gas flash lamp, which flashes once every three seconds with a luminous power of 300 candlelight.

It was bombed by Allied planes during World War II in 1943. So during the war, even after the war to repair before still can not work.

Modern times

Until 1963, in order to open Hualien port as an international port, a new white pentagonal concrete building was built near the original tower base as a new tower. The new qilai nose lighthouse uses the fourth-class electric light, white light, three seconds on and three seconds off, and the light power is 28000 candlelight.

In 1973, a radio beacon was added, with an output power of 100 watts and a range of 100 nautical miles. It was combined with the Green Island Lighthouse radio beacon to facilitate mutual positioning of ships.

In 1985, radar benchmarking was added.

In 1992, the communication system was replaced by a dual frequency radar benchmark.

Lighthouse structure and administrative data

Lighthouse structure elements

Tower height: 13.4m.

Color and structure of the tower: white pentagonal concrete, surrounded by balcony outside the top floor (typical top design of Lighthouse).

Lamp height: 33.4m (from high tide to lamp Center).

Lamp: Grade 4 electric lamp.

Light quality: white light (every 6 seconds: bright 3 seconds, dark 3 seconds).

Light power: 28000cd.

Nominal optical path: 16.6nm.

Lighthouse administration

Jurisdiction: General Administration of customs, Ministry of finance.

Staffing: unknown.

Open or not: No.

Ancillary facilities

A dual frequency radar beacon pole.

Address: Hualian Hualian Hualian East Road

Longitude: 121.64419639021

Latitude: 24.015854748649

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