Cape Fugui, Cape Fukwei, Fukwei Chiao, Fuguei Cape, or . is a cape located at the northernmost point of the

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. It is located in within the

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Name

''Fùguì'' is the

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of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name These characters literally mean "rich and noble Cape" but actually transcribe the local

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pronunciation ''Hù-kùi'', used as a transliteration of the

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; cape").Public sign, noted by . In the 19th century, it was known as Foki during the period of

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rule. Under Japanese rule, it was known as Fūki Kaku from the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters. During Taiwan's brief official use of

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, it was known as Fuguei.

Geography

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Cape Fugui is the northernmost point of

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and forms one end of Laomei Bay. The cape under its Japanese name "Fuki Kaku"forms part of the IHO's current definitions of the

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. and

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s. The still unapproved draft of the 4th edition of the ''Limits of Oceans and Seas'' amends the name to its pinyin form Fugui but moves the boundary of the South China Sea from Fugui to Taiwan's southern cape Eluan. Cape Fugui is also considered part of the northern border of the

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History

The Japanese administration erected a building on the cape in 1896 as the endpoint of an

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.. It was destroyed during the

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. The present lighthouse was erected by the Taiwanese government in 1949 to help guide shipping and received its present black-and-white octagonal tower in 1962. It was opened to the public in 2015, but entry is only permitted on the weekends as it remains an active radar station of the

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Park

Cape Fugui or Fuguijiao Park surrounds the headland.. It includes a rocky beach with

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s (wind-shaped rocks) and lush tropical vegetation. There is a walking trail around the cape from Fuji Harbor ( t, ''Fùjī Yúgǎng'') to Laomei Village and the brick Laomei Maze. Old barracks from the Taiwanese armed forces have been converted into an

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. In September and October, the park forms part of

's kite festival.

Transportation

The cape is about along Provincial Highway 2. It is sometimes inaccessible because of

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s during heavy rain, as during June 2017.

Gallery

File:富貴角 Fugui Cape - panoramio.jpg , The radar installation at Cape Fugui (2011) File:富貴角夕照FUJI9896.JPG , The sunset over the

at Fugui (2015) File:富貴角燈塔夕照FUJI9853b.jpg , Sightseers watching the sunset at Fugui (2015)

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