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The Kaohsiung Lighthouse (), also called Cihou Lighthouse () or Cijin Lighthouse (), is a lighthouse in
After the signing of
Maritime and Port Bureau MOTC旗后燈塔
'Cihou Lighthouse' 1916 establishments in Taiwan Lighthouses in Taiwan Lighthouses completed in 1916 Buildings and structures in Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-lighthouse-stub
Cijin District
Cijin District (; Hokkien POJ: ''Kî-tin-khu'') is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of ...
, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
After the signing of Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking or First Convention of Peking is an agreement comprising three distinct treaties concluded between the Qing dynasty of China and Great Britain, France, and the Russian Empire in 1860. In China, they are regarded as amon ...
in 1860 during the Qing Dynasty rule, the Takau Harbor was opened to foreign traders in 1863. With increasing commercial shipping activities and a lack of a proper ship navigation system, the British
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
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engineers built a Chinese-style rectangular red-brick lighthouse at the top of Mount Ki-au ( 旗後山), at the southern side of the harbor.
During the Japanese rule, in line with the expansion of the harbor, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1916 as part of the project. It underwent renovation in 1918 to what it looks like today. The base of the lighthouse building was rebuilt in Baroque style.
In 1985, the lighthouse was designated a Historical Building and subsequently opened to the public.
Features
The lighthouse tower provides an excellent view of the entirePort of Kaohsiung
The Port of Kaohsiung (POK; ) is the largest harbor in Taiwan, handling approximately 10.26 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of cargo in 2015. The port is located in southern Taiwan, adjacent to Kaohsiung City, and surrounded by t ...
.
See also
* List of tourist attractions in Taiwan *List of lighthouses in Taiwan
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Taiwan.
Northern Taiwan
* Pengjia Lighthouse () (Pengjia Islet, Keelung)
* Keelung Island Lighthouse () ( Keelung Islet, Keelung)
* Keelung Lighthouse () (Keelung Harbor, Keelung)
* Ciouzish ...
References
External links
Maritime and Port Bureau MOTC
'Cihou Lighthouse' 1916 establishments in Taiwan Lighthouses in Taiwan Lighthouses completed in 1916 Buildings and structures in Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-lighthouse-stub