Lighthouses of China: Dìnghǎi District (Western Zhōushān), Zhèjiāng

The People's Republic of China (中华, Zhōnghuá in Chinese) has a lengthy coastline, many large harbors, and a large number of lighthouses. The country is divided into 23 provinces and 11 other province-level regions of various special types. The Chinese province of Zhèjiāng (formerly spelled Chekiang) occupies the central coast of the country, south of Shànghǎi and north of the Formosa Strait. The province faces east on the East China Sea. For the most part the coastline is hilly and irregular, with more than 3000 islands of all sizes offshore.

Hángzhōu Bay is a large embayment at the northern end of the province. Spread across the mouth of Hángzhōu Bay, the Zhōushān Islands include well over 1000 islands, although only 103 are large enough to be inhabited. Lighting this maze of islands requires hundreds of beacons of all sizes. This page covers lighthouses of the Dìnghǎi District including the western two thirds of Zhōushān Island itself plus surrounding islands. Formerly isolated, this area is now an important port connected to the mainland by a series of bridges. The district's population is about 400,000.

There are many languages and dialects spoken in China, but Standard Chinese, often called Mandarin, is official. The pīnyīn system for transliterating Standard Chinese into Latin characters is now the international standard but some locations continue to be known also under the spellings of older transliteration systems. The Chinese word for a lighthouse is dēngtǎ (灯塔). In Standard Chinese jiāo (formerly chiao) is a reef or rock, jiǎo is a cape or headland, dǎo (tao) is an island; (tsu) or tuózi ("lump") is a small island, hǎi is a sea, wān is a bay, hǎixiá is a strait, or jiāng is a river, hékǒu ("river mouth") is an estuary, and gǎng (kang) is a harbor.

Lighthouses in China are maintained by the PRC Maritime Safety Administration. The administration is organized in four regional administrations, with offices in the major ports. All the lights on this page are maintained by the Zhènhǎi MSA office.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. CN numbers are Chinese light list numbers. Admiralty numbers are from volume P of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

Xieshi West Light
Xīxièzhì (Xieshi West) Light, Zhōushān, August 2007
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Shànghǎi Region photo

General Sources
Online List of Lights - China
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Zhōushān Lighthouses
Photos of nineteen of the best-known lighthouses of the islands.
Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary
A useful tool for juggling the representations of Chinese names.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for Zhèjiāng
Northwest Coast Zhōushān Island Lighthouses
Dàwǔzhì (Dawu Zhi, Wu Yu) (3)
1983 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 57 m (187 ft); white flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Located on an island about 6.5 km (4 mi) off the northwestern point of Zhōushān Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2338; Admiralty P3716.44.
Gūcíběikǒu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11.5 m (38 ft); four white flashes every 12 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at the northwestern tip of Zhōushān Island. Site status unknown. CN-2338.4; Admiralty P3716.447.
Guāliánshān Nán
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12.5 m (41 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the southwest tip of Guāliánshāndǎo, an islet about 5 km (3 mi) east southeast of Dàwǔzhì. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2338.03; Admiralty P3716.446.
Guāliánshān Bei
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11.5 m (38 ft); white flash every 6 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Located on an islet off the north side of Guāliánshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2338.01; Admiralty P3716.445.
Xiǎowūzhì (3?)
Date unknown (station established 1957). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft) three white flashes every 10 s. 6 m (20 ft) concrete tower. No photo available but Google's satellite view shows a round cylindrical tower with gallery. The 1967 light was a square pyramidal white concrete tower. Located on a tiny island off the north coast of Chángbáidǎo, a larger island off the northwest coast of Zhōushān Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2340; Admiralty P3716.706.
Yěyāshān (Shìzhōngshān) (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 18.5 m (61 ft); white flash every 2 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. NGA lists a skeletal tower. Located on an islet off the south side of Shìzhōngshān, an island east of Chángbáidǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2343; Admiralty P3716.7052.
Mǎ'ào
2008. Active; focal plane 13.5 m (44 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a concrete pier. The lighthouse is black with one red horizontal band. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a shoal off the north coast of Zhōushān Island west of the Xiǎochángshān light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2339.3; Admiralty P3716.7051.

Xiùshāndǎo Passage Lighthouses
Xiùshāndǎo (Xiùshān Island) is separated from the central north coast of Zhōushān Island by a strait about 2 km (1.25 mi) wide. Obviously difficult to navigate, this strait is marked by a series of lights.

Xiǎochángshān (Xiǎocháng Shān) (2)
2001 (station established 1953). Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. An MSA photo is at right , another photo (#5, halfway down the page) is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island in the entrance to the passage between Zhōushān Island and Xiùshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2345; Admiralty P3716.71; NGA 18909.
Xiaochangshan Light
Xiǎochángshān Light, Zhōushān, August 2010
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Shànghǎi Region photo
Làitóushān (Làitóujiāo)
2001. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal in the passage between Zhōushān Island and Xiùshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2347.1; Admiralty P3716.715; NGA 18909.3.
Dàníjiāo (Dàní Jiāo)
2001. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tile colored in red and black vertical stripes; a dome at the top of the tower is white. A photo from the Níngbō MSA office is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal off a promontory of Zhōushān Island in the passage beween Zhōushān Island and Xiùshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2347.2; Admiralty P3716.717.
#Jīnguāngjiāo (Gold Reef)
Date unknown. Removed. This was a 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. No photo available and the light is no longer seen in Google's satellite view. Located on a reef off the commericial and naval piers on the north side of Zhōushān Island opposite Shàngyuánshān. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ex-CN-2348; ex-Admiralty P3716.7185.
Xiǎoyuánshān (Xiǎoyuán Shān) (2)
1986 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island in the center of the passage between Zhōushān Island and Xiùshāndǎo; the island is now linked by a breakwater to the much larger island of Shàngyuánshān. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2349; Admiralty P3716.718.
Danijiao Light
Dàníjiāo Light, Zhōushān, September 2006
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Níngbō Office photo
Liangmaoshan (Liangmao Shan, Longwanggong) (3)
2001 (station established 1956). Active; focal plane 15.5 m (51 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off the eastern end of Shàngyuánshān. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2351; Admiralty P3716.723; NGA 18909.5.
Zòngzishān (Zòngzi Shān) (3?)
2009 (station established 1956). Active; focal plane 26.5 m (87 ft); white flash every 3 s. This was a 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with gallery. No photo of the lighthouse is available but as of 2021 Bing has a satellite view. Google's satellite view shows that a huge electric power transmission tower occupies the location of the lighthouse. The light is still listed so probably it has been placed on the new tower. Located on an islet in the eastern end of the passage between Zhōushān Island and Xiùshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2352; Admiralty P3716.722; NGA 18909.6.
#Wūguīshān (Wūguī Shān)
Date unknown. Removed. This was a 9.5 m (31 ft) hexagonal cylindrical white concrete tower. No photo available. Bing's satellite view reveals that the islet on which this light stood has been demolished as part of a harbor development project. Formerly located on a small island off the coast of Zhōushān Island about 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Xiùshāndǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ex-CN-2378.2.

Note: The eastern end of Zhōushān Island is in the Pǔtúo District, so lights in that area are described on the Pǔtúo District page.

Zhōushān Harbor: Chángzhì Island Area Lighthouses
Chángzhì is an island to the south of Zhōushān. A graceful through-arch bridge joins the two islands.

Yùtūjiāo (Yùtū Jiāo) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted red and mounted on a round concrete pier. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at a tight bend in a narrow channel between Zhōushān Island and the smaller Chángzhì Island off the central south coast. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2470; Admiralty P3714.092.
Shíliùménběi (Shíliùmén North) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); green flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted green and mounted on a round concrete pier. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at another bend in a narrow channel between Zhōushān Island and Chángzhì Island, about 1.6 km (1 mi) west of the Yutujiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2469; Admiralty P3714.094.
Shíliùménnán (Shíliùmén South) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red flash every 4 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted red and mounted on a round concrete pier. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the other side of the channel from the north light (previous entry), about 1.6 km (1 mi) west of the Yutujiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2468; Admiralty P3714.095.
Lǐyújiāo (Lǐyú Jiāo, Biandan Jiao, Carp Reef) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 7.5 m (25 ft); green flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted green and mounted on a round concrete pier. An MSA photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located at another bend in a narrow channel between Zhōushān Island and Chángzhì Island, about 1.6 km (1 mi) west of the Yutujiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2467; Admiralty P3714.097.
Liyujiao Light
Lǐyújiāo Light, Zhōushān, January 2004
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Shànghǎi Region photo
Zuǒshǒujiāo (Zuǒshǒu Jiāo) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted green and mounted on a round concrete pier. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal just off the Zhōushān waterfront. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2466; Admiralty P3714.099.
Jīngliánjiāo (Jīnglián Jiāo) (2)
1998 (station established 1983). Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse covered with tiles, colored black with one red horizontal band; pier painted black. An MSA photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the western entrance to Zhōushān's inner harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN 2464; Admiralty P3714.0995.
Dàochǎngjiāo (Dàochǎng Jiāo) (2)
1997 (station established 1983). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse covered with tiles, colored black with one red horizontal band; pier painted black. A distant view is available (lighthouse left of center) but Google has a satellite view. Located in Zhōushān harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN 2462; Admiralty P3714.2554.
Xiǎowǔkuíshān (Xiǎowǔkuí Shān)
1984 (station established 1961). Active; focal plane 37.5 m (123 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) round white concrete tower with gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the western end of an island east of Dàpánzhì Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2461; Admiralty P3714.2557.
Jinglianjiao Light
Jīngliánjiāo Light, Zhōushān
PRC MSA Shànghǎi Region photo

Dàpánzhì Island Area Lighthouses
Dàpánzhì is a island in the western entrance to Zhōushān harbor.
Guòqínjiǎo (Guòqín Jiǎo) (2)
2006. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower with an open lantern and gallery, painted white; the lantern roof is red. A Zhènhǎi MSA photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located at the northern point of Dàpánzhì Island. Site status unknown. CN-2455; Admiralty P3714.256.
Gànwěishí (Gànwěi Shí) (2)
Date unknown (before 1983). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a square concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo of the new lighthouse available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal in a narrow passage east of Dàpánzhì about 800 m (1/2 mi) north of the Xiaotuanjishan light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2460; Admiralty P3714.255.
Xiǎotuánjīshān (Xiǎotuánjī Shān) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); four white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. No photo of the new lighthouse available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island southeast of Dàpánzhì about 3.5 km (2 mi) northwest of the Waichangjiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2459; Admiralty P3714.252.
Héshàngshān (Héshàng Shān)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet off the southwest side of Dàpánzhì Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2459.5; Admiralty P3714.254; NGA 18965.

Southwest Zhōushān Island Area Lighthouses
Guǎfùjiāo (Guǎfù Jiāo, Widow Reef) (2)
1995 (station established 1983). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse covered with tiles, black on the upper portion and red on the lower portion; pier painted black. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the southern section of Zhōushān harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-2449; Admiralty P3714.258.
Guoqinjiao Light
Guòqínjiǎo Light, Zhōushān, 2006
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Zhènhǎi Office photo
Xīxièzhì (Xieshi West (2)
2007 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); four white flashes every 10 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern dome painted red. MSA's photo of the new lighthouse is at the top of this page and Google has a satellite view. Located at the southeastern tip of an island about 2 km (1.25 mi) north of Dàmāoshān. Site status unknown. CN-2448; Admiralty P3714.259.
Yángluóshān (Yángluó Shān, Luótóu Shān) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); two white flashes every 4 s. 13.5 m (48 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. An MSA photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island just off the southwestern tip of Zhōushān Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2445; Admiralty P3714.27.

Luótóu Islands Area Lighthouses
The Luótóu Islands are along the southern edge of the Zhōushān Islands. The Luótóu Channel is an important shipping route in the strait between the Zhōushān Islands and the mainland.

Luótóujiǎo (Luótóu Jiǎo) (2)
1992 (station established 1983). Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered by white ceramic tiles. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. This light is an important guide marking the west entrance of the Luótóu Channel. Located at the southern tip of Dàmāoshān. Site status unknown. CN-2447; Admiralty P3714.26; NGA 18964.
Xiǎoliàngménshān (Xiǎoliàngmén Shān)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 21.5 m (71 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 11.5 m (38 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, covered with tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island off the east coast of Dàmāoshān. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2453; Admiralty P3714.25.
Dàtǒngshān (Datongshan, Dàtǒng Shān)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30.5 m (100 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered by white ceramic tiles. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island about 800 m (1/2 mi) west of the Waichangjiao light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2464.1; Admiralty P3714.235.
Yangluoshan Light
Yángluóshān Light, Zhōushān, November 2003
PRC Maritime Safety Administration Shànghǎi Region photo
Wàichángjiāo (Wàicháng Jiāo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 23.5 m (77 ft); four white flashes every 12 s. 20 m (66 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. Frank Nie has a drone view and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef at the southwestern corner of Àoshān, an island south of Chángzhì Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2464.2; Admiralty P3714.23.

Cèzi Island Area Lighthouses
Zhōushān Island is connected to the mainland near Zhènhǎi by a series of five bridges, the last completed in 2009. The bridges link Zhōushān to Cèzi Island, just off the west coast of Zhōushān, and then to Jīntáng Island, a larger island to the south.

Bànyángjiāo (Bànyáng Jiāo, Cèzishuǐdào) (2)
1992 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 19.5 m (64 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the center of the southern entrance to the Cèzi Channel (Cèzishuǐ) separating Zhōushān and Cèzi islands. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2412; Admiralty P3716.48; NGA 18966.
Diàojiāo (Diào Jiāo, Outer Diaoshan) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse replaced a skeletal tower. Located on a reef off the west coast of Zhōushān Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2412.01; Admiralty P3716.62.
Fùchìdǎo (Fùchì Dǎo, Fùchìshān)
1998 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 20.5 m (67 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. Google's satellite view shows that the light is now hidden by a bridge. Fùchìshān (Gucishan) is a small island in the Cèzi Channel, connected to Zhōushān and to Cèzi by two of the five bridges of the roadway to the mainland. Located at the western end of the island. Site status unknown. CN-2422; Admiralty P3716.625.
Màotóushān (Màotóu Shān)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft) (?); white flash every 4 s. 19 m (62 ft) round concrete tower, probably with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse colored with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. It appears that this lighthouse has been relocated and now has a lower focal plane. Located on heights at the southern tip of Cèzi Island. Site status unknown. CN-2407; Admiralty P3716.47.

Jīntáng Island Area Lighthouses
Dàcàihuāshān
1927. Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Several station buildings; this is a staffed station. A Culture Ministry photo is at right and Bing has a satellite view of the station. This historic lighthouse was restored after World War II and again after being struck by lightning in August 2002 .It was built to mark the western entrance to the Luótóu Channel. Located on a small island off the northern end of Jīntáng Island and about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Zhōushān Island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2401; Admiralty P3716.43.
Xiǎocàihuā
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); two white flashes every 4 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island about 500 m (0.3 mi) northeast of the Dàcàihuāshān lighthouse.Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-2401.1; Admiralty P3716.435; NGA 18910.
#Lǎohǔshān (Lǎohǔ Shān) (2)
1992 (station establishment date unknown). Inactive since 2005. This was an 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available. Google's satellite view shows that the light was discontinued in connection with construction of the bridge linking Cèzi and Jīntáng Islands; it was replaced by a light mounted under the bridge deck. Formerly located on a small island in the southern entrance to the channel separating Jīntáng and Cèzi islands. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ex-CN-2406; ex-Admiralty P3716.45.
Dàxiǎohuánggàn (Dàxiǎo Huánggàn) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 4 s. 12 m (39 ft) round white concrete tower with lantern and gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse replaced a skeletal tower. Located on an islet off the eastern tip of Jīntáng Island. Site status unknown. CN-2411.2; Admiralty P3716.46; NGA 18914.
Huángniújiāo (Huángniú Jiāo, Cattle Reef) (2)
1991 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white flash every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white. Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off the southeast coast of Jīntáng island, about 15 km (9 mi) east of Zhènhǎi. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-2409; Admiralty P3714.3; NGA 18972.
Dacaihuashan Light
Dàcàihuāshān Light, Zhōushān
Zhèjiāng Culture Ministry photo
Wàiwānshānzuǐ (Wàiwānshān Zuǐ, Changbi Zui)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 4 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at the southwestern tip of Jīntáng Island, marking the narrowest point of the 3.5 km (2.25 mi) wide strait between Jīntáng and the mainland. Site status unknown. CN-2404; Admiralty P3714.8; NGA 18916.5.
Lìgǎng (Lì Gǎng) (2)
2003 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 4 s. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at the eastern tip of Dàpéngshān, an inhabited island off the northwest coast of Jīntáng Island. Site status unknown. CN-2405; Admiralty P3716.42.
* Dàpéngshān (Taipingshan, Taping Island) (1)
1906. Inactive, but still standing. 9 m (30 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. 1-story keeper's house. The active light (focal plane 87 m (285 ft); three white flashes every 10 s) is now mounted on a steel post. A photo is at right and Google has a satellite view that also shows the tall post near the lighthouse. This light was deactivated when trees grew tall enough to block its light. Located at the northwestern corner of Dàpéngshān, an inhabited island off the northwest coast of Jīntáng Island. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. CN-2403; Admiralty P3716.4; NGA 18912.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Notable faux lighthouses:

Dapengshan Light
1906 Dàpéngshān Light, Zhōushān
Zhèjiāng Culture Ministry photo

Adjoining pages: North: Daishan Islands | South: Southeastern Zhōushān Islands | West: Jiaxing

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Posted May 12, 2008. Checked and revised October 26, 2023. Lighthouses 46. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.