Huì'ān County Lighthouses

Méizhōu Bay Lighthouses (see also Pútián)

Xièyǔ (Xiè Yǔ, Crab Island) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 21.5 m (71 ft); white flash every 6 s. 10.5 m (34 ft) hexagonal stone tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the northern tip of an island on the west side of Méizhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3055.1; Admiralty P3627.73. Niúshǐjiāo Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16.5 m (54 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round concrete tower, colored with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on an island on the west side of upper Méizhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3055.8; Admiralty P3627.72. Huìyǔ (Hengyu) (4) 1990 (station established 1957). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower with gallery. Lighthouse covered with ceramic tiles and colored in red and white horizontal bands. The tiles were added in 1994. An MSA photo is at right but the light is not conspicuous in a Google satellite view. Located on a small island in the entrance to upper Méizhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3056; Admiralty P3627.71. Huìyǔ Nán (Huìyǔ South) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) round concrete tower, colored with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the southern tip of Huìyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3056.1; Admiralty P3627.685. Báiniú Range Front Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); quick-flashing white light. 10 m (33 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available but Bing has a fuzzy satellite view. Located about 3.5 km (2.25 mi) off the mainland, southwest of the Dōngbùzhèn peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3060; Admiralty P3627.641. Báiniú Range Rear Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 21 m (69 ft) skeletal tower. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Located about 2.5 km (1.55 mi) off the mainland, southwest of the Dōngbùzhèn peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3060.01; Admiralty P3627.642.

Huìyǔ Light, Huì'ān PRC MSA Shànghǎi Region photo

Dàshēngdǎo (Dàshēng Dǎo) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); white flash every 2 s. 6 m (20 ft) round concrete tower, colored with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the west end of an island west of Dàzhúdǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3060.05; Admiralty P3627.635. Dàzhú (Dazhu Dao) Range Front Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); quick-flashing white light. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. A concrete slab painted white with a black vertical stripe and an arrowhead extends the daymark. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. This is the entrance range for Méizhōu Bay. Located on a rock off the south coast of the island of Dàzhúdǎo, northeast of the Dongzhou peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3059.07; Admiralty P3627.625. Dàzhú (Dazhu Dao) Range Rear Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower carrying a daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe. A concrete slab painted white with a black vertical stripe and an arrowhead extends the daymark downhill. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the southeast coast of Dàzhúdǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3059.08; Admiralty P3627.626. Dòuwěi (Hòu Yǔ) (2) 1990 (station established 1956). Active; focal plane 16.5 m (54 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 5.5 m (18 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located on the tip of the Dōngzhōu promontory projecting into the west side of the entrance to Méizhōu Bay. Site status unknown. CN-3062; Admiralty P3627.62. Huánggàndǎo (Huang-kan Hsu) (3) 1989 (station established 1956). Active; focal plane 23 m (69 ft); red flash every 4 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) cylindrical tower with gallery, the lower portion round and the upper portion square. Lighthouse painted white. An MSA photo is at right and Google has a distant satellite view. The base of the second (1969) lighthouse, a square stone tower, also survives at this station. Located on a small island just off the Dōngzhōu promontory. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3063; Admiralty P3627.61.

Huánggàndǎo Light, Huì'ān, August 2003 PRC MSA Shànghǎi Region photo

Shānlóngyǔ (Shānlóng Yǔ) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 24.5 m (80 ft); white flash every 4 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round concrete tower, colored with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island about 2 km (1.25 mi) northeast of the Jiànyǔ lighthouse (next entry). Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3063.01; Admiralty P3627.55. Jiànyǔ (4) 1984 (station established 1958). Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) cylindrical 2-stage tower with gallery, the lower portion round and the upper portion octagonal. Lighthouse covered with ceramic tiles colored in black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Note that there is another Jiànyǔ light in Pútián (see the Pútián page). Located on an islet off the promontory of the mainland known as Gulai Point, about 5 km (3 mi) east of Xiǎozuò. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3064; Admiralty P3627.5; NGA 19137. Jiànyǔ Xīnán (Jiànyǔ Southwest) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 66 m (216 ft); white flash every 10 s. 16.5 m (54 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse colored in red and white horizontal bands. A portion of a photo by Haoniao Yuyuan is at right, Wú Xiǎohào has a 2016 view from the mainland, Chai Ziqi has a 2020 street view from the shore, several views from the sea are available, and Google has a satellite view. Located about 500 m (0.3 mi) southwest of the earlier lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3064.1; Admiralty P3627.52; NGA 19137.1.

Jiànyǔ Xīnán Light, Xiǎozuò Huitu.com photo by Haoniao Yuyuan; original protected by copyright

Dàgǎng Bay Lighthouses

Niúyǔ (Cattle Island) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); white flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower colored with green and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island near the end of a partially submerged ridge in Dàgǎng Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3064.3; Admiralty P3627.4. Qīngyǔ (Qīng Yǔ, Quánzhōu Wān) (3) 1998 (station established 1962). Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tiles. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on an islet in Dàgǎng Bay off the harbor of the fishing port of Dazuo. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3065; Admiralty P3627.2. Quánzhōu Bay North Side Lighthouses * Dàzhàyán (Dàzuòyán, Dàzuò Yán, Dàzuò) 2000. Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft); white flash every 15 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes; the gallery is white and the lantern is painted red. The Xiàmén MSA office's photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. This new lighthouse was built as a landfall light for Quánzhōu. A giant statue nearby also attracts visitors. Located on Dàzuòjiǎo (Pyramid Point), a high promontory on the north side of the Quánzhōu estuary, about 3 km (2 mi) east of Dàzuò. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. CN-3066; Admiralty P3627; NGA 19141.

Dàzuòyán Light, Dàzuò PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo

Chìyǔ (Chì Yǔ, Red Island) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, covered with white ceramic tiles. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located about 800 m (1/2 mi) southwest of the Dàzuòyán lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3066.3; Admiralty P3626.5. Jiānfēngyǔ Date unknown. Inactive. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view; the light is just barely visible in Calvin Lim's very distant street view. It seems likely that the Chìyǔ light replaced this light. Located on an island about 450 m (1/4 mi) north of Chìyǔ. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. * Chóngwǔ 1930s. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); continuous white light. Approx. 9 m (30 ft) pentagonal masonry tower mounted at the southwest corner of an ancient city wall. A 2020 photo is at right, Wikimedia has a closeup 2015 photo, C.P. Wang has a 2007 photo, Zhāng Yùzhēn has a 2018 photo, San Komukai has a 2017 street view, and Google has a satellite view. The Chóngwǔ Fortress dates from the late 1300s. Located above the beach in Chóngwǔ. Site open, tower closed. CN-3067; Admiralty P3626; NGA 19144. Guīyǔ (Guī Yǔ) (2) 1984 (station established 1964). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two red flashes every 10 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. Li Jing has a very distant view, Hān Shítou has a distant street view, and the shadow of the tower is visible in a Google satellite view. Located on an islet off the south harbor of the fishing port of Dàzuò. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3068; Admiralty P3625.8. Nányángyǔ (Nányáng Yǔ) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 2 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, covered with tile colored in green and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a small island about 8 km (5 mi) west of Chóngwǔzhèn. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3068.5; Admiralty P3625.4. Niǎoyǔ (Wūyǔ, Niǎo Yǔ, Bird Island) (2) 1963 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6.5 m (22 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, covered with ceramic tiles colored white with one black horizontal band. Lantern painted red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet in the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3070; Admiralty P3625; NGA 19148.

Chóngwǔ Light, Chóngwǔ, May 2020 Huian County government photo

Shíshī City Lighthouses

The county-level city of Shíshī occupies a peninsula framing the south side of Quánzhōu Bay. The city has a population of about 350,000.

Quánzhōu Bay South Side Lighthouses

Nánwūjiāo (Nánwū Jiāo) (2) 2013 (station established 1955). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a square concrete pier. Mornlunar Chang has a distant 2023 photo (a portion is seen at right) and Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal on the south side of the channel in Quánzhōu harbor, a short distance east of the Quánzhōu Bridge. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3079; Admiralty P3621.9. Xiǎozhuìdǎoběijiāo (Xiǎozhuìdǎo North Reef) (3) 1993 (station established 1961). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 1.5 s. 12.5 m (41 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted red. The lower portion of the tower is surrounded by a unpainted stone stairway. No photo available but Google has a satellite view (a portion is seen at right). The rather formidable name of this lighthouse translates as "Slightly North of the Island Reef." The second (1973) light here collapsed in 1991. Located on a reef nearly in the center of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3073; Admiralty P3621.4. Xiǎozhuìdǎo South Reef Outbound Range Front Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); quick-flashing white light. 9 m (30 ft) square concrete tower covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a small island in the center of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3074; Admiralty P3621.6. Xiǎozhuìdǎo South Reef Outbound Range Rear Date unknown. Active; focal plane 24.5 m (80 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 9.5 m (31 ft) square concrete tower covered with white ceramic tile. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. This range guides vessels leaving Quánzhōu. Located on Xiǎozhuìdǎo, a small island in the center of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay, about 400 m (1/4 mi) east of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3075; Admiralty P3621.61.

Nánwūjiāo Light, Quánzhōu, July 2023 Google Maps photo by Mornlunar Chang

 

Xiǎozhuìdǎo South Reef Inbound Range Front Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13.5 m (48 ft); quick-flashing white light. 8.5 m (31 ft) square concrete tower colored with white with a red vertical stripe. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. This is an approach range for Quánzhōu. Located on a small island in the center of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3073.1; Admiralty P3621.2. Xiǎozhuìdǎo South Reef Inbound Range Rear Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 12 m (39 ft) concrete tower colored with white with a red vertical stripe. No photo available but Bing has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the center of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay, about 150 m (500 ft) northwest of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3073.2; Admiralty P3621.21. Gǎngxìngjiāo 2010. Active; focal plane 9.5 m (31 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band. No photo available but Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a reef a short distance south of the Xiǎozhuìdǎo range lights. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. CN-3075.6; Admiralty P3621.22. Xiángzhījiǎo (5) 1993 (station established 1956). Active; focal plane 52 m (171 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 16 m (52 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, centered on a 1-story hexagonal concrete equipment room. The lighthouse is covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white vertical stripes. An MSA photo is at right, Google has a very distant street view, and Bing has a satellite view. Located on the promontory on the south side of the entrance to Quánzhōu Bay in Shíshī, about 2 km (1.25 mi) east of Xiángzhī. Accessible by road. Site status unknown, possibly open. CN-3095; Admiralty P3620.8; NGA 19150. Shēnhù Bay Lighthouse Yǒngníngzuǐ (Yudongyu) (4) 1995 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white flash every 6 s. 18.5 m (61 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, centered on a 1-story square concrete equipment room. The lighthouse is covered with ceramic tiles colored in red and white horizontal bands. A photo from the Xiàmén MSA office is at the top of this page and Bing has a satellite view. Located on an islet just off Yǒngníng Point, marking the entrance to Shēnhù Wān, a shallow bay about halfway between Quánzhōu and Xiàmén. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3096; Admiralty P3620.45.

Xiángzhījiǎo Light, Xiángzhī PRC MSA Xiàmén Office photo

Jìnjiāng City and Nán'ān City Lighthouses

The county-level city of Jìnjiāng (Jin River) is located on the south side of Quánzhōu; it borders Shíshī on both the west and the south. The city has a population approaching 2 million. Nán'ān is a mostly inland city with a short coast on Wéitóu Bay at the far southern end of Quánzhōu.

Jìnjiāng City Lighthouses

Shēnhùniúwěiyǔ (Shēnhù Wān, Qinzaiyu) (3) 1984 (station established 1961). Active; focal plane 14.5 m (47 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet marking the southern entrance to Shēnhù Wān. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. CN-3097; Admiralty P3620.4; NGA 19150.4. Qiántǎjiāo (Qiántǎ Jiāo) 2010. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 2 s. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower, colored with red and white horizontal bands. A closeup photo is available and Google has a satellite view. Located on the Jìnjiāng waterfront. Site status unknown. CN-3098.2; Admiralty P3620.33; NGA 19150.51. Zhōngwàiyǔ (Nanwei) (2) 1984 (station established 1958). Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 11.5 m (38 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, covered with white ceramic tiles. Matt Wang has a distant street view and Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet off a sharp promontory about 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Wéitóu. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3099; Admiralty P3620.3. Wàiyǔ Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) white concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet just offshore about 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Wéitóujiǎo. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3099.5; Admiralty P3620.28; NGA 19150.5. Wéitóujiǎo (Wugantou) (3) 1995 (station established 1962). Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white flash every 2 s. 16 m (52 ft) hexagonal cylindrical brick tower with gallery, centered on a 1-story hexagonal brick equipment room. The lighthouse is covered with black ceramic tiles. The Xiàmén MSA Office photo is at right and Google has a 2017 street view and a satellite view. This lighthouse overlooks a channel about 13 km (8 mi) wide that separates the mainland from the island of Jīnmén (Kinmen, or Quemoy as it was formerly known in the West). Located on an islet just off Wéitóu Point (Wéitóujiǎo), marking the entrance to the Yǒngníng estuary. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3100; Admiralty P3620.2. Báiyáng (3) 1984 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Wéitóujiao. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3101; Admiralty P3620.25; NGA 19150.6.

Wéitóujiao Light PRC Maritime Safety Administration Xiàmén Office photo

Nán'ān City Lighthouses

* Shíjǐng Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) hexagonal pyramidal concrete tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. A portion of Terry Chen's distant view from the sea is seen at right and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the base of the pier at Shíjǐng, on the north side of Wéitóu Bay. Site open, tower closed. CN-3108; Admiralty P3619.18. Guāncháijiāo (Guānchái Jiāo) (2) 2009 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal concrete tower, painted with green and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the northern part of Wéitóu Bay, about 800 m (1/2 mi) off the mainland coast near Shíjǐng. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3107; Admiralty P3619.1. Fēnliújiāo (Fēnliú Jiāo) (3) 2004 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the northern part of Wéitóu Bay, about 3 km (2 mi) off the mainland coast near Shíjǐng. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3105; Admiralty P3619. Nèipán (3) 2003 (station established 1954). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the middle of Wéitóu Bay, about 7 km (4.5 mi) north of the northernmost point of Jīnmén. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. CN-3104; Admiralty P3619.2.

Shíjǐng Light, Nán'ān, November 2010 Google Maps photo by Terry Chen

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Posted July 28, 2008. Checked and revised July 8, 2026. Lighthouses: 45. Site copyright 2026 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.