Jiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Jiāo Lighthouse
Also known as: Jiāo (Pùqián Gǎng)
This concrete cylindrical tower stands 8 meters tall on a reef in the Mǐnjiāng River, near the China Shipping Heritage Museum in the Mǎwěi district. Its black exterior features a single red horizontal band. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 9.7 nautical miles. A repainting in 2006, changing its colors, indicated a potential shift in the preferred navigation channel around the shoal. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation within the Mǐnjiāng River, warning mariners of a hazardous reef. Its repainting historically signaled a practical adaptation to changing maritime conditions.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Tower repainted in 2006, suggesting preferred channel switched from north to south side of shoal
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with one red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower
Location
- City
- Wenchang City
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Hainan
- Sea Region
- Located on a reef in the Mǐnjiāng River, just off the China Shipping Heritage Museum in the southern Mǎwěi district
- Latitude
- 20.1600°
- Longitude
- 110.6845°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Haikou(24.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3347.6.
- NGA No.
- 20130.5
- ARLHS No.
- PRC-043
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