Xiamen port west of the lighthouse yesterday

The eel tailed reef lighthouse yesterday officially light, using the first transparent light-emitting design, will become the landmark of Xiamen port Harbour Night

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After the transformation of the eel tail reef lighthouse for water tower, 14.8 meters high tower, the tower is white, with the top view of the red lantern, like a burning torch, close look more like the upcoming launch of the rocket. Whether it is a typhoon or fog days, can provide a strong security assistance to foreign ships sailing into the western waters of Xiamen port.

Dusk falls, in front of the Xiamen Strait cruise center, a tower is white, the top of the tower with red lanterns lighthouse, like a burning torch. This is just the transformation is completed, the official glow of the eel tail reef lighthouse yesterday.

It is reported that the tail eel reef lighthouse is a world-class equipment, for Chinese and foreign ships into the port of Xiamen western waters provide protection; in addition, the lighthouse also uses a few international and domestic initiative of the transparent and luminous design, together with the surrounding landscape, will become the landmark of Xiamen port harbour at night.

After the transition, from the light floating beacon

The location of the lighthouse is of particular importance. The lighthouse is located in the east channel of Xiamen port and the eastern section of Monkey Island Monkey Island West Section of interchange, is an important turning point and the Xiamen Strait cruise center, is also an important indicator of the tail reef reef eel. The waters of the lighthouse are of high density and frequent intersection.

In Xiamen port Dongdu port opened, only a floating light set near the tail eel reef reefs, after the opening of port to light steel structure pile. Later in the east to the two phase of the project, to meet the needs of the increasingly large container ships and ship navigation, steel structure lightbeacon for stone structure, significantly improve the efficiency of navigation beacon.

After the completion of the Strait cruise center, the establishment of Lighthouse in the eel tail reef more urgent. Because the import center of Xiamen jinmenroute ship should take this as the turning point, the tail eel reef Lighthouse Reef, mark waters and improve the navigation environment, ensure the safety of navigation has a crucial role. As a result, the Shanghai maritime bureau of Xiamen navigation department invested about 2000000 yuan, will be converted into a beacon reef eel tail lights.

A battery weighs more than and 100 pounds

The construction of eel tail reef lighthouse coincides with early summer. Builders face the biggest problem is the heat, the temperature of the lighthouse is sometimes as high as 50 degrees Celsius, sultry. Lighthouse using international advanced equipment, with 12 maintenance free battery, each battery weight of up to more than and 100 pounds, a little careless handling may break. In the course of handling, the builders even sweat on his face to wipe, lest the battery hand slipped off the ground.

Built-in LED, night light

After the transformation of the eel tail reef lighthouse for water tower, 14.8 meters high tower, the tower is white, with the top view of the red lantern, like a burning torch, touch the sky, close look more like the upcoming launch of the rocket. Xiamen Taiwan compatriots as long as see the lighthouse, it means that they will take the ship berthing.

Shanghai Maritime Affairs Bureau of Xiamen navigation department introduction, lighthouse tower body with the international rare, the country's first transparent light-emitting design, and the lighthouse tower body inside the installation of the LED lamp.

In addition, the lighthouse is also a world-class equipment. According to reports, the United States imported eel tail reef lighthouse using TRB220 rotating lights, reliable performance, whether it is a typhoon or heavy fog, can provide a powerful guarantee for the safety of navigation and the ship is moving into Xiamen harbor.

Lighthouse data

Cape Town Lighthouse

The first self designed large Lighthouse

The town of Cape Lighthouse is located in Longhai City, long Jiao Xiang Liu Village Yandun hill, is a new Chinese designed and built the first modern large-scale lighthouse. April 1989 design, started in July, the same year in December 26th officially lit, the project was designed to start the year, the Lighthouse Lighthouse construction record. The tower is six angle shape, 22.6 meters high tower, a range of 24 nautical miles. In 2000, the tower also set up a radio station, the differential global positioning system.

Green Island Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Xiamen harbor

Green Island Lighthouse is currently the only one hundred years of history of the southern region of the old lighthouse. It is located in Xiamen port at the entrance of the outer Lantau Island, was founded in the first year of Guangxu (1875 ad).

The Green Island Lighthouse stands 10.1 meters, 41.4 meters high lights, a range of 18 nautical miles, stone structure, octagonal in shape, red and white and white bars themselves, is the Xiamen harbour entrance second lighthouse, about 7 miles away from Xiamen.

More than and 100 years since the completion of the building, the green island lighthouse was subjected to the test of war and natural disasters, is still well preserved, is a hero of the tower. At the same time, the lighthouse is the most important landmark to enter the port of Xiamen, Xiamen is one of the most useful lighthouse, greatly facilitated the ship into the port of Xiamen.

Monkey Island Lighthouse, Xiamen harbour, the largest Lighthouse

Monkey Island Lighthouse is located on the island of Monkey Island in Xiamen harbour, is the largest lighthouse in Xiamen, in 2001 by the original light from the demolition of the pile.

The use of imported beacon light device, solar battery powered, light for 6 seconds flashing white tower, 19.9 meters, 33.1 meters high lights, a range of 16 miles, the reinforced concrete structure, for the cylindrical shape, marked as red and white bands, the tower is equipped with radar transponder.

Monkey Island Lighthouse is an important navigation mark for Xiamen Dongdu port, into the