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Taiwan – There are Lighthouses There!

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New Maritime and Port Bureau starts operations

By Shelley Shan – Staff reporter – Taipei Times – January 02, 2013

People watch the sunrise at the Sandiaojiao lighthouse on the border of New Taipei City and Yilan County yesterday, as the Maritime and Port Bureau took over management of all of the nation’s lighthouses and navigation facilities from the Customs Administration.Jan 02, 2013 FULL STORY Photo: CNA

The Maritime and Port Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday officially replaced the Customs Administration to become the agency in charge of all of the nation’s lighthouses and navigation aids.

To mark the transition of management, the two agencies yesterday jointly unveiled a new lighthouse plaque at the solar energy-powered Keelung lighthouse.

Located in Keelung Port, the 11m-tall brick lighthouse was built in 1900 and the lighting system has a nominal optical distance of 16 nautical miles (29.6km). The nation has a total of 34 lighthouses, 44 light posts and 14 radar beacons, including those in Taiwan proper as well as in the outlying islands of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. Continue reading Taiwan – There are Lighthouses There! →

Reprint – Taiwan – Twelve Lighthouses to Brighten Up Visitors’ Travels From June 30

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I still do not know all, but on August 19, 2011 I wrote How many Countries in the World Have Manned Lighthouses? 

Today, June 07, 2012, I found an article that states that Taiwan has 34 lighthouses, and according to my friend Lighthouse Ghost, at least one of these is manned, Pengchia. Below is the article from the China Post, Taiwan edition:

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Penchia Islet lighthouse

TAIPEI–Twelve out of the 34 lighthouses in Taiwan and its outlying islands, including three known as the “Northern Taiwan Triangle,” will be opened for public visits on June 30, as the end of an era in lighthouse management draws to a close.

The Directorate General of Customs (DGOC), which is under the Ministry of Finance, supervises Taiwan’s border facilities and opens several lighthouses for public visits every year to mark Tax Day and introduce people to Taiwan’s lighthouse culture, said Hung Kuo-ching, head of the DGOC’s Department of Maritime Affairs.

This year will be a little different, however, because it will be the last time people can see the lighthouses carrying the DGOC sign, Hung said. Continue reading Reprint – Taiwan – Twelve Lighthouses to Brighten Up Visitors’ Travels From June 30 →