I checked back, and I've only featured two Taiwanese lighthouses in the many years of doing Lighthouses of the Week. So I looked around for nice Taiwanese lighthouses.
This one is a Taiwanese lighthouse, but it's not on the main island of Taiwan; it's in the Matsu Islands group. Those islands are west of Taiwan and thus east of mainland China. Perhaps we should look at the map. I do not know why it is designated with "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" -- but zooming in reveals lines between the island and Taiwan (at Keelung). That is one long tourist shuttle trip.
So let's hear about it from the Lighthouse Directory, of course.
"1902. Reactivated (inactive 1958-1989); focal plane 98 m (320 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern dome black. ... This historic lighthouse was built by British engineers for the Chinese Imperial government. It was repaired after being badly damaged by Typhoon Alice in September 1995. The fog signal was deactivated in 2008. In 2016 the lighthouse was declared a national historical monument. The lighthouse is built on a cliff and is accessed by a steep staircase descending from the keeper's house."
Not a lot of different photo angles that I could find.
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