Lantern Island Lighthouse

Lantern Island Lighthouse

Lantern Island Lighthouse, also known as Jixing Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Hong Kong located on Lantern Island in Tsuen Wan District, New Territories. It sits within the shipping channel of Kap Shui Mun and has now been designated as a declared monument of Hong Kong. The lighthouse was commissioned on April 29, 1912, and was initially operated manually with a lighthouse keeper stationed there. The lighthouse was automated around the 1980s and is now managed by the Marine Department. On December 29, 2000, the Antiquities and Monuments Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department declared Lantern Island Lighthouse a declared monument of Hong Kong, along with the Gap Rock Lighthouse.

Lantern Island Lighthouse is one of the five pre-war lighthouses still standing in Hong Kong. The lighthouse features a steel frame structure, stands 11.8 meters tall, and has a white lantern top. Its lighting equipment and steel frame were both manufactured in the United Kingdom. Next to the lighthouse is a brick building that once served as the residence for the lighthouse keeper. This building includes bedrooms, a kitchen, a toilet, and storage rooms. Drinking water was supplied by rainwater collected from the roof and stored in an underground tank.

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Must-visit reason: One of the oldest lighthouses in Hong Kong