Beiding (Peiting Yu, Peiting Tao, Dodd Island) Lighthouse

China

China - off Kinmen Island aka Quemoy. Lens and Lantern room were shipped out and installed at the Dodd Island Lighthouse, on the easternmost point of Quemoy Island (Chin-men; Jinmen; Kinmen Island, Taiwan). The lighthouse was first lighted on 18 October 1883.

Reactivated (inactive from World War II to 1975); This is a staffed station, crews serving 15 day shifts. The lantern was destroyed in World War II and replaced with a short skeletal tower in 1947. The lighthouse was renovated and reactivated in 1975. Beiding is a small island about 3 km (2 mi) off the eastern tip of Kinmen. Accessible only by boat; there may be distant views from the mainland of Kinmen. Site status unknown.

Manufacture Date	1880's
Lighthouse Construction	1883
Country	China
Status	publish
Light Character	two white flashes every 10 s.
Lighthouse Markings	18 m (56 ft) round brick tower with gallery, painted white. Lantern removed.
Lighthouse Parts	lantern
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Open Status (Site)	Closed
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	24.4270605025,118.5046397672
Other	University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: DH-s136. This photograph was taken in 1880 at the Chance Brothers factory in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. Both the lantern and the lens were made at Chance Brothers. They were shipped out and installed at the Dodd Island Lighthouse, on the easternmost point of Quemoy Island (Chin-men; Jinmen; Kinmen Island, Taiwan). The lighthouse was first lighted on 18 October 1883. ARLHS TAI-021; Admiralty P3620; NGA 19176.
Data Source	Photograph by Felicity Somers Eve. Image courtesy of C.H. Foo, Y.W. Foo and Special Collections, University of Bristol Library

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