title: Fangyuan Lighthouse
text: # Fangyuan Lighthouse
  
  The Fangyuan Lighthouse (Chinese: 芳苑燈塔; pinyin: Fāngyuàn Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
  
  ## History
  
  The lighthouse was built in 1983 at the eastern side of Wanggong Fishing Port to ensure the safety of vessels moving around the port.
  
  ## Architecture
  
  The octagonal lighthouse is painted in black and white vertical bands and stands up to 35.7 meters. The tower was constructed with reinforced concrete and equipped with fourth class electric lamp, which generated 28,000 candlepower light for as far as 16.6 nautical miles. It was built with a power generation room, store room and dorms.
  
  ## Technical specifications
  
  The light beam from the lighthouse is five seconds light, then five seconds dark...
  
  