It was used for 13 years before Taiwan was ceded to Japan in the 21st year of the Kuang-hsu reign period. The building was put to the torch on the eve of the withdrawal of Chinese troops. Three years later it was rebuilt by the Japanese, and that lighthouse is the one that still stands at Oluanpi.
但是，這座燈塔的壽命並不長，啟用了十三年以後，在光緒廿一年，台灣割讓給日本、中國撤軍前夕被一併炸毀，三年後再由日本人重建。