The Tungchu Lighthouse, which dates from 1872, has been listed as a grade two historic monument. Originally it was commissioned by a British company to aid the navigation of the merchant vessels that began to converge on the Minjiang estuary following the Opium Wars.
東莒燈塔為國家二級古蹟，建於清同治十一年（一八七二年），是鴉片戰爭後來往閩江口千萬商船的導航指標。