New North City Fugui Cape Lighthouse

    Located at the northernmost tip of Taiwan, at an altitude of 33.2 meters above sea level, it was originally called "Bangbin" or "whip". There was a transliteration of the name known as Aboriginal Pingpo, the meaning of "cape" and the other In the 27 years (1762 BC), the "New and Old Indians" written by the Dutchman france Thai, as "hoek" (promontory), the later transliteration is called "Fuji corner"; Have the meaning of the promontory, after the Japanese rule was renamed the "rich corner"; in the rich corner with the province's largest and most spectacular wind corners, is eight hundred thousand years ago due to the eruption of Datong volcano erupted here The volcanic rocks, the scientific name of "Andesite", then the northeast monsoon prevails, the wind sand abrasive and the formation of wind ridge, rich angle because of this special and precious geological landscape, the forest bureau selected as one of Taiwan's vast landscape The


    In addition to the attractive scenery of the rich, there is a seat with a hundred years of history of the rich lighthouse, and the side of the rich angle park (the original plum Park), the beach pedestrian trail, the old plum stone trough, Coastal and Guanyinshan National Scenic Management Office unified planning to become a "rich corner recreation area", is a northern part of Taiwan for Hupao partner, family tour of the coastal landscape recreation area.


    The lighthouse at Fugui Cape is the first lighthouse built by the Japanese in Taiwan, thanks to the Japanese to build submarine cables and route equipment between Taiwan and Japan. Due to the special geographical environment and climate, autumn and winter fengs often appear fog, so in the tower attached to the "fog", which is the first time in Taiwan route signs.


   The lighthouse at Fugui tower is 14.3 meters high, is the Japanese station for the construction of Japan and Taiwan during the submarine cable and route between the identification, the construction of the first lighthouse, completed in February 1897 AD and the official operation, formerly known as " Fuji corner lighthouse ", later renamed the" rich corner lighthouse "in 1972 and has been used so far, the lighthouse was originally octagonal iron structure, during the Second World War brutal bombing, not only the tower serious corrosion, light Destroyed, until the Republic of 43 years (AD 1954) the Republic of China government will temporarily replace the tower tower steel tower, and in the Republic of 51 years (1962) to concrete construction for the original octagonal tower, and the original convenience vessel Thick fog identified in the black and white parallel stripes once again painted, so that this has a century-old landmark, for many years stands the rich Cape Cape.


    The lighthouse at Fugui Cape was built by the Japanese in 1897, painted black and white to be more visible in fogs. It was also equipped with a fog horn for warnings in thick fogs.


    The lighthouse marks the northernmost point of land of the island of Taiwan, and has been an important landmark. It has been renovated, but its function of guiding ships remains. Standing firmly on the cape, it lights up the northern coast.