Huaniao Lighthouse, Shengsi, Zhejiang 浙江嵊泗花鸟灯塔

Location: China, Zhejiang, Shengsi County, Zhoushan Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: Historic Lighthouses, Shengsi Islands, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Nearby: Mount Putuo 101km, Shanghai 118km, Ningbo 154km, Zhouzhuang 176km, Mount Xuedou 192km, Suzhou 203km

The Huaniao Lighthouse stands at the northwest tip of Huaniao Island in the northern Shengsi Islands. Completed in the Tongzhi reign of the Qing, it guards the shipping lane into the Yangtze estuary and Shanghai and has been called the "first lighthouse of the Far East". The white tower on its headland is still in use and is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

Huaniao Lighthouse, Shengsi, Zhejiang