Attration Category

Bird Lighthouse, located at the northwest corner of Shanzui Shengsi Islands Bird Hill, Bird Island is the most famous landscape.

The lighthouse built by the British in 1870, the lighthouse has a long history and magnificent, it is also known as "the Far East, the first lighthouse." Bird is also the second largest in Asia lighthouse beacon, the Far East and China, along the major north-south route into Shanghai navigation signs.

Tower of four tiers, there is a small bronze column from the bottom of the ladder, the top with a large glass wall. Tower Gallery waist there can lean on a railing balcony. 2001 by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection units. Lighthouse construction area of 10,000 square meters, 16.5 meters high cylindrical tower tower, mark the two white stripes on the Heixia.

In addition to the navigation beacon of light, there are also radio beacon and fog warning. For long-distance radio navigation, the call sign issued twice per minute, 15 seconds long sound; fog warning for the fog close navigation, whistle every 80 seconds, twice a song length of 1.5 seconds, the sound can be heard more than 10 sea miles in addition to reporting to and from ships, is currently the largest, longest pass process steam fog horn, locally known as "old ox" called.

When night comes, the spotlight will be top of the xenon gas per minMinutes a week around the fire to the rotation speed, lighting, a range of 30 nautical miles. Bird Island, half a strong light in the lighthouse shining, as the day in general.