{{Short description|Cape at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan}} {{Infobox landform | name = Cape Fugui | other_name = | image = File:Fugueijiao Lighthouse 20160808.jpg | caption = Fuguijiao Lighthouse overlooking the point | pushpin_map = Taiwan | map_caption = | pushpin_relief = yes | elevation_ft = | elevation_ref = | location = Shimen District, New Taipei City, Taiwan | range = | grid_ref_UK = | coordinates = {{coord|25.2995|N|121.5369|E|display=title,inline|format=dms}} | length = | width = | area = <!-- {{Convert|NN|ha|acres}} --> | topo = | type = Cape | age = | operator = | designation = National park }} {{chinese |pic=File:Tapien Point 富貴角 - panoramio.jpg |piccap=Dapian Point <small>(2015)</small> |t={{linktext|富貴|角}} <!--|s={{linktext|富贵|角}}--> |p=Fùguìjiǎo |w=Fu-k‘uei Chiao |tp=Fùgueì Jiǎo |psp=Fukwei |l={{nowrap|''transcription of Dutch'' {{linktext|hoek}},}} ''meaning'' "cape" |poj=Hù-kùi Kak |kanji={{linktext|富貴|角}} |hiragana=ふうきかく |romaji=Fūki Kaku }} {{chinese |title=Cape Fugui Park |pic=File:富貴角 Fugui Cape - panoramio (1).jpg |piccap=The rocky beach at Fugui Park <small>(2013)</small> |t={{linktext|富貴|角|公園}} <!-- |s={{linktext|富贵|角|公园}}--> |p=Fùguìjiǎo Gōngyuán |w=Fu-k‘uei Chiao Kung-yüan }} '''Cape Fugui''', '''Cape Fukwei''', '''Fukwei Chiao''', '''Fuguei Cape''', or {{nowrap|'''Fugui Cape'''}}<ref name=ntc>{{harvp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Attraction/Detail?wnd_id=85&id=111494 "Fugui Cape"]}}.</ref> is a cape located at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan. It is located in '''{{nowrap|Cape Fugui Park}}''' within the Shimen District in New Taipei City.
==<span class="anchor" id="Names"></span><span class="anchor" id="Etymology"></span><span class="anchor" id="Toponymy"></span>Name== ''Fùguì'' is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name {{nowrap|{{lang|zh-hant|{{linktext|富貴|角}}}}.}} These characters literally mean "rich and noble Cape" but actually transcribe the local Hokkien pronunciation ''Hù-kùi'', used as a transliteration of the Dutch ''{{lang|nl|{{linktext|hoek}}}}'' ("hook; cape").<ref>Public sign, noted by {{harvp|Caltonhill|2012}}.</ref>
In the 19th century, it was known as '''Foki''' during the period of Qing rule.{{sfnp|''EB''|1879|p=415}} Under Japanese rule, it was known as '''Fūki Kaku''' from the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters. During Taiwan's brief official use of Tongyong Pinyin, it was known as '''Fuguei'''.{{sfnp|Caltonhill|2012}}
==Geography== thumb|left|Map including the cape area (labeled as Fūki-kaku) (1944) thumb|left|Map including the cape area (labeled as Fu-kuei Chiao (Fūkikaku) {{lang|zh-tw|富貴角}}) (1950)
Cape Fugui is the northernmost point of Formosa or Taiwan Island{{sfnp|''EB''|1879|p=415}} and forms one end of Laomei Bay.{{sfnp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Attraction/Detail?wnd_id=85&id=111547 "Fugui Cape Lighthouse"]}}
The cape{{mdash}} under its Japanese name "Fuki Kaku"{{mdash}}forms part of the IHO's current definitions of the East{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§50}}<ref name=iho73>{{harvp|IHO|1986|loc=[https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/S-23WG/S-23WG_Misc/Draft_1986/S-23_Draft_1986_North_Pacific.pdf Ch. 7.3]}}.</ref> and South China Seas.{{sfnp|IHO|1953|loc=§49}} The still unapproved draft of the 4th edition of the ''Limits of Oceans and Seas'' amends the name to its pinyin form Fugui<ref name=iho73/><ref name=iho72/> but moves the boundary of the South China Sea from Fugui to Taiwan's southern cape Eluan.{{sfnp|IHO|1986|loc=[https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/S-23WG/S-23WG_Misc/Draft_1986/S-23_Draft_1986_South_East_Asia.pdf Ch. 6.1]}}
Cape Fugui is also considered part of the northern border of the Taiwan Strait.<ref name=iho72>{{harvp|IHO|1986|loc=[https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/S-23WG/S-23WG_Misc/Draft_1986/S-23_Draft_1986_North_Pacific.pdf Ch. 7.2]}}.</ref>
==History== The Japanese administration erected a building on the cape in 1896<ref name=ntc/> as the endpoint of an undersea cable.<ref name=want>{{citation |date=29 September 2015 |contribution=Taiwan's Century-Old Fugueijiao Lighthouse Opened to the Public |contribution-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929073351/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1801&MainCatID=18&id=20150831000030 |title=Want China Times |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com |access-date=14 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227020757/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/ |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}.</ref> It was destroyed during the Second World War. The present lighthouse was erected by the Taiwanese government in 1949<ref name=ntc/> to help guide shipping and received its present black-and-white octagonal tower in 1962.<ref name=want/> It was opened to the public in 2015, but entry is only permitted on the weekends as it remains an active radar station of the Taiwanese Air Force.<ref name=ntc/>
==Park== Cape Fugui or Fuguijiao Park surrounds the headland.<ref name=ntcpark>{{harvp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Attraction/Detail?wnd_id=85&id=402796 "Fuguijiao Park"]}}.</ref> It includes a rocky beach with ventifacts (wind-shaped rocks)<ref name=ntcpark/> and lush tropical vegetation.<ref name=ntc/> There is a walking trail around the cape from Fuji Harbor (<small>t</small>{{nbsp}}{{lang|zh|{{linktext|富基|漁港}}}}, ''Fùjī Yúgǎng'') to Laomei Village<ref name=ntcpark/> and the brick Laomei Maze.{{sfnp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/Attraction/Detail?wnd_id=85&id=402846 "Laomei Maze"]}}{{sfnp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/News/Detail?wnd_id=167&type=6&id=d6a2cc02f14310ec "Awesome Positive Energy! A Guide to New Taipei City's 12 Attractions to Improve Your Luck"]}} Old barracks from the Taiwanese armed forces have been converted into an arts center.<ref name=want/> In September and October, the park forms part of Shimen District's kite festival.<ref name=ntcpark/>
==Transportation== The cape is about {{convert|26|km|sp=us}} along Provincial Highway 2.<ref name=ntc/> It is sometimes inaccessible because of rockslides during heavy rain, as during June 2017.{{sfnp|NTC|2019|loc=[https://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/en-us/News/Detail?wnd_id=167&type=5&id=27c73455ee75c602 "Due to recent heavy rain..."]}}
==Gallery== <gallery> File:富貴角 Fugui Cape - panoramio.jpg | The radar installation at Cape Fugui <small>(2011)</small> File:富貴角夕照FUJI9896.JPG | The sunset over the Taiwan Strait at Fugui <small>(2015)</small> File:富貴角燈塔夕照FUJI9853b.jpg | Sightseers watching the sunset at Fugui <small>(2015)</small> </gallery>
==See also== * Cape Fugui Lighthouse * Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point on Taiwan
==References== ===Citations=== {{reflist|30em}}
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