{{Infobox lighthouse | name = Mulantou Lighthouse | image = Mulan Tou Lighthouse 2004 1.jpg | caption = Mulantou Lighthouse, 2004 | location = [[Wenchang]], Hainan, China | coordinates = {{coord|20|9|35.95|N|110|41|4.36|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}} | yearlit = 1995 | marking = white with red trim | yeardeactivated = | foundation = | construction = [[concrete]] tower | shape = cylindrical tower with balcony, lantern and observation room | height = {{convert|237|ft}}<ref name=height>According to the NGA ''List of Lights''. Rowlett has it at 236 ft.</ref> | focalheight = {{convert|289|ft}} | lens = | range = {{convert|25|nmi}} | characteristic = Fl (2) W 15s. | country = China | countrynumber = CN-4989<ref>{{cite rowlett|chn12|accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref> }}

'''Mulantou Lighthouse'''<ref>See [http://en.msa.gov.cn/msa/features/root/04/0402/040201 Rules for the Control of Non-military Vessels of Foreign Nationality Passing through the Qiongzhou Strait] by Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China.</ref> ({{lang-zh|c=木栏头灯塔}}), also known as the '''Hainan Head Light''', located in the province of [[Hainan]], [[China]], is the fifth-tallest [[lighthouse]] in the world,<ref>{{cite rowlett|tallest|accessdate=2010-07-30}} Listed as Mulan Tou.</ref> and the tallest in China.<ref>{{cite rowlett|chn12|date=2009-02-11 |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>

Built in 1995, this active lighthouse has a focal plane of {{convert|289|ft}}. It emits two white flashes every 15 seconds.

The Mulantou Lighthouse is {{convert|237|ft}} tall.<ref name=height/> It is located on a sharp promontory at the northeastern tip of the province, and marks the south side of the entrance to [[Qiongzhou Strait]].

The structure is round cylindrical concrete rising from a 2-story circular base. It has a large circular observation room. This lighthouse is white in colour with red trim.

==See also== {{Portal|China}} * [[List of lighthouses in China]] *[[List of tallest lighthouses in the world]] * [[Baishamen Lighthouse]]&nbsp;– the second tallest lighthouse in China

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} * {{cite ngall|112|2009|297}} Listed as Mulan Tou. {{Refend}}

==External links== {{Commons category|position=left|Mulan Tou Lighthouse}} *[http://www.hnaton.net/new_hangbiao/light_show.asp?id=445 Information of Mulantou Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723143748/http://www.hnaton.net/new_hangbiao/light_show.asp?id=445 |date=2011-07-23 }}

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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1995]] [[Category:Lighthouses in China]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Hainan]] [[Category:1995 establishments in China]]