# Mulantou Lighthouse

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Mulantou Lighthouse Mulantou Lighthouse, 2004 Location Wenchang, Hainan, China Coordinates 20°9′35.95″N 110°41′4.36″E / 20.1599861°N 110.6845444°E / 20.1599861; 110.6845444 Tower Constructed 1995 Construction concrete tower Height 237 feet (72 m)[1] Shape cylindrical tower with balcony, lantern and observation room Markings white with red trim Light First lit 1995 Focal height 289 feet (88 m) Range 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) Characteristic Fl (2) W 15s. China no. CN-4989[2]

**Mulantou Lighthouse**[3] ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 木栏头灯塔), also known as the **Hainan Head Light**, located in the province of [Hainan](/source/Hainan), [China](/source/China), is the fifth-tallest [lighthouse](/source/Lighthouse) in the world,[4] and the tallest in China.[5]

Built in 1995, this active lighthouse has a focal plane of 289 feet (88 m). It emits two white flashes every 15 seconds.

The Mulantou Lighthouse is 237 feet (72 m) tall.[1] 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](/source/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

- [China portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:China)

- [List of lighthouses in China](/source/List_of_lighthouses_in_China)

- [List of tallest lighthouses in the world](/source/List_of_tallest_lighthouses_in_the_world)

- [Baishamen Lighthouse](/source/Baishamen_Lighthouse) – the second tallest lighthouse in China

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-height_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-height_1-1) According to the NGA *List of Lights*. Rowlett has it at 236 ft.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rowlett, Russ. ["Lighthouses of China: Northeastern Hǎinán"](https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/chn12.htm). *The Lighthouse Directory*. [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill). Retrieved January 15, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** See [Rules for the Control of Non-military Vessels of Foreign Nationality Passing through the Qiongzhou Strait](http://en.msa.gov.cn/msa/features/root/04/0402/040201) by Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rowlett, Russ. ["The Tallest Lighthouses"](https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/tallest.htm). *The Lighthouse Directory*. [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill). Retrieved 2010-07-30. Listed as Mulan Tou.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Rowlett, Russ (2009-02-11). ["Lighthouses of China: Northeastern Hǎinán"](https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/chn12.htm). *The Lighthouse Directory*. [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill). Retrieved 2010-07-30.

- [*List of Lights,*Pub. 112:*Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea*](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16694312/SFH00000/UpdatedPub112bk.pdf&type=view) (PDF). *[List of Lights](/source/List_of_lights)*. [United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/source/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency). 2009. p. 297. Listed as Mulan Tou.

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