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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=April 2019}}
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{{For|the former island in the Victoria Harbour with a similar Cantonese name|Kellett Island}}
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| piccap = View of Tang Lung Chau from [[Tsing Ma Bridge]].
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'''Tang Lung Chau''' ({{zh|c=燈籠洲}}) is a small island to the west of [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]].
'''Tang Lung Chau''' ({{zh|t=燈籠洲}}) is a islet located off the southern coast of [[Ma Wan]] island to the northwest of [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]]. It is located within [[Tsuen Wan District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/dc2019k.pdf |title=District Council Constituency Boundaries - Tsuen Wan District |last= |first= |date=4 December 2018 |website= |publisher=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]] |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> of the [[New Territories]].
This island is located off the south coast of [[Ma Wan]], and is administratively part of [[Tsuen Wan District]].


==Lighthouse==
==Lighthouse==
{{Split section|Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
{{Infobox lighthouse
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| name = Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse<br>Kap Sing
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| foundation = concrete basement
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| shape = square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = white tower and lantern
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| countrynumber = HK-062<ref>[https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/khg.htm Hong Kong] ''The Lighthouse Directory''. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 December 2016</ref>
| countrynumber = HK-062<ref>[https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/khg.htm Hong Kong]{{dead link|date=May 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''The Lighthouse Directory''. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 December 2016</ref><ref>[http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112] Retrieved 14 December 2016</ref>
<ref>[http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112] Retrieved 14 December 2016</ref>
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Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former light keeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared a monument]] on 29 December 2000.<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_72.php Antiquities and Monuments Office - Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse]</ref>
Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former lightkeeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared a monument]] on 29 December 2000.<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_72.php Antiquities and Monuments Office - Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse]</ref>


The Lighthouse, also commonly known as Kap Sing Lighthouse, was put into service on 29 April 1912; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong. It is a skeletal steel tower of 11.8 metres high with a white lantern on top. The steel tower and light apparatus were obtained from [[England]]. The lighthouse, now unmanned and automated, is now under the management of Marine Department.<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage"/>
The lighthouse, also commonly known as Kap Sing Lighthouse, was put into service on 29 April 1912; it is one of the five surviving pre-war {{oldid2|994611974|lighthouses in Hong Kong}}. It is a skeletal steel tower of {{convert|11.8|metres|feet}} high with a white lantern on top. The steel tower and light apparatus were obtained from [[England]]. The lighthouse, unmanned and automated, is now under the management of the [[Marine Department (Hong Kong)|Marine Department]].<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage"/>


There is a bedroom, a kitchen, a latrine and a store room in the adjoining brick light keeper's house.<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage"/> There was no spring or fresh water supply on the island so the light keeper of Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse used rainwater which was collected from the roof and then diverted into an underground tank.<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage">[http://www5.lcsd.gov.hk/gishinter/html/viewer_en.htm The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage]</ref>
There is a bedroom, a kitchen, a latrine and a store room in the adjoining brick light keeper's house.<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage"/> There was no spring or fresh water supply on the island so the light keeper of Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse used rainwater which was collected from the roof and then diverted into an underground tank.<ref name="The GIS on HK Heritage">{{Cite web |url=http://www5.lcsd.gov.hk/gishinter/html/viewer_en.htm |title=The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage |access-date=13 August 2006 |archive-date=12 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112135017/http://www5.lcsd.gov.hk/gishinter/html/viewer_en.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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{{stack|{{Portal|Hong Kong|Engineering|Islands}}}}
* [[List of lighthouses in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of lighthouses in Hong Kong]]
* [[Green Island Lighthouse Compound]]
* [[Green Island Lighthouse Compound]]
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hong Kong Bay.jpg|View of Ma Wan, with Tang Lung Chau in the upper part of the picture
File:Kap Shui Mun 2015.jpg|View of Ma Wan, with Tang Lung Chau in the upper part of the picture
File:Tang Lung Chau (Hong Kong).jpg|View of Tang Lung Chau from the [[Tsing Ma Bridge]]. The skyline of Hong Kong Island is visible in the background.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{cite journal |last1= Ha|first1= Louis|last2= Waters|first2= Dan|year=2001 |title=Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them|journal= [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]|volume= 41|pages=281–320 |url=http://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/203758cdeb1696e0f3fb7ceca59e88b1.pdf |issn= 1991-7295}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&om=1&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=22.340058,114.062397&spn=0.002228,0.003659&t=k Aerial view on Google Maps]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&om=1&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=22.340058,114.062397&spn=0.002228,0.003659&t=k Aerial view on Google Maps]
* [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Plan/plan_72.pdf Map of Tang Lung Chau]
* [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Plan/plan_72.pdf Map of Tang Lung Chau]

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* {{cite journal |last1= Ha|first1= Louis|authorlink=|last2= Waters|first2= Dan|year=2001 |title=Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them|journal= Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]|volume= Vol. 41|pages=281-320 |publisher= |location= |doi= |url=http://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/203758cdeb1696e0f3fb7ceca59e88b1.pdf |issn= 1991-7295|accessdate= }}
{{Tsuen Wan District}}
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[[Category:Declared monuments of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Declared monuments of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Islands of Hong Kong]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 2 March 2023

For the former island in the Victoria Harbour with a similar Cantonese name, see Kellett Island.
Tang Lung Chau
View of Tang Lung Chau from Tsing Ma Bridge.
Traditional Chinese燈籠洲
Simplified Chinese灯笼洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDēnglóngzhōu
Hakka
RomanizationDen1 lung2 ziu1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDāng lùhng jāu
JyutpingDang1 lung4 zau1
Sidney LauDang1 Lung4 Jau1

Tang Lung Chau (Chinese: 燈籠洲) is a islet located off the southern coast of Ma Wan island to the northwest of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is located within Tsuen Wan District[1] of the New Territories.

Lighthouse

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Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
Map
StandortTang Lung Chau, Tsuen Wan District, Hongkong, People's Republic of China Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates22°20′23″N 114°03′47″E / 22.3396°N 114.0631°E / 22.3396; 114.0631
Tower
Constructed1912 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationconcrete base
Bauwesenmetal skeletal tower
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Heritagedeclared monuments of Hong Kong Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height37 m (121 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata
Hong Kong no.HK-062[2][3]

Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former lightkeeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was declared a monument on 29 December 2000.[4]

The lighthouse, also commonly known as Kap Sing Lighthouse, was put into service on 29 April 1912; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong. It is a skeletal steel tower of 11.8 metres (39 ft) high with a white lantern on top. The steel tower and light apparatus were obtained from England. The lighthouse, unmanned and automated, is now under the management of the Marine Department.[5]

There is a bedroom, a kitchen, a latrine and a store room in the adjoining brick light keeper's house.[5] There was no spring or fresh water supply on the island so the light keeper of Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse used rainwater which was collected from the roof and then diverted into an underground tank.[5]

See also

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  • View of Ma Wan, with Tang Lung Chau in the upper part of the picture
    View of Ma Wan, with Tang Lung Chau in the upper part of the picture

References

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  1. ^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Tsuen Wan District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hong Kong[dead link] The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 December 2016
  3. ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 December 2016
  4. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office - Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
  5. ^ a b c "The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2006.

Further reading

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