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Laotieshan Lighthouse 老铁山灯塔Lǎotiěshān Dēngtǎ
National heritage site · Dalian, Liaoning
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dalian
- Region
- Liaoning
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Laotieshan Lighthouse
A white iron lighthouse completed in 1893 by the Qing maritime customs service, standing on the Laotieshan headland at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, where the Yellow Sea meets the Bohai Sea. It is still a working navigation light, and its French-made Fresnel lens turns on a mercury float. The station is run by the maritime authority, and the tower can be seen from the headland.
How to get to Laotieshan Lighthouse
On the Laotieshan headland at the south-western tip of Lüshun District, about 12 km south-west of the Lüshun Museum in the old town (straight line). The lighthouse is an operating station, so it is generally seen from outside, and the interior has mostly been opened only on organised open days.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Lüshun Museum 旅顺博物馆 (10 km), Sino-Soviet Friendship Memorial Tower 中苏友谊纪念塔 (10 km), Former Kwantung Army Headquarters 关东军司令部旧址 (10 km), Former Kwantung Prefectural Office 关东州厅旧址 (10 km), Baiyushan Hill, Lüshun 白玉山 (10 km), Lüshun Submarine Museum 旅顺潜艇博物馆 (10 km).
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