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Eluanbi Lighthouse
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point of Taiwan, which separates Taiwan's South Bay from Banana Bay and the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea. It is near Eluan Village in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The lighthouse is open to the public all year around. Names The lighthouse is named after nearby Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point on Formosa or Taiwan Island. The name also appears as Eluan and ; as Oluenpi. and from its Wade-Giles romanization; and as Garanbi or Garambi from its Japanese pronunciation. Eluanbi Lighthouse is also known as "The Light of East Asia" because its light is the most intense of those on Taiwan. History Qing Empire Shipwrecks were common around Cape Eluanbi in the early modern era owing to the nearby Qixingyan reefs and strong currents. The hostile native reactions to these accidents rose to the level of international incidents in the case of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eluanbi Village
Cape Eluanbi or Oluanpi, also known by #Name, other names, is the southernmost point on the Taiwan Island, island of Taiwan. It is located in within the Hengchun Township in Pingtung County. Names ''Éluánbí'' is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the Standard Mandarin, Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese language, Chinese name These characters literally mean "Goose Jingle bell#History, Bell Nose", but actually transcription into Chinese characters, transcribe the local Hokkien language, Hokkien pronunciation ''Gô-lôan'', used as a transliteration of the Paiwan language, Paiwan ' ("sail"). This may be a reference to nearby Sail Rock (Taiwan), Sail Rock. The "nose" in the name is a dialectical term for a headland, cape, as in nearby Cape Maobitou. Under the Qing, it was sometimes known as "Linhaishan". Under Empire of Japan, Japanese rule, the cape was known as or Garanbi from the Japanese language, Japanese pronunciation of Chinese characters, char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
