Mulantou Lighthouse (), also known as the Hainan Head Light, located in the province of

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

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, is the fifth-tallest

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in the world, and the tallest in China. Built in 1995, this active lighthouse has a focal plane of . It emits two white flashes every 15 seconds. The Mulantou Lighthouse is tall. 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 Qiongzhou Strait, also called the is the Chinese strait that separates Guangdong's Leizhou Peninsula from the island province of Hainan. It connects the Gulf of Tonkin on its west to the South China Sea on its east. The strait is on averag ...

. 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.

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* Listed as Mulan Tou.

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Information of Mulantou Lighthouse
Lighthouses completed in 1995 Lighthouses in China Buildings and structures in Hainan 1995 establishments in China {{Lighthouse-stub

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