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The predecessor of the Tamsui Port Lighthouse was established in 1796. Located at Shalun on the north bank of the Tamsui River estuary (now the northwestern cape of Danhai), it was funded and built through donations from local residents. The tower was a cylindrical structure about four meters high, constructed from natural cobblestones, topped with a glass lantern that utilized an oil lamp. A caretaker was hired to light and extinguish the lamp at sunset and sunrise. It is the oldest lighthouse on the main island of Taiwan and was even recorded on early nautical charts.
In 1888, the Imperial Maritime Customs Service built a new Tamsui Port Lighthouse, which was a white, square, Western-style iron tower. In 1969, the Chinese Maritime Customs Service relocated and rebuilt it as a new square steel-framed tower, which is currently located on the north bank of Tamsui Port in New Taipei City.
The construction of the Tamsui Port Lighthouse was driven by the opening of Tamsui Port as a commercial trading port, which led to frequent traffic from foreign merchant steamships; it was specially built to improve navigation facilities and reduce shipwrecks. A unique feature of this lighthouse is that it is equipped with leading lights in addition to its main light.
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