Dajishan (Ta-Chi Shan, Gutzlaff Island)
Dàjíshān Light, Dàjíshāndǎo
PRC Maritime Safety Administration photo
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1868
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Date of lighthouse construction
1869
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Country
China
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Commissioning body
Unknown
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Order of lens
3rd order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Fixed
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
2W Fl 10s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
The original light was housed in a round cast iron tower.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
None known.
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
The lighthouse was located on an isolated rocky island approximately 25 kilometres east southeast of Nanhuijiao (Cape Yangtze) and 30 Kilometres west north west of Sijiao. The original Chance light was housed in a cast iron tower so it is quite likely the whole lighthouse was supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham in the Uk back in 1868 and first lit in 1869. The 1868 tower was replaced in 1900 by another cast iron tower, this being further replaced with a brick tower in 1958 which remains in use today. The only photographs I have been able to find on the internet are those of the present 1958 tower.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Peoples Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration.
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Peoples Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration.
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Unknown
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Closed
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
The island is only accessible by boat. CN-2322; Admiralty P3748; NGA 18868
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Online research.
The Lighthouse Work of Sir James T. Chance (APPENDIX)
Chance Lighthouse Destroyed or Ruined
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Date of decommissioning of lighthouse
Unconfirmed as the light may have been transferred across to the 1900 cast iron tower.