Cape Fugui
Cape
Fuguijiao Lighthouse overlooking the point
Fuguijiao Lighthouse overlooking the point
Cape Fugui is located in Taiwan
Cape Fugui
Cape Fugui
Coordinates: 25°17′58″N 121°32′13″E / 25.2995°N 121.5369°E / 25.2995; 121.5369
LocationShimen District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
DesignationNational park
Cape Fugui
Dapian Point (2015)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese富貴角
PostalFukwei
Literal meaningtranscription of Dutch hoek, meaning "cape"
Japanese name
Kanji富貴角
Hiraganaふうきかく
Cape Fugui Park
The rocky beach at Fugui Park (2013)
Traditional Chinese富貴角公園

Cape Fugui, Cape Fukwei, Fukwei Chiao, Fuguei Cape, or Fugui Cape[1] is a cape located at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan. It is located in Cape Fugui Park within the Shimen District in New Taipei City.

Name

Fùguì is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name 富貴角. These characters literally mean "rich and noble Cape" but actually transcribe the local Hokkien pronunciation Hù-kùi, used as a transliteration of the Dutch hoek ("hook; cape").[2]

In the 19th century, it was known as Foki during the period of Qing rule.[3] Under Japanese rule, it was known as Fūki Kaku from the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters. During Taiwan's brief official use of Tongyong Pinyin, it was known as Fuguei.[4]

Geography

Map including the cape area (labeled as Fūki-kaku) (1944)
Map including the cape area (labeled as Fu-kuei Chiao (Fūkikaku) 富貴角) (1950)

Cape Fugui is the northernmost point of Formosa or Taiwan Island[3] and forms one end of Laomei Bay.[5]

The cape— under its Japanese name "Fuki Kaku"—forms part of the IHO's current definitions of the East[6][7] and South China Seas.[8] The still unapproved draft of the 4th edition of the Limits of Oceans and Seas amends the name to its pinyin form Fugui[7][9] but moves the boundary of the South China Sea from Fugui to Taiwan's southern cape Eluan.[10]

Cape Fugui is also considered part of the northern border of the Taiwan Strait.[9]

History

The Japanese administration erected a building on the cape in 1896[1] as the endpoint of an undersea cable.[11] It was destroyed during the Second World War. The present lighthouse was erected by the Taiwanese government in 1949[1] to help guide shipping and received its present black-and-white octagonal tower in 1962.[11] It was opened to the public in 2015, but entry is only permitted on the weekends as it remains an active radar station of the Taiwanese Air Force.[1]

Park

Cape Fugui or Fuguijiao Park surrounds the headland.[12] It includes a rocky beach with ventifacts (wind-shaped rocks)[12] and lush tropical vegetation.[1] There is a walking trail around the cape from Fuji Harbor (t 富基漁港, Fùjī Yúgǎng) to Laomei Village[12] and the brick Laomei Maze.[13][14] Old barracks from the Taiwanese armed forces have been converted into an arts center.[11] In September and October, the park forms part of Shimen District's kite festival.[12]

Transportation

The cape is about 26 kilometers (16 mi) along Provincial Highway 2.[1] It is sometimes inaccessible because of rockslides during heavy rain, as during June 2017.[15]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape".
  2. ↑ Public sign, noted by Caltonhill (2012).
  3. 1 2 EB (1879), p. 415.
  4. ↑ Caltonhill (2012).
  5. ↑ NTC (2019), "Fugui Cape Lighthouse".
  6. ↑ IHO (1953), §50.
  7. 1 2 IHO (1986), Ch. 7.3.
  8. ↑ IHO (1953), §49.
  9. 1 2 IHO (1986), Ch. 7.2.
  10. ↑ IHO (1986), Ch. 6.1.
  11. 1 2 3 "Taiwan's Century-Old Fugueijiao Lighthouse Opened to the Public", Want China Times, 29 September 2015, archived from the original on 27 February 2012, retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 4 NTC (2019), "Fuguijiao Park".
  13. ↑ NTC (2019), "Laomei Maze".
  14. ↑ NTC (2019), "Awesome Positive Energy! A Guide to New Taipei City's 12 Attractions to Improve Your Luck".
  15. ↑ NTC (2019), "Due to recent heavy rain...".

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