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Mudouyu, located at the extremely
north in Pengfu Archipelagoes and composed of basalt, is a
necessary ship route for merchant ships around. The submerged
reefs Daqiao and Erqiao distribute side by side; as a result,
there is an adage spread: ¡§The most dangerous is the hard barren
land, the next is the roars of the waves¡¨. The reefs make it the
most dangerous and difficult route in Pengfu County. According
to the the records of Pengfu Ting, there is a title of this
place: Iron-plate Pass. Japanese Government built a lighthouse
here due to the shipwrecks take place continuously in Mudouyu
Sea Area in 1899. The lighthouse is with the height of 50 meters
and the paint of black-white stripes. The lighthouse is equipped
with petrolized incandescent lamp of five hundred thousand
candlelights which flashes twenty seconds in a once and is with
a visible distance of 19 sea miles. Besides, the government
sends someone to guard the lighthouse. The Sea Area of Mudouyu
is so clear that people could see the seabed in summner,. This
islet which offers people to overlook the blue sea area of the
North Sea in Pengfu has become a new and developing place of
marine activities. |