Chaojian Island Lighthouse, located in Chaojian Island, Laoshan District, Qingdao, was built at 1899. It is the largest lighthouse built by the German navy in Qingdao and one of the earliest lighthouse buildings in the Yellow Sea, and it is still playing a role today. It turns out that there are more than ten German officers and men stationed on Chaolian Island, who are responsible for the navigation and communication of passing ships. 1965438+At 9: 00 a.m. on August 27th, 2004, the Japanese army declared war with the Germans, and immediately dispatched the 2nd Fleet to block the waters near Jiaozhou Bay. In the afternoon, the Marine Corps was dispatched to occupy Chaolian Island. And set up sentries and radio stations on it. At the same time, it also occupied Dagong Island off the coast.

Tidal island is about 30 nautical miles away from Qingdao city, surrounded by steep rocks, with a maximum velocity of 3 knots. Lighthouse mainly provides navigation and positioning for ships from Qingdao to Shanghai and Japan and ships going to Qingdao. Tide Island Lighthouse is located in the Yellow Sea Tide Island, 30 nautical miles southeast of Qingdao, which is the only place for ships to pass in and out of Qingdao Port. This octagonal stone tower was built in 1899, which is the earliest lighthouse in Qingdao. On this isolated island, there are a group of pilots guarding the lighthouse day and night. They dedicated their most precious youth to the lighthouse. A few days ago, the reporter took a boat to Chaolian Island Lighthouse to experience the island life of the navigator. It takes more than three hours from the pier to Chaolian Island. The reporter's boat was loaded with liquefied gas tanks, diesel oil, food and fresh water. The staff of Qingdao Navigation Mark Office and the soldiers guarding the island of a certain navy are stationed on the island. Due to the harsh environment and lack of energy on the island, all materials have to be replenished by ships that come every two months. There are two groups of pilots guarding the lighthouse, which rotate only once every two months. "The weather is cold in winter, and the food is stored for a relatively long time. In summer, you can only eat dried noodles and kelp every day. " Zhang, who changed shifts on the island this time, told reporters that the replaced navigation mark has been on the island for more than two months, and the Year of the Tiger was also spent on the island. "We must replace them before the fifteenth day of the first month and let them reunite with their families."

The waves rolled up by the strong wind jolted the hull, making the reporter who went to sea for the first time a little seasick. "This kind of storm is a piece of cake, and we have all adapted." Zhang said that this supply ship is a flat-bottomed landing craft with poor wind and wave resistance. If the wind and waves are a little strong, the ship will not be able to dock, and personnel and materials will not be sent up. I often see that I will return to China when I come here. I don't know when I will go to the island next time. Zhang once experienced four months when the ship could not dock. When the supply ship came, the island was "out of ammunition and food" and he drank all the rain.

After more than three hours of turbulence, the ship landed smoothly. The shift workers came to the dock early to meet them. Everyone laughed and pulled the materials back to the station with the only tractor on the island. The cordial greetings and affectionate hugs have brought warmth to this isolated island in the sea. Just arrived at the camp, several workers were busy repairing the generator. "This island uses diesel engines to generate electricity. In order to save money, power supply only starts when the lighthouse lights up at night, and our daily electricity consumption also starts at night. " Zhang carefully inspected the equipment, looked through the work records and handed over to the previous workers. "Every detail of the lighthouse work will be recorded, and dozens of work records will be handed over every time, which cannot be neglected."

2 1 year-old Li Ming is the youngest navigator here. He is about to leave the island. He has packed his bags, but climbed the narrow spiral staircase and carefully and reluctantly wiped the lighthouse to launch the main light. "Chaolian Island is short of resources, and navigators' entertainment is monotonous. They can only play cards and fish during the day and watch TV at night. I brought a guitar to play and sing. " The little boy said shyly.