LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . LIGHTHOUSES ON THE N. COAST OF CHINA. 248 SECTION IV. THE COAST-LINE OF GENERAL NOTIONS. 249 The lighthouse of our Lady of Guia, has existed for longyears at Macao. None of these lighthouses yet employ electric light. Alluse vegetable oil, except those of the N. which burn kerosene,as the severe cold would freeze vegetable oil. One of the most famous is the Pehyu-slian ^ ^ }^ light-house, on Shasho island, S. of the Ningpo % f^ river, in Chê-kiang -^ ^ Province.
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . LIGHTHOUSES ON THE N. COAST OF CHINA. 248 SECTION IV. THE COAST-LINE OF GENERAL NOTIONS. 249 The lighthouse of our Lady of Guia, has existed for longyears at Macao. None of these lighthouses yet employ electric light. Alluse vegetable oil, except those of the N. which burn kerosene,as the severe cold would freeze vegetable oil. One of the most famous is the Pehyu-slian ^ ^ }^ light-house, on Shasho island, S. of the Ningpo % f^ river, in Chê-kiang -^ ^ Province. It is 345 feet above the level of the sea,and flashes its light to a distance of 26 miles. Tides ^ ^ (Haichao, sea-flow). — The sea rises aud falls twice daily alongthe coast. This phenomenon is due to the united action of the sun and moon, wliichattract, and as it were heap up the waters of the globe. The moon however beingnearer to the earth, exerts a predominating influence in the ratio of 2i to 1. It is shortlyafter the new and full moons that the tides are highest. In proportion as the moon isnearer, aud its influence more combined with that of the sun, the more is its actionfelt. >
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