When first opened the lighthouse was equipped with an up - to - date light , burning mineral oil with rotating apparatus floating on mercury and was initially run by the chinese maritime customs from shanghai 橫瀾燈塔當(dāng)時(shí)設(shè)有一座先進(jìn)訊號(hào)燈,以石油為燃料,其旋轉(zhuǎn)的照明儀器則浮于水銀上。橫瀾燈塔最初由上海的中國(guó)海關(guān)管理。