The Analysis Of The Coastal Aids To Navigation In Fujian In Modern Times

This paper trys to list and examine the Fujian coastal aids to navigation in modern times systematically which based on the generation and evolution of the modern marine and customs affairs,with the premise of the macro-level changes in China’s coastal.This paper is emphasis on discousing and clarifying the whole process of the settings and developments of the Fujian coastal aids to navigation and the navigation facilities,as well as the innovation of the management system and its social utility and impact.The opinion of this paper is that,as the the Fujian coastal, theconstruction of the aids to navigation under the foreignInspector-General system promoted the modernization of the modern chinese customs marine, greatly improved the shipping environment,were advantageous to enhance the security of Chinese and foreign vessels sailing along the coast of China, reduced the occurrence of shipwreck significantly, objectived to promote the development of the domestic and abroad trade of China,and were beneficial to the Chinese to enhance their awareness of maritime territory and marine power,which are attributed to the introduction of advanced western technologies and equipments and the adoption of a new management method.However the constraints of the semi-colonial nature of the modern Chinese customs andthe unequal treaties destined the right to manage the modern Chinesecoastal aids to navigation to the hands of westerners,which damaged China’s sovereignty on marine affairs and maritime greatly.This costis painful,and the exhortation is also profound.