Tai O Promenade & Fishing Village
TaiO is the oldest fishingvillage in Hong Kong. It is located on the western side of Lantau Island, far from the madding crowd. A stroll through TaiO feels like going back in time for a glimpse of how life was like in Hong Kong decades ago
Tai O (Chinese: 大澳) is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village’s name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways (Tai O Creek and Tai O River) merges as it moves through Tai O. The lifelong residents of Tai O, known as the Tanka people, keep busy fishing and tending to work around the village, and according to a 2013 article on CCN, “tourists have been flocking to Tai O to glimpse this part of Hong Kong’s rapidly disappearing past.” Like most small fishing towns near Hong Kong, Tai O operates at a much slower pace, which offers tourists a chance to escape the neon lights and towering buildings of the city.
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