This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2018) |
The Tai Po River (Chinese: 大埔河; pinyin: Dapu He) is a river in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
| Tai Po River | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 大埔河 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | daaih bou hòh | ||||||||
| Jyutping | daai6 bou3 ho4 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
It has many tributaries, with most coming from the Ta Tit Yan, Grassy Hill, Lead Mine Pass and Yuen Tun Ha area. The tributaries gradually merge as the Tai Po River, which parallels Tolo Highway until Tai Po Market station, where it turns north to meet the Lam Tsuen River.
History
editBefore the 1970s, the Tai Po River flowed straight into Tolo Harbour near Tai Po Market station. However, due to the pressing need for development land in the then new town of Tai Po, the land was reclaimed, and the Tai Po River lengthened northwards to flow into the Lam Tsuen River before it enters Tolo Harbour.
See also
editReferences
edit- 2006. Hong Kong Driving Guide. Universal Publications Ltd. ISBN 962-8797-39-5
- This article contains information translated from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.
External links
edit- Rivers of Hong Kong, in Chinese
22°26′36″N 114°10′15″E / 22.4432°N 114.1708°E
This Hong Kong location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |