Tai Po Tau

Tai Po Tau
大埔頭
Tai Po Tau Tsuen
Tai Po Tau Tsuen
Tai Po Tau is located in Hong Kong
Tai Po Tau
Tai Po Tau
Location of Tai Po Tau within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°27′19″N 114°09′27″E / 22.4552°N 114.1576°E / 22.4552; 114.1576
CountryChina
SAR Hong Kong
DistrictTai Po District
Population
 (1911 census)
 • Total112
King Law Ka Shuk in Tai Po Tau Tsuen.
Kai Chi School in Tai Po Tau Tsuen

Tai Po Tau (Chinese: 大埔頭; historically 大步頭) is an area in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It was named after a village of the same name. However, the village is now known as Tai Po Tau Tsuen (Tai Po Tau village; Chinese: 大埔頭村). The village itself is named after Tai Po.

In the past, Tai Po Tau Tsuen and Tai Po Tau Shui Wai (also known as just 'Shui Wai') was one village. However, the village was divided by the Kowloon–Canton Railway British section (now known as East Rail line) in the 1910s.[1]: 54 

  1. ^ 蕭國健 (2007). 大埔風物志 (PDF) (in Chinese (Hong Kong)) (revised ed.). Tai Po District Council.

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