Tai Tam

Tai Tam
Chinese大潭
Cantonese YaleDaaih tàahm
Tai Tam Tuk
Chinese大潭篤
Cantonese YaleDaaih tàahm dūk
Map of Tai Tam (1845)

Tai Tam or Tytam is an area in Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a big pool in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley Peninsula, D'Aguilar Peak and Tai Tam Tuk ([tàːi tʰȁːm tók̚], lit. innermost of Tai Tam, also known as Tytam Took). The meaning of Tai Tam varies greatly between the early colonial days and the present day.


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