LOCAL TRAVELS : TAI O
A N O L D F I S H I N G V I L L A G E I N H O N G K O N G
B y X i a o T o n g
Tai O is an old fishing village on Lan Tau Island with a long history . Dating back to the Sung Dynastry around one thousand years ago , salt production was the major industry in this small village . It has been the most flourishing port of the Pearl River in the past one hunderd years .
On a beautiful day with sunshine , Tai O is a quiet and peaceful place under the clean , blue sky . The iron houses are mostly built near sea water with wooden poles supporting them . On the other side of the pathway , there are houses with lovely flowers planted in the yard . Additionally , the people who live there are very nice . They are very happy to talk with visitors and introduce the popular places to go to in Tai O , such as the Kwan Tai Temple , Yeung Hau Temple , and Tai O Market . You can also buy some local souvenirs in the small shops .
If you come here and plan to enjoy the whole day , you can β t miss the delicious food in Tai O . Because the village is located by the sea ,
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LOCAL
TRAVELS:
TAIΒ O
AN OLD FISHING VILLAGE IN
HONG KONG
By Xiao Tong
Tai O is an old fishing village on Lan Tau Island with
.
a long history Dating back to the Sung Dynastry
,
around one thousand years ago salt production was
.
the major industry in this small village It has been
the most flourishing port of the Pearl River in the
.
past one hunderd years
,
On a beautiful day with sunshine Tai O is a quiet and
,
.
peaceful place under the clean blue sky The iron
houses are mostly built near sea water with wooden
.
poles supporting them On the other side of the
,
pathway there are houses with lovely flowers
.
,
planted in the yard Additionally the people who
.
live there are very nice They are very happy to talk
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