Bride's Pool () is a small river in northeastern

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Hong Kong near

Tai Mei Tuk Tai Mei Tuk (officially known as in Chinese; formerly and still commonly known as ; also written as or ) is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Administration Tai Mei Tuk is a recog ...

. The river is characterized by string of

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

s with

plunge pool A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or Shut-in (river), shut-in. It is created by the erosion, erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at formation's base wher ...

s. Mirror Pool is also located nearby.

Legend and namesake

Legend has it that a bride was being carried in a sedan by four porters on her way to meet her groom in stormy weather. As they passed the pool, one of the porters slipped and the bride fell into the pool and drowned. Therefore, the pool was named Bride's Pool in memory of the bride.

Transport

Bride's Pool is located in the North East Region of the New Territories in

Plover Cove Country Park Plover Cove Country Park () is a country park in Hong Kong located in the Northeastern New Territories. The original country park was established on 7April 1978, covering of natural terrain in the administrative North District and Tai Po Dist ...

. It can be accessed either by car or by public transport. By public transport take the MTR East Rail (formerly KCR East Rail) north from Kowloon into New Territories. Depart the train at

Tai Po Market station Tai Po Market (; : ) is an MTR station on the in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Located between Flagstaff Hill and Wan Tau Tong Estate in Tai Po, and adjacent to the eponymous market town, the station has three tracks and four platforms ...

and board

minibus A minibus, microbus, minicoach, or commuter (in Zimbabwe) is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, th ...

20C. The bus will terminate at either Tai Mei Tuk or

Wu Kau Tang Wu Kau Tang () is an area in Northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. It is administratively part of North District and is enclosed by Plover Cove Country Park on all sides. It is the starting point of the Wu Kau Tang Country Trail and the Plover ...

depending on the route. On Sundays and public holidays, the

Kowloon Motor Bus The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International. ...

operates the route 275R from

to the Pool. The Bride's Pool Trail lies past Tai Mei Tuk and shortly before Wu Kau as the bus heads north. If the bus terminates short of the Pool at Tai Mei Tuk, the pool can be accessed by taxi or a 2-3 hour hike.

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{{NewTerritories-geo-stub Lakes of Hong Kong Landforms of Hong Kong North District, Hong Kong Tai Po District

Legend and namesake

Transport

See also

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