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The Tai Po River () is a river in
Rivers of Hong Kong
in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Tai Po {{HK-geo-stub
The Tai Po River () is a river in Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsue ...
, 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.
It has many tributaries, with most coming from the Ta Tit Yan, Grassy Hill
Grassy Hill () is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m (2,123 ft), it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass. Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.
The summit of the hill is loc ...
, Lead Mine Pass Lead Mine Pass () is a mountain pass in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is near Grassy Hill and two walking trails, MacLehose Trail (Stages 7 & 8) and Wilson Trail (Stage 7) intersect at the pass. The pass lies to the north of Shing Mun Reservoir ...
and Yuen Tun Ha area. The tributaries gradually merge as the Tai Po River, which parallels Tolo Highway
Tolo Highway () is a major expressway on Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Tai Po in the eastern New Territories, forming part of the New Territories Circular Road.
The highway, constructed in three stages betwe ...
until 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 ...
, where it turns north to meet the Lam Tsuen River
The Lam Tsuen River () is a river in Tai Po District, Hong Kong, with a length of 10.8 kilometres and a catchment area of approximately 21 square kilometres.Tolo Harbour
Tolo Harbour, or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ) is a sheltered harbour in northeast 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 8 ...
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
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new Terrestrial ecoregion, land from oceans, list of seas, seas, Stream bed, riverbeds or lak ...
, and the Tai Po River lengthened northwards to flow into the Lam Tsuen River before it enters Tolo Harbour.
See also
*List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong
The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ...
References
*2006. ''Hong Kong Driving Guide''. Universal Publications Ltd. * ''This article contains information translated from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.''External links
Rivers of Hong Kong
in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Tai Po {{HK-geo-stub