Tai Po

Tai Po
Aerial view of Tai Po New Town, including Tai Po Market
Traditional Chinese大埔
Simplified Chinese大埔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàpǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaai6 bou3
IPA[tàːi pōu]
Tai Po Market. Older low-level buildings in the foreground contrast with high-rise commercial buildings in the distance
Lam Tsuen River
Tai Po Central Town Square
Tai Po Waterfront Park and Fu Shin Estate

22°26′42″N 114°10′12″E / 22.445°N 114.170°E / 22.445; 114.170 Tai Po /ˌtˈp/ 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 (大埔舊墟) (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsuen River and the Tai Po Hui (the current Tai Po Market; historically Tai Wo Shi, literally Tai Wo market) on Fu Shin Street on the south of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market railway station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section). Both market towns became part of the Tai Po New Town in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In present-day usage, "Tai Po" may refer to the area around the original market towns, the Tai Po New Town (Chinese: 大埔市), or the entire Tai Po District.