tai o Archives - Around DB

Out & About! What You’ve Been Up To!

Posted in : Around DB Articles, News on July 5, 2023 by : Around DB Akin Leung, DBFC, dragon boat, Green Capsule, HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens, Inalife, James Kwok, Nicholas Worley, tai o, Water Parade Comments: 0

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Have a look what fellow DB'ers have been up to over the past month. DBFC RUNNERS-UP AT HKFC CITI SOCCER SEVENS Sponsored by a number ..
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Little Venice

Posted in : Cover story, Life On Lantau Articles on March 31, 2021 by : Around DB life on lantau, Silt houses, Supplement, tai o Comments: 0

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Tai O is mostly inhabited by Tankas or boat people – a nomadic southern Chinese ethnic group who first settled there over two centuries ago, having previously lived on junks in the South China Sea

Tai O: How Now Brown Cow?

Posted in : Cover story, Life On Lantau Articles on March 31, 2021 by : Around DB cattle, Community Cattle Group, cows, lantau, tai o Comments: 0

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“Hop in,” Kathy Dixon says with a twinkle in her eye. She has just arrived at the Tai O bus terminus and is excited to show us the local herd of feral cows that she spotted on her drive over from Shui Hau to meet us.

Tai O: Preserving the Past

Posted in : Cover story, Life On Lantau Articles on March 31, 2021 by : Around DB heritage, hotel, tai o, tai o heritage hotel Comments: 0

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Perched high on a lush hillside in the far north-west, Tai O Heritage Hotel gazes out proudly across the South China Sea.

Tai O: Street Food

Posted in : Cover story, Life On Lantau Articles on March 31, 2021 by : Around DB life on lantau, Street food, Supplement, tai o Comments: 0

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As one of the city’s most popular day-trip destinations, Tai O is as big on street food as it is on scenic views.

Tai O: Exploring Lantau’s remote south-west corner

Posted in : Cover story, Life On Lantau Articles on March 31, 2021 by : Around DB exploring, lantau, Supplement, tai o Comments: 0

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Tucked snugly away in the south-western corner of Lantau, Tai O is rich in history and local colour and, as one of the last bastions of Hong Kong heritage to survive territory-wide development, it’s a fantastic place to observe traditional village life.

Eat for success

Posted in : Dispatch, Life On Lantau Articles on February 2, 2021 by : Around DB Auspicious vegetables, Chinese New Year food, Eat for success, tai o Comments: 0

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Eating together as a family (traditionally at home) is a Chinese New Year (CNY) essential, particularly on Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 11 this year).

Cultural heritage: field trips in Tai O

Posted in : Destination, Life On Lantau Articles, News on May 31, 2019 by : Around DB dragon boat water parade, tai o Comments: 0

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T he Dragon Boat Water Parade of Tai O (or the Tai O Deities Parade) is an annual highlight of the Tuen Ng Festival organised ..
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Into the wild: Lantau Trail from Ngong Ping to Tai O

Posted in : Walkabout on April 1, 2019 by : Around DB claire severn, hiking, lantau trail, ngong ping, sport, tai o, tunnel of doom Comments: 0

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Hiking sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Lantau Trail from Ngong Ping to Tai O, Claire Severn battles medium-sized mountains, the Tunnel of Doom ..
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Tai O’s Triple Lanterns Cafe Closed

Posted in : News on February 4, 2019 by : Around DB cafe, lantau island, tai o, The Triples Lantern cafe Comments: 0

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The Triple Lanterns Cafe, situated in the fisherman’s village of Tai O, is being forced to close after being prosecuted by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for operating without a license.