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'''Tolo Harbour''' ({{zh-t|t=吐露港}}), or '''Tai Po Hoi''' (大埔海, historically 大步海) is a sheltered [[harbour]] in northeast [[New Territories]] (新界) of [[Hong Kong]].
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[[File:Tolo Harbour 2013.jpg|thumb|250px|Tolo Harbour view from Ma On Shan]]
[[File:Plover Cove reservoir from Kau To Shan.JPG|thumb|250px|Tolo Harbour with the campus of the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]]]]
[[File:Tolo Harbour & Tolo Channel.jpg|thumb|250px|Tolo Channel towards Sha Tin]]
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'''Tolo Harbour''' ({{zh|t=吐露港}}), or '''Tai Po Hoi''' ({{zh|t=大埔海|labels=no}}, historically {{zh|t=大步海|l=Tai Po Sea|labels=no}}), is a sheltered [[harbour]] in northeast [[New Territories]] of Hong Kong.


==Geography==
[[Tide Cove]] is to the south of the harbour, and [[Plover Cove]] (船灣海), [[Three Fathoms Cove]] (企嶺下海) and [[Tolo Channel]] (赤門海峽) is to its east.
[[Tide Cove]], also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and [[Plover Cove]], [[Three Fathoms Cove]] and [[Tolo Channel]] are to its east.


The [[Shing Mun River]] (城門河) empties first into [[Tide Cove]] (沙田海), then the harbour.
The [[Shing Mun River]] empties first into [[Tide Cove]], then the harbour.


Several islands are located in the harbour, including [[Ma Shi Chau]], [[Centre Island, Hong Kong|Centre Island]], [[Yeung Chau, Tai Po District|Yeung Chau]] and [[Yim Tin Tsai (Tai Po District)|Yim Tin Tsai]]. [[Yuen Chau Tsai]] is a former island, now connected to the mainland by a causeway.
One of Hong Kong's 235 [[island]]s, [[Ma Shi Chau]] (馬屎洲) is located in the harbour.


==History==
==History==
In the past [[pearl]]s were very abundant here. [[Pearl hunting]] had been a major industry in [[Tai Po]] from [[Han Dynasty]]. In [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]], a king of Southern Han changed the name of Tai Po to '''Mei Chuen To''' (媚川都) and ordered an aggressive cultivation effort, which led to many fatalities amongst the pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the [[Ming Dynasty]], when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area.
In the past [[pearl]]s were very abundant here.<ref name="Settlement">{{cite book |title= Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories|last= Hase|first= P. H.|author-link= Patrick Hase|chapter=Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin |year= 2020|publisher= [[City University of Hong Kong Press]]|series= [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|Royal Asiatic Society]] Hong Kong studies series|pages=228–229|isbn= 9789629374419}}</ref> [[Pearl hunting]] had been a major industry in [[Tai Po]] from the [[Han dynasty]]. In the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period]], a king of Southern Han changed the name of Tai Po to '''Mei Chuen To''' ({{zh|t=媚川都|labels=no}}) and ordered an aggressive cultivation effort, which led to many fatalities amongst the pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the [[Ming dynasty]], when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[Kowloon-Canton Railway]] was built in 1910s and [[Tolo Highway]] in 1980s on its western shore.
[[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] was built in 1910s and [[Tolo Highway]] in 1980s on its western shore.

[[Kai-to|Kaito Ferry Services]] across Tolo Harbour are available:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport Department - Kaito Ferry Service Details |url=https://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/ferries/kaito_services_map/service_details/index.html |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.td.gov.hk}}</ref>

* Tai Shui Hang – Ma Liu Shui/Tai Mei Tuk
* Ma Liu Shui – Lai Chi Wo
* Ma Liu Shui – Kat O/Ap Chau
* Ma Liu Shui – Tap Mun
* Ma Liu Shui – Tung Ping Chau


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Ma Shi Chau Special Area]]
* [[List of harbours in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of harbours in Hong Kong]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Tolo Harbour}}
* [http://www.bwsk.net/xd/y/yelingfeng/lhdg/212.htm 大埔的珠池 (Standard Chinese)]
* [http://www.bwsk.net/xd/y/yelingfeng/lhdg/212.htm 大埔的珠池 (Standard Chinese)]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.443875,114.238415&spn=0.063305,0.111219&t=k&hl=en Satellite view of the harbour and Tide Cove (centre), and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and the Tolo Channel (right)]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.443875,114.238415&spn=0.063305,0.111219&t=k&hl=en Satellite view of the harbour and Tide Cove (centre), and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and the Tolo Channel (right)]
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 17 August 2024

Tolo Harbour
Tolo Harbour and Pat Sin Leng (mountains)
Chinese吐露港
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTùlù Gǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtou3 lou5 gong2
IPA[tʰōu lo̬u kɔ̌ːŋ]
Tolo Harbour view from Ma On Shan
Tolo Harbour with the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tolo Channel towards Sha Tin

Tolo Harbour (Chinese: 吐露港), or Tai Po Hoi (大埔海, historically 大步海; 'Tai Po Sea'), is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong.

Geography

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Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel are to its east.

The Shing Mun River empties first into Tide Cove, then the harbour.

Several islands are located in the harbour, including Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island, Yeung Chau and Yim Tin Tsai. Yuen Chau Tsai is a former island, now connected to the mainland by a causeway.

History

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In the past pearls were very abundant here.[1] Pearl hunting had been a major industry in Tai Po from the Han dynasty. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a king of Southern Han changed the name of Tai Po to Mei Chuen To (媚川都) and ordered an aggressive cultivation effort, which led to many fatalities amongst the pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the Ming dynasty, when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area.

Transportation

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Kowloon–Canton Railway was built in 1910s and Tolo Highway in 1980s on its western shore.

Kaito Ferry Services across Tolo Harbour are available:[2]

  • Tai Shui Hang – Ma Liu Shui/Tai Mei Tuk
  • Ma Liu Shui – Lai Chi Wo
  • Ma Liu Shui – Kat O/Ap Chau
  • Ma Liu Shui – Tap Mun
  • Ma Liu Shui – Tung Ping Chau

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hase, P. H. (2020). "Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin". Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9789629374419.
  2. ^ "Transport Department - Kaito Ferry Service Details". www.td.gov.hk. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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