landmark
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Tai Po
Tai Po, Hong Kong · Asia
About Tai Po
Tai Po works well as a base: 10 minutes from Pak Shek Kok, 13km from Choi Hung Estate.
Tai Po is in Hong Kong, with about 270,000 people. The nearest town is Pak Shek Kok, about 4 km away.
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 (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 WoRead more
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tai Po?
Within an hour or so of Tai Po: Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (7 km), Choi Hung Estate (13 km), Ping Shek Estate (14 km), Mido Cafe (16 km).
Are there any good drives near Tai Po?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Tai Po?
Tai Po is in Tai Po, Hong Kong, about 4 km from Pak Shek Kok.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 274,100
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Tai Po
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.4501, 114.1688
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Worth the detour from Tai Po
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
13 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
16 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
16 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
19 km · about 20 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Tai Po
- 70 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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