Tai Wo
High-rise residential buildings and multi-storey shopping mall in Tai Po District, Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tai Wo (Chinese: 太和) or known as Tai Wo Market are the names of several areas in the Tai Po District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The boundaries changed from time to time. In present time,[when?] the name "Tai Wo" mostly[according to whom?] refers to the area surrounding the Tai Wo station of the East Rail line and the Tai Wo Estate.[1] However, historically, Tai Wo referred to the area that currently called Tai Po Market.[2]: 39 Despite Tai Po Market was also the old name of another area, which currently known as Tai Po Old Market.[2]: 39 All three areas are now part of Tai Po New Town (a.k.a. Tai Po Town or just Tai Po), a satellite town (suburb) that co-jointed with the existing indigenous villages.
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Tai Wo Estate | |
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Tai Wo Estate, with the Kwong Fuk Bridge over the Lam Tsuen River. | |
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Etymology | name after the historic Tai Wo Market (太和市) |
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Type | high-rise residential buildings and multi-storey shopping mall |
Town or city | Tai Po District, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E |
Client | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
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