7-508: Yuen Chau Tsai was an island in Tolo Harbour , Hong Kong. It is now connected to land by a causeway after land reclamation . It is part of Tai Po New Town in the Tai Po District . The Tai Wong Yeh Temple and Island House are located in the area of the former island. Built in 1905, Island House was built as the residence for the first British Police Magistrate appointed in 1898. It
14-548: Is a former island, now connected to the mainland by a causeway. In the past pearls were very abundant here. 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
21-523: Is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. 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
28-585: Is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong . Tai Wong Yeh Temple ( 大王爺廟 ) is located at the Island House Interchange. The temple was originally a stone tablet which was erected on the northern shore of Yuen Chau Tsai by the villagers in Chik Mei Village, located on the north bank of the Shenzhen River , in the mid- Qing Dynasty . In the late Qing Dynasty, some fishermen raised funds to build
35-481: The pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the Ming dynasty , when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area. Kowloon–Canton Railway was built in 1910s and Tolo Highway in 1980s on its western shore. Kaito Ferry Services across Tolo Harbour are available: 22°26′50″N 114°11′17″E / 22.44722°N 114.18806°E / 22.44722; 114.18806 This Hong Kong location article
42-407: The shoreline and the southern slope of Yuen Chau Tsai. In the 1980s and 1990s, field investigations recovered prehistoric cultural remains from the site. . 22°26′45″N 114°10′43″E / 22.445734°N 114.178504°E / 22.445734; 114.178504 Tolo Harbour Tolo Harbour ( Chinese : 吐露港 ), or Tai Po Hoi ( 大埔海 , historically 大步海 ; 'Tai Po Sea'),
49-578: The temple for worship by local fishermen at the present location. In 1960, a formal launching ceremony for dragon boats was first held at the Tai Wong Yeh Temple in Yuen Chau Tsai is held on Dragon Boat Festival . The ceremony has remained a tradition since then. An opening ceremony was held in 1988 marking its renovation. In 1960s, John Walden , who was the first one to report the site, collected stone adzes and geometric pottery sherds at
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