Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.
Tai O
Stilt houses (pang uk) in Tai O
Aerial panorama
Yeung Hau Temple in Tai O
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 mi). From Neolithic times, these coastlines, as well as the shorelines of inland lakes and the banks of rivers, have been punctuated with fishing villages. Most surviving fishing villages are traditional.
An unconventional floating fishing village in Halong Bay, Vietnam
The dhoni is a traditional village fishing boat still used for fishing in the Maldives.
Po Toi O is a small active fishing village at Clear Water Bay Peninsula near Hong Kong
A fishing village at Jurmo Island in Korpo, Finland