Hong Kong · Tai O | A small fishing village that hasn't changed for 100 years

📍Detailed address: Tai O is quite remote, located by the sea at the foot of Lantau Island. It is usually arranged as a day trip: Lantau Island cable car + Lantau summit + Tai O. 🚉Transportation strategy: There is a bus station at the top of Lantau Island that goes to Tai O, with a bus every 20 minutes and a 25-minute ride. After reaching the Tai O bus terminal, you can see the stilt houses of the fishing village, which are within walking distance. For the return trip, take the bus from the same bus terminal you arrived at. There are two routes: one is back to the top of Lantau Island, a 25-minute ride. The other is directly to Tsuen Wan MTR station, a 50-minute to 1-hour ride. 🗓Itinerary: Fishing village → Pier → Iron bridge → Main street ⏳Play time: 2~3 hours (including meal time) Pier: The first thing you see is the pier, where you can take a walk and enjoy the open seaside scenery, with speedboats shuttling on the water from time to time. Speedboat rides cost 150 yuan, and you can visit attractions such as the Guan Yu Temple on the outskirts of the fishing village. Fishing village: The outskirts of the fishing village are quite clean, dilapidated but not dirty and messy, with exterior walls painted in colors, which is quite interesting. There is a street made up of small shops and stalls, selling fish balls, soup noodles, and drinks. The stalls sell drinks, dried fish, dried fruit, etc. The drinks are homemade, with hawthorn juice and dried tangerine peel juice at 15 yuan per bottle, and fish ball soup noodles range from 25 to 35 yuan. Stilt houses: Following the stalls inward, you can see the sky-blue iron bridge at the end, with stilt houses on both sides of the bridge. It's hard to imagine this is also Hong Kong, looking impoverished, but this is the real scene of the fishing village's waterside life. Iron bridge: The iron bridge is the dividing line, with the outskirts on one side and Tai O's central main street on the other. The bridge itself is also very distinctive, where you can stand and watch speedboats depart and return under the bridge. You can also see locals transporting goods on small carts. 👍Most recommended: Main street After crossing the blue iron bridge, you enter the core area of Tai O. The view is completely different from before, no longer the style of stalls and small shops, but neat restaurants, pubs, and storefronts in a T-shaped cross street, very Hong Kong! The taste of the dishes is very authentic Hong Kong flavor. Drinking beer, eating seafood, vegetables, and rice... This is the most fitting lifestyle of a Hong Kong fishing village. 💰Average meal cost: Around 100 yuan. ❤Recommended reason: Tai O is a relatively unpopular place on the Hong Kong travel route. It is a township-level fishing village, with everything from large restaurants to small stalls operated by locals. In the past, Stephen Chow had a very good movie 'The Dragon's Heir' set against this background, where the plot involves a developer eyeing Tai O, and Little Dragon saves Tai O's land by winning a snooker game against the developer's hired sharpshooter, Wade. Just as exciting as the story in the movie, this place is still not commercialized, lacking the hustle and bustle and fashion of the city center, yet it allows people to see another side of Hong Kong... With a trip to Tai O, a complete understanding journey of Hong Kong is perfect!