Location: Tai O, Hong Kong
Tai O is a small fishing village with more than 200-year history. It used to have acres of sea-fields along the coast. Tai O was famous for its stilt houses which dates back to the 19th century and can still be found today. Some families are still living in the houses built on the stilts over the water in the harbour.
Although I've been staying in Hong Kong for 2x years, this was indeed my very first visit to Tai O. I did not even know where Tai O is located beforehand. Now i knew. One can take bus no 11 at Tung Chung MTR station. The bus station is right outside Exit B of Tung Chung MTR. There is a bus every 15 mins and the ride cost $11.8 and around 30 minutes (This may only valid for weekends).
I was there in the afternoon with beautiful weather. Wondering in Tai O was like going back to the 60s/70s. Everything were more raw and less polish. You could find souvenir shops selling mostly dried seafood and food stalls selling nostalgic snacks on both side of the streets. You can get onto the stilt houses for photos/ souvenirs. Salted fish and dried maw were the two things I saw most in Tai O. The walk in Tai O took around 2-3 hours and was very relaxing. So happened it was time of sunset we were about to leave Tai O and we had enjoyed a very beautiful sunset.
PS. I was very surprised that there were quite a number of foreign tourists/ tour in Tai O. I used to think Tai O is a popular scenic spot for the locals only, never thought it is indeed popular among tourists as well.
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