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Tolo Harbour (traditional Chinese: 吐露港), or Tai Po Hoi (大埔海, historically 大步海) is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories, Hong Kong, China. Tide Cove is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel is to its east. The Shing Mun River empties into Tide Cove, then the harbour.
Pearl hunting
In the past pearls were very abundant here. Pearl hunting had been a major industry in Tai Po from Han Dynasty. In 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 the pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the Ming Dynasty, when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area.
See also
External links
- 大埔的珠池 (Standard Chinese)
- Satellite view of the harbour and Tide Cove (centre), and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and the Tolo Channel (right)
