Frank shows the disappeared scenes in Tai O

Frank shows Tai O's history through sharing its vanished scenes

Frank the tour guide shares the vanished scenes in Tai O to show readers the history of the fishing village.

Tai O sunset.

They are about the transportation, security, business and life of locals.

For the details, please read Frank's post at Easy Hong Kong Private Tour blog.

Frank shows Tai O's nice sunset to clients in his tour

Apart from Tai O's history, Frank shows Tai O's beautiful sunset to clients during his Lantau Big Buddha Tai O sunset private tour.

After having a walk at the Tai O Fishing Village, clients can take the local ferry ride to enjoy amazing sunset.   

Four highlights you can see during the Aberdeen sampan ride

Four Aberdeen sampan ride highlights

You can see four highlights during the Aberdeen sampan ride.

(1)Jumbo Floating Restaurant

If you upload the photo of this floating palace to your Facebook or Instagram, you can get lots likes. 

(2)Deep Bay Marina Club

Opposite to the Jumbo, that is the Deep Bay Marina Club, where you can find lots of rich people's toys, e.g. Jacky Chen's yacht. 

According to the old fishermen, the area was only a graveyard in the past. 

"Going to Deep Bay" was a curse!

(3)The floating fishermen community

Although the floating population is ever-reducing, you can still see their fishing boats, house boats, dragon boats, shipyards etc. 

Some of the fishermen even stop their work and pose for your photographs. 

(4)Ap Lei Chau, a world record island

The opposite side of Aberdeen is Ap Lei Chau Island. 

Its size is only 1.3 km² . As the government resettles lots of fishermen to this tiny island, it becomes the most densely populated island in the world (2011 figure: 66,755 people / km²!!!).

There are private tour options, which include the interesting sampan ride at Aberdeen. You may browse the attached links...

Hong Kong half day highlights tour

Hong Kong Kowloon full day city tour

You may also contact Frank the tour guide for private tour planning.

Four Major Fishing Villages in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's four major fishing villages

Apart from the skyscrapers, Hong Kong still has four major fishing villages...

-Aberdeen

Aberdeen is travelers' famous must-go point. 

Travelers can take sampan to see the fishermen, Jumbo Floating Restaurant and the most densely populated Island in the World, Ap Lei Chau.

For the details of the easy Hong Kong highlights tour with the included sampan ride at Aberdeen, please browse the tour webpage. 

-Shau Kei Wan

Fishermen supply seafood to the nearby wet market. 

The nice shopkeepers are willing to pose for you to take the photos. 

You can taste the famous fish ball noodle at the local tea cafes.

During the easy full day tour, you get the chance to visit Shau Kei Wan Food Market. For details, please browse the tour webpage.

-Tai O                                                               

After saying hello to the Big Buddha, travelers can go to Tai O. 

Apart from visiting the dried seafood market and tasting the local snacks, travelers may take the boat ride to see the 'Venice in the East', which has lots of stilt-houses.

During the easy Big Buddha and Tai O afternoon private tour, you can see the beautiful sunset at Tai O.

For details, please browse the tour webpage.

-Cheung Chau

The car-free island is famous for its 'Bun Festival'. 

You can ride bicycle to go to the Tung Wan Beach to enjoy sea view. 

You can walk to the God of Warrior Temple in March to see the Sakura. 

After a lot of exercise, you may have a good seafood dinner at the water front near the ferry pier.

For more details, please contact Frank the tour guide.

Rope Drawn Ferry to draw bridge, Tai O

Venice of the East, Tai O

Tai O is called the Venice of the East because of its stilt houses and fishing village culture. 

Tai O, fishermen and stilt houses

In the 1940s, there were 500-600 fishing boats anchored at Tai O.  

So it was one of the four biggest fishing villages in Hong Kong.  

Different from others, Most Tai O fishermen lived on the stilt-houses on the banks of the river. 

Rope-drawn ferry at Tai O in the past

Apart from using sampans to commute, people at Tai O used a rope-drawn ferry, which was powered by the hardworking ladies’ pulling actions, to cross the river.  

That interesting transportation was Tai O’s icon in the past.

New bridge and old ladies' retirement

In 1996, a new bridge offered a happy retirement life to the ladies.  

The free bridge also offered convenience to the public, although it caused the loss of an attractive tradition.

Today, YOU can still take the boat ride to see the fishing village and enjoy beautiful sunset at Tai O.

YOU may browse the webpage of easy and enjoyable Lantau Big Buddha and Tai O sunset private tour, which includes Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride, for details.

YOU may also contact Frank the tour guide for private tour planning.

  

The Old and New Aberdeen

Old and new Aberdeen in a painting of a student

A student’s painting shows you a beautiful old and new Aberdeen in the southern part of Hong Kong Island.

Ocean Park of the old Aberdeen

The cable car at the top of the painting just symbolizes the World’s best themed park in 2012, the Ocean Park.  It will bring more happiness to visitors by offering a new hotel and water world.

Ap Lei Chau of the old Aberdeen

The bridge under the cable car is Ap Lei Chau Bridge.  It is important for more than 90,000 islanders of the Duck Tongue (meaning of Ap Lei) Island, where the area is only 1.3 kilometer square.

Aberdeen Center of the old Aberdeen

The archway on the left is the Aberdeen Center.  It is now the biggest private housing estate in Aberdeen.  In the past, the area was just a dockyard!

Jumbo of the old Aberdeen and subway of the new Aberdeen

The subway under construction can bring more visitors to the famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant and surely make Aberdeen more prosperous and convenient.  The Jumbo is still the pearl of the fading fishing village, where the population of boat people is ever-decreasing.

YOU may have a easy and enjoyable private city tour to know more the Aberdeen Fishing Village during the included sampan boat ride.

For the tour details, please browse the private car tour webpage.

YOU may contact Frank the tour guide for further private tour planning.