Tai Po Waterfront Park
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Hong Kong's Tai Po Waterfront Park (Chinese: 大埔海濱公園) occupies an area of 22 hectares, and is the largest park managed by Leisure and Cultural Service Department[1]
Every year, the Tai Po Dragon Boat Race is held in the seaside of the Park.
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[edit] Facilities
The Park has a wide range of facilities for the public including rest gardens, sitting-out areas, an insect house, a 1.2 km promenade along the harbour front, a jogging trail with fitness stations and a 600-seat amphitheatre.
[edit] Lookout Tower
The Lookout Tower is 32.4 metres high; it gives visitors a panorama view over Tolo Harbour, the Tai Po Industrial Estate and the rugged countryside stretching back to the boundary with mainland China.
The plaques of the Lookout Tower depict the history of Tai Po, includes, the struggle with British army when they were entering the New Territories, the heroic resistance against Japanese army during the Occupation and the prosperity after the World War II. [2]
