Tai Hom Village
Tai Hom Village was the largest squatter village in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its demolition was completed in 2001, though a few historically significant structures were preserved.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: former village in Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Tai Hom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaza Hollywood and Chi Lin Nunnery.
Plaza Hollywood
Shopping center
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Plaza Hollywood is a large shopping centre in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Galaxia, a residential estate of Wharf Holdings. The shopping centre opened in 1997, and includes four levels surrounding a central atrium.
Chi Lin Nunnery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kroisenbrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang dynasty architecture.
Nam Lian Garden
Garden
The Nan Lian Garden is a Chinese classical garden in Diamond Hill, Hong Kong near Diamond Hill station. The garden has an area of 3.5 hectares. It is designed in Tang dynasty style with hills, water features, trees, rocks, and wooden structures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Po Kong and Diamond Hill.
San Po Kong
Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Po Kong is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Diamond Hill
Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan.
Wong Tai Sin
Suburb
Photo: Maxfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple. The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates.
Tai Hom Village
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.34075° or 22° 20′ 27″ northLongitude
114.2009° or 114° 12′ 3″ eastElevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
7PJP86R2+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 5087612345OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tai Hom Village” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大磡”
- Chinese: “大磡三寶”
- Chinese: “大磡村”
- Chinese: “大觀園四號石屋”
- Chinese: “大觀園石屋”
- Chinese: “鑽石山綜合發展區”
- Dutch: “Tai Hom Village”
- Yue Chinese: “大磡村”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Diamond Hill Station and Lung Poon Court Commercial Complex.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tai Hom Village”. Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.