Tao-o Fishing Village, nestled on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, offers a serene escape from the city’s buzz and a rare window into the region’s maritime heritage. This traditional fishing hamlet, with a history stretching back over 200 years, is believed to have been established during the Qing Dynasty, when fishermen of Hakka and Tanka descent settled in the area to exploit its abundant marine resources.

Originally known as Wangcun, this 2,000-year-old village began as a sleepy Tujia ethnic settlement, a place of modest traditions and ancestral spirit worship. The village sits dramatically on a cliff above the You River, with traditional stilted houses overlooking the Furong Waterfall, a 60-meter drop that dominates both the landscape and local legends.