Lam Tei ( Chinese : 藍地 ) is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories , Hong Kong. The region lies at the north end of Tuen Mun city. It is highly rural, with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery being a landmark of the region.
6-696: Several villages of the Lam Tei area were established by the To ( 陶 ) Clan . Originally from Poyang , Jiangxi (other sources mention Watlam in Guangxi ), the To Clan moved to Ngau Tam Mei and then to Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen . Following the increase of the clan population, the village dispersed and developed into five villages in the Lam Tei area: Nai Wai , Tsing Chuen Wai , Tuen Tsz Wai , Lam Tei Tsuen and Tuen Mun San Tsuen , which were all fortified . Features of
12-681: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tao (surname) Tao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 陶 ( Táo ). It listed 31st in the Song -era Hundred Family Surnames poem. Tao ( 陶 ) is not to be confused with the Vietnamese surname Tào , derived from the Chinese surname Cao ( chữ Hán : 曹 ) or the Japanese surname Tao ( 田尾 ) , notably
18-677: The White Banner upon the advent of the Qing dynasty Manchufied their name to Tohoro ( simplified Chinese : 托活络 ; traditional Chinese : 託濶羅 ; pinyin : tuōhuóluò ). Notable descendants along this line include Duanfang . The Mandarin form of the surname 陶 meaning ‘ceramics’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Tao (陶) said to be the original residence of the legendary Emperor Yao ( c. 24th century BC). (ii) from Tao Zheng (陶正) ‘ceramics officer’ post name of an official in charge of
24-621: The area include: Lam Tei is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學). Lam Tei is reachable by Castle Peak Road . There is also a Light Rail stop , served by routes 610, 614, 615, and 751. 22°25′09″N 113°58′58″E / 22.419184°N 113.982707°E / 22.419184; 113.982707 This Hong Kong location article
30-461: The surname of ski jumper Katsushi Tao ( 田尾 克史 , born 1963) and baseball player Yasushi Tao ( 田尾 安志 , born 1954) . Various Tao origins: Tao was the 82nd-most-common surname in mainland China, but it was unlisted among the 100 most common Taiwanese surnames. Tao is a fairly uncommon surname in the United States , being ranked 12,503rd during the 1990 census and 10,033rd during
36-647: The year 2000 one . Families of Tao ancestry distributed towards the European lands from previous wealthy families gaining reputations within European aristocracy particularly within the British and the Dutch. Few former aristocratic families of Tao ancestry now live quiet lives throughout Europe as well as many returning to Hong Kong, China or the America's within the late 20th century. Some Zhejiangese Tao who joined
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