[1] In Ming dynasty's Yue Daji [zh] (Chinese: 粵大記; Jyutping: jyut6 daai6 gei3; Cantonese Yale: yuht daaih gei), recorded the names Tai Po Hoi and Tai Po Tau (大步頭).

[2][3] In the attached map of that book, the sea next to Tai Po Tau was labelled with "can shelter hurricane" (Chinese: 可泊颶風).

In the urban legend, the area around Tai Po was a habitat of a wild animal, which people have to "Big-Step".

[6] Tai Po as a populated place, could be traced back to the Stone Age.

An archaeological site in Yuen Chau Tsai, had discovered stone axe and pottery which was believed to be made in Neolithic era.

[citation needed] While a village that belongs to the modern day Tai Po area, Wun Yiu (Chinese: 碗窰), had developed into a center of the porcelain industry in the Ming dynasty.

soared to 320,000,[citation needed] and Tai Po New Town began to prosper following the completion of the Tolo Highway which was integrated with the older urban areas.

Moreover, Hong Kong police, as well as primary and secondary schools district, had their own boundaries.

In February 2023, model Abby Choi Tin-Fung was found murdered in Lung Mei, Tai Po.

In historical eras clan villages organised private study halls or sishu (Chinese: 私塾; pinyin: Sīshú; Jyutping: si1 suk6; Cantonese Yale: sī suhk).

[10] In the present day, Tai Po is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 84.

[13] Mulberry House International Kindergarten aims to equip children with the essential skills and confidence to thrive in the 21st century.