Tai Po's population dates back to the eleventh century, people would make sufficient money by clamming, pearl harvesting, and fishing.

[3] In Yuen Chau Tsai, stone axe and pottery have been discovered which were believed to be made in Neolithic era.

[4] Tai Po was the seat of the district officers that oversaw the whole of the New Territories with Island House as their official residence.

The Island House was completed in 1906,[5] 8 years after the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory.

Lam Tsuen River Tai Po is located in the north of Hong Kong, northeast of Sha Tin.

[citation needed] Tai Po's population density is considerably lower than Kowloon's, having many old, small villages in the mountains.

[citation needed] Tai Po is surrounded by fertile valleys which explains why it has held such a population for over a millennium.

Tai Po is covered with bicycle tracks, east of Lam Tsuen Valley and west of Tolo Harbour.

East Rail line is the main connection of Tai Po to the rest of Hong Kong.

[3] Tai Po has 460 hectares of purely woodland area, the largest in Hong Kong.

There are also a few private housing developments in the Tai Po area with "detached" and "semi-detached" houses which include communal recreational areas such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and children's playgrounds, and entertainment facilities such as private cinemas, health spas and karaoke rooms.

The Tai Po campus of Hong Kong Japanese School's International Section was opened in 1997.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is located on the border between Tai Po and Sha Tin districts.

[21] The district had several sports complexes for the local population, they were owned and operated by the government and located in the Tai Po New Town.

The club plays its home games at Tai Po Sports Ground and has since won the 2008-09 Hong Kong FA Cup.

[26] There is a plan to develop a spa hotel resort at Ting Kok, near Tai Mei Tuk.

Tai Po District councilor Yam Kai-Kong admits the benefits from tourism and job opportunities will be good but he is also concerned about the mangroves and increased traffic in the area.

[29] In the election of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Tai Po District belongs to the cross-district electoral constituency New Territories East.