Meanings
- An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
In the hustle and bustle of Causeway Bay it’s hard to imagine that a small and quiet neighbourhood such as Tai Hang exists just minutes away.
2015, “Walks”, in Hong Kong (The Monocle Travel Guide Series), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 136, column 13 more examples
For a long time, Hong Kong’s frenetic night life scene has centered on fancy hotel bars and glitzy clubs swarmed with corporate bankers. Tai Hang — a quickly gentrifying area southeast of the city’s shiny Causeway Bay district — is now offering more laid-back options.
2013 September 25, Aric Chen, “A Hong Kong Neighborhood That’s a Lot Like Brooklyn”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Food, Travel“We are not wealthy people and not financially sound. To earn a living is of the utmost importance so as to feed my family,” said Ben Ip, 45, a mechanic and owner of a vehicle paint shop in the city’s Tai Hang district.
2020 May 23, Jessie Pang, Donny Kwok, Anne Marie Roantree, “Hong Kongers fret over Beijing's planned new security laws”, in Lincoln Feast, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 23 May 2020, WorldSmoke and fire swirled in the heady air, wafting from the dragon’s 67-metre (219-feet) body which is made up of thousands of incense sticks. The dragon was hoisted by hundreds of volunteers who danced and bounded along the streets of the Tai Hang neighbourhood in a raucous parade.
2023 September 29, “Hong Kong ‘living tradition’ of fire dragon dance returns to Tai Hang after 3-year hiatus”, in Hong Kong Free Press, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2024, Hong Kong
Origin
- Cantonese大坑
- EnglishTai Hang
From Cantonese 大坑 (daai⁶ haang¹).
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Chinese Cantonese 大坑
- 大坑 (daai⁶ haang¹)area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Tai Hang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Hang
“Tai Hang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Hang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tai Hang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Hang.
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