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[[Image:TaiTamMapWithWord.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of Tai Tam (1845)]]

'''Tai Tam''' or ''Tytam'' is an area in [[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern District]] on [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]]. Tai Tam means a ''big pool'' in the [[Chinese language]] which illustrates a triangular bay, namely [[Tai Tam Bay]] between [[Stanley Peninsula]], [[D'Aguilar Peak]] and '''Tai Tam Tuk''' ({{IPA|yue|tàːi tʰȁːm tók̚|}}, lit. innermost of Tai Tam, also known as ''Tytam Took''). The meaning of Tai Tam varies greatly between the early colonial days and the present day.

==Current usage==
[[File:Tai Tam 1843.1.jpg|thumb|Tai Tam Bay in January 1843 as surveyed by HMS Sulphur.]]
Tai Tam Bay has been documented as early as January 1843, after the [[Convention of Chuenpi]], by [[HMS Sulphur]] commanded by [[Edward Belcher|Sir Belcher]] and [[Henry Kellett|Sir Kellett]]. The area was romanized as '''Tytham''' (see image). <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hkmaps.hk/map.html?1843.1 | title=HK Maps }}</ref>

The present-day Tai Tam is the area around Tai Tam Tuk, the location of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir. It is covered by the [[Tai Tam Reservoirs]], the [[Tai Tam Country Park]] and [[Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay extension)]]. Along [[Tai Tam Road]] are some luxurious apartment towers and houses, such as the Manhattan.

The innermost of Tai Tam Bay is [[Tai Tam Harbour]], close to Tai Tam Tuk. The [[Red Hill, Hong Kong|Red Hill]] in the southern part of Tai Tam Tuk is an area primarily consisting of low-rise upmarket residences,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/finance/20120401/00269_001.html|title=豪宅Guide：白筆山道豪宅串串 - 東方日報|website=orientaldaily.on.cc|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> including the [[Redhill Peninsula]], Red Hill Park, Turtle Cove, Le Palais and Villa Rosa.

[[Scout Association of Hong Kong#Campsites|Tai Tam Scout Centre]] is a Scout campsite of [[Scout Association of Hong Kong|The Scout Association of Hong Kong]] on the shore of Tai Tam Harbour. From the campsite to the foot of the dam of [[Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir]] is the [[Tai Tam Tuk Village]]. The shore outside the village is mudland with some [[mangrove]] plants.

The high school and middle school campuses of the [[Hong Kong International School]] are also in Tai Tam.

The Tai Tam Tuk Eco Educational Centre is a visitors centre run by the Tai Tam Tuk Foundation with the aim to educate and inspire action for sustainable development in Hong Kong through hands on interaction with the outstanding nature and culture of Tai Tam. Organising a number of [[Citizen science|Citizen Science]] events to engage and involve the public, the site was one of the first [[BioBlitz#Hong Kong|BioBlitz]] events organised in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2123950/conservation-hong-kong-citizen-scientists-enlisted-record-and-safeguard|title=Conservation in Hong Kong: citizen scientists work to protect nature|date=2017-12-12|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>

==Historical usage==
In 1845, Tai Tam was a small habitat east of the market of [[Stanley, Hong Kong|Stanley]], facing Tai Tam Bay. (It still uses the postal address of Tai Tam Village, Stanley). Later, the Stanley Peninsula was also known as Tai Tam Peninsula. The southeast cape of the peninsula is Tai Tam Head. Tai Tam Tuk, the site of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir, was a [[valley]] habitat with extensive cultivation. The village of Tai Tam Tuk was moved to Tai Tam Harbour due to the construction of the reservoir.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} The Tai Tam area was the scene of heavy fighting between Commonwealth and Japanese forces in December 1941.

==Places in Tai Tam==
*[[American Club Hong Kong]] has its main, larger location in Tai Tam
*[[Hong Kong International School]]
*[[Hong Kong Parkview]]
*[[Red Hill Plaza, Hong Kong|Red Hill Plaza]]
*[[Scout Association of Hong Kong#Campsites|Tai Tam Scout Centre]]
*[[Pacific View, Tai Tam, Hong Kong|Pacific View]]
*[[Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail]]
* [[The Manhattan, 33 Tai Tam Road ]]

==References==
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