Taiwan is famous for its modern and attractive tourist destinations. But did you know that in the middle of the rich Taichung is a village with a unique cultural color that is nowhere to be found. That is the Rainbow Village.
About Rainbow Village
Rainbow Village (also known as Rainbow Village) is a village with a unique art style in Taiwan. This village was created by Mr. Huang Yung-Fu. Mr. Huang was born in 1924, the eldest of a family of 4 siblings in Guangdong province, China . His artistic talent was revealed very early. However, he followed the military path to join the KMT in 1946. By 1949, the KMT was defeated, he and other soldiers fled to Taiwan and they were granted housing quarters. back to the island. Eventually, some settlements have become home to many veterans and their families spend most of their lives here.
In 2010, the Taiwan government planned to demolish the village and developers began to buy back land for redevelopment. Previously there were 1,200 houses, but after being informed of the relocation, almost everyone accepted compensation and moved to new places. At that time, only Mr. Huang and a few others persevered and remained alone in the village. The number of residents seriously reduced, making this place only 11 houses.
Being too frustrated with the village being demolished, Mr. Huang began painting unique paintings on the walls of his home and surrounding buildings as an attempt to preserve them. Increasingly, his artistic paintings became more and more unique throughout the village. His colorful works, including birds, animals and people, have gradually formed an interesting cultural identity. Later, students from nearby Ling Tung and Hung Kuang universities discovered his artwork and petitioned the Taichung mayor to preserve a collection of 11 unique residences. this again. It is from here, Rainbow Village was born and quickly became one of Taiwan's most attractive tourist destinations.
Nowadays, this place is a tourist attraction attracting young people and foreign tourists
Successful in retaining the village, Mr. Huang continued his painting work creating life-long works. Every day, every 3 hours, this 95-year-old man wakes up to take care of each artwork for many years. Under the talented drawing of Mr. Huang, the dilapidated old house that was supposed to be demolished now turned into a tourist paradise, attractive check-ins with funny motifs or famous characters. Which he loves. It was also thanks to the colorful walls that created this unique Rainbow Village that he was given a unique nickname: "The Rainbow Old Man".
How to go to Rainbow Village
Rainbow Village is located at No. 56, Chun'an Road, Nantong District, west of downtown Taichung, Taiwan. The village is located right next to the road quite far from the city center and close to Ling Tung University. Previously, the village was also called Caihongjuan.
To go to the village, you have 3 options as follows:
Option 1: Take the THSR train to Taichung station, then take a taxi from Stration to China Village Village at a cost of about 160 - 200 NTD.
Option 2: Take the THSR train to Taichung station, then take a bus from Shandong Stration to the village. The buses you can take are buses 26, 70, 99. On weekends and public holidays, the 655 bus also leaves Xinwuri Station and stops right in front of Rainbow Village.
Option 3: Call Taxi or Uber for 150-200 yuan with a journey time of about 10 minutes.
Opening hours: Daily from 9am to 6pm
Due to the increasing popularity, the weekends here can be quite crowded. You should go early or go on weekdays to have enough comfortable space to visit and check - in.
Unique artistic beauty of the Rainbow Village
Coming to Cau Vong village , you will admire the funny, cute and colorful images throughout the village walls. Although it is called a village, there are only a few houses decorated by him.
But do not be disappointed, because you can admire these unique works of art and meet him to tell stories, your trip is also very meaningful.
Entrance to the village is quite narrow. The highlight of the village is a bear decorated with eye-catching textures placed in the middle of the main yard. This is the place where tourists will have to squeeze together to take photos for check - in because of its beauty. Opposite the village is an outdoor play area for children such as slides, swings, animals ...
Deep inside the village there is a souvenir shop. It displays many crafts decorated with unique motifs similar to the paintings painted by Mr. Huang. It also serves coffee and milk tea in a beautiful paper cup. Besides, there are ice creams, most of which are fruit ice creams. If you go sightseeing in the hot summer, you can buy an ice cream to reduce the uncomfortable heat.
Rainbow Village does not charge an entrance fee. So to support Mr. Huang as well as to help maintain the village, you can buy a souvenir for example. The action is small, but it will help Mr. Huang maintain and develop the village even more.
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