The place looks so cute and so vibrant in colours. I felt when I first saw it there should be a story behind this. And yes indeed, There was it started from a Grandpa who wanted to save his village from demolition.
It was formerly known as Caihongjuan Village, it was built for veteran soldiers in the city. Around 1,200 houses were built in the village. As time passed the place become desirable and developers got interested to buy it. However, Grandpa Huang, one of the resident didn't want to leave his home and begun painting his house colourfully and with comic characters and animals for protest. He told his neighbours to do the same. His story attracted attention to many and was able to save part of the village. There were only 11 remainder houses in the village and it was called Rainbow Village.
Mr. Huang fought in the Republic of China army and fled to Taiwan in the 1940s. It is said that he still resides in the village and sometimes makes an appearance and presents his artwork to the visitors. He actually has a small corner with a table and some ink on the village. There was a coin souvenirs machine which we saw. We didn't get to see Grandpa Huang.
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| This Grandpa Huang little Corner with his photo behind us (oops, you can barely see him). Click below for my Raw Vlog on this place. |
Be reminded to always check the timings of the Trains. Click HERE
You can book in advance the train ticket through kkday here or Klook App.
Tours are offered through kkday and Klook App.
However, our day tour was book through FB page MGA PASYALAN SA TAIWAN by Joven CLICK HERE
Entrance is free you can support by giving donations or buying souvenirs from here.
This our photos and story from the Rainbow village.
Budget Reality checked we didn't spend any money here as already part our tour of the day.
Will see you on the next and last destination of our Taichung Day tour package in awhile.
Have a colourful day!
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