Rainbow Village, A Whimsical World of Vivid Murals

56 Lane, Chun'An Road, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan

Rainbow Hamlet is a really small village

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Introduction

Rainbow Military Dependents' Village is one of the oldest and most legendary military dependents' villages in Taiwan, known for its motto of "making boredom interesting." One of the village's honored veterans, Huang Yongfu, is an 87-year-old man from Kowloon, Hong Kong who moved to Taiwan to join the army in response to the "10,000 Youth, 10,000 Soldiers" campaign. One day, he began painting the floors and walls with bright colors out of boredom, and then used his brush to create various patterns on the walls, ranging from people, water buffalo, birds, to airplanes, indulging and becoming more interested in his art. He used the alleys and streets of the village as natural canvas and painted all sorts of beautiful rainbow lines and cute animals with bold colors and childlike compositions, making the place vibrant and lively. Visitors feel like they are in a rainbow world, hence the village's nickname "Rainbow Military Dependents' Village." In 2010, due to urban planning needs, this place was designated for a road, which sparked a wave of "rescue" movements, and a large number of supportive emails flooded the mayor's mailbox, ultimately preserving the Rainbow Military Dependents' Village.