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96-year-old Taiwanese saved his native village from demolition, turning it into a rainbow-colored landmark

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96-year-old Taiwanese saved his native village from demolition, turning it into a rainbow-colored landmark
96-year-old Taiwanese saved his native village from demolition, turning it into a rainbow-colored landmark

Video: Taiwan's 'Rainbow Village' is an Instagram hot spot 2024, July

Video: Taiwan's 'Rainbow Village' is an Instagram hot spot 2024, July
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Imagine that you have been living in the same small village for more than 37 years, enjoying a vacation after retirement, and suddenly you find out that your house is being threatened to be demolished. If you do not take any action, you may lose everything that has ever mattered to you. What to do? How not to lose what is so dear to you and your neighbors?

Demolition houses

This elderly Chinese man has found a way to solve the problem, and now people come from all over the world to visit him and take his picture against the backdrop of his outstanding home.

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A few decades ago, his village in Taiwan, in the Nantun District, was a wonderful settlement with more than 1, 200 houses. Most of its residents were former military, and the government provided them with temporary housing in the area.

Over time, a significant part of the villagers moved to other places, and various developers began to actively buy land. Several families nevertheless decided not to leave their homes and stay in Nantong District forever. However, it was decided to demolish the houses remaining from the village.

The reason is boredom

The number of inhabitants of the village has greatly decreased, and only eleven houses remain in it. Huang Jung Fu was bored, and since he was one of the few people living in the village, he decided to decorate it as best he could. He began with his house, namely with a drawing depicting a bird inside him. As a result, the artist moved his work outside, decorating the walls with various figures and intricate patterns, images of animals, birds and fairy creatures. He liked this lesson so much that he set to work on the neighbors' houses, painted fences and roads.

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The old man’s bright, colorful and somewhat naive works quickly attracted attention, and this settlement became one of Taiwan’s most popular attractions. Tourists enjoyed talking with Huang Jung Fu and taking pictures against bright walls.

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