--- title: See Photos From the Real Rainbow Village in Taiwan description: The village that painted itself into rainbows in Indonesia has nothing on this one in Taichung, Taiwan — literally named "Rainbow Village." canonical: https://time.com/4797177/taiwan-rainbow-village-taichung-photos/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T08:43:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:27.317Z og:title: See Photos From the Real Rainbow Village in Taiwan og:description: If you only visit one Instagram-worthy village, make it this one og:url: https://time.com/4797177/taiwan-rainbow-village-taichung-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Photos From the Real Rainbow Village in Taiwan twitter:description: If you only visit one Instagram-worthy village, make it this one twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Never Mind That Indonesian Village. 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But the village’s concerted effort aimed at luring in tourists and Instagram snappers is far from the only [collection](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/04/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-favela-tourism) [of houses](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spanish-village-happy-to-be-left-feeling-blue-by-smurfs-6279106.html) in vibrant colors in the world. Meet Rainbow Village in Taichung, Taiwan, population two — where one man has single-handedly transformed drab huts waiting for the wrecking ball into a living art museum.  A house painted in vibrant colors in Taichung's Rainbow Village, July 2016. Aidyn Fitzpatrick The painted-over former homes for Taiwanese veterans are today [featured](http://travel.taichung.gov.tw/en-us/Attractions/Intro/881/Rainbow-military-housing) on the local tourism board’s list of attractions to see around Taichung. But the drawings appeared before the admirers did, and the admirers in turn [saved](http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/29/2003626473) the village — and the art — from annihilation. Retired soldier Huang Yung-fu, known also as “Grandpa Rainbow,” started using the houses as his canvas in 2008, after having moved in decades before. “I was the only person left in the village and I was bored,” he [told](http://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/meet-the-rainbow-grandpa-saving-a-taiwan-village-with-art-1.2540563) Agence France-Presse as to why he started to draw. “The first thing I painted was a bird inside my house.”  Aidyn Fitzpatrick  Aidyn Fitzpatrick The vibrant patterns and bright colors, as well as his characters, have childlike passion about them.”He paints his dream out on the wall and brings a new life to the military housing,” according to Taichung’s tourism board. It soon caught the attention of local college students and faculty, according to the village’s website. His work has even been compared to that of [Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki](http://time.com/4609386/best-animated-films/item/spirited-away/). In spite of the paintings, the village was still facing demolition at one point — until the city finally relented to calls for its preservation and designated it as an art park.  Aidyn Fitzpatrick  Aidyn Fitzpatrick The village has since become one of Taichung’s must-see attractions — pulling in over a million visitors each year, according to AFP — while Huang and his wife continue to live there. 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