Rainbow Village (Caihongjuan) in Taichung
It is not that easy to get to Rainbow Village in Taichung. Most tourists with very tight itinerary won't be able to make it in Taichung since it is two hours drive away from Taipei and not even located near the city of Taichung. I've seen itineraries from travel agencies going to Taiwan and more often visiting Taichung is not part of the tour. Good thing before we got here, I've done a lot of research about Taiwan, where to go, how much would each itinerary costs my family. Check out Mga Pasyalan sa Taiwan on facebook. The admin of the page have daily private tours to Taichung that includes visit to Houli Farm, Miyahara Ice Cream, Rainbow Village and Green Fantasy Forest. The tour costs only 1200 NT each and it was so worth it. We were picked up right in front of our rented unit in Tucheng District. Pick up station for private tours are in Ximen and Taipei Main Station. You can also reach this village through public transportation, through taxis and buses.
Rainbow Village is located in No.56, Chun’an Road, Nantun District, Taichung 408, Taiwan, a bit far from the city center. Admission is FREE. You can get there by taking a bus ride from Taichung Main Station, take bus number 27 to Ling Tung University, then walk for about 10 minutes. You can also ride bus number 56 and 89 from Taichung Main Railway Station. By taxi from Taichung THSR, it will costs you around 200 NT. It is also known as Caihongjuan Village.
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| my 5 kids |
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| Julia having fun =) |
Inside the Rainbow Village are colorful houses painted by Rainbow Grandpa Huang Yung-Fu (彩虹爷爷). He is more than 90 years old. He actually still lives in here. He began painting the walls with murals in order to save the village from demolition. He began painting a bird in his home and from there his paintings grew. Students from Ling Tung university students campaigned to save the village. Authorities have eventually agreed not to destruct the village and preserved it to become a designated cultural area.
We saw some students cleaning the whole village. I guess they are volunteers or maybe it is a school activity to help in cleaning the village. They were fond of my daughter so they allowed us to take pictures with them.
There are ice cream, bubble tea and souvenir shops inside the Rainbow Village. All are in very affordable prices.
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| hubby got hungry again, he grabbed a bite of sausage with sticky rice at 60 NT |
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