Rainbow Village began as an ordinary military dependents' settlement and was transformed by Huang Yung-Fu, the veteran affectionately known as "Rainbow Grandpa." He started painting birds, animals, people, and bright ornamental patterns on the remaining houses in an effort to save the site from demolition, and students later campaigned to preserve it. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Village)) The atmosphere is intimate rather than monumental: low buildings covered in hand-painted color, folk-like figures, and playful repetition create a total environment somewhere between mural park, outsider art site, and community survival story. The village changed after portions were painted over during a contract dispute and it reopened in June 2023 with alterations, which only deepens its sense of fragility and local attachment. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Village))

Rainbow Village, Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan