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“Grandpa Rainbow” Huang Yongfu Dies at 101: The Legacy of Rainbow Village

Life Center/Reported by Huang Yunxuan

“Rainbow Military Village” has become a must-see attraction for many people when visiting Taichung under the wonderful pen of Huang Yongfu, known as “Grandpa Rainbow”. However, “Grandpa Rainbow” Huang Yongfu (23) who just turned 101 years old this year It was reported that he passed away unexpectedly in the afternoon. He suddenly lost breathing after having dinner at home in the afternoon. Rescue efforts failed and he passed away at the age of 101.

“Grandpa Rainbow” Huang Yongfu lives with his wife and daughter. It is understood that he had a meal at home at around 3 o’clock this afternoon. Unexpectedly, he suddenly lost breathing and heartbeat after the meal. His daughter made an urgent report to the police. After the ambulance personnel arrived at the scene, the rescue was ineffective because Huang Yongfu Fu did not have any external injuries and was determined to have died of natural causes.

“Grandpa Rainbow” Huang Yongfu used his wonderful skills to create the “Rainbow Village” with his own hands, making Taichung’s “Rainbow Village” a must-visit attraction for many people when visiting Taichung. It has even become popular overseas. It was once voted the most popular among Japanese people. It is a photo-taking spot that I want to visit. In 2018, it was selected by the British travel website as one of the top ten IG check-in spots in Taiwan.

Rainbow Grandfather Huang Yongfu single-handedly built the Rainbow Village. (Photo/Provided by Rainbow Military Village Team)

Huang Yongfu came to Taiwan with the government because of the war. He originally lived in Pingtung and served. However, he was injured during the 823 Artillery War in 1958. After being discharged from the hospital, he was stationed in Taichung as a clerical soldier, responsible for managing finances, etc., until 1979. Retirement. Huang Yongfu came to Taiwan at the age of 26. After retirement, Huang Yongfu also decided to live in Taiwan permanently. He worked as a security guard in Taichung Industrial Park and Taichung Lingtung University of Science and Technology. Through the sponsorship of his younger brother who lives in Hong Kong and most of his savings, he bought Rainbow He lived in the house in the military village for half his life, and it even became a famous tourist attraction because of his paintings.

In 2008, Huang Yongfu simply felt that the cracks in his house were unsightly, so he started to repair them with paint and painted some patterns to cover up the bad spots. Unexpectedly, this painting gave him ideas, and he began to paint freely in his house. Neighbors watched After arriving, I felt good. I thought that the house was old anyway and was about to be demolished. It was almost turning into ruins, so I asked Huang Yongfu to even paint their house. Huang Yongfu, who was 84 years old at the time, just created with paint, filling the military village with colorful and various animals that he came up with, and sometimes added some auspicious words. In 2010, Rainbow Village was in danger of being demolished, but with the help of professors and students from Lingdong and Hongguang University of Science and Technology, as well as many enthusiastic people, Rainbow Village was finally saved and became popular on the Internet.

Grandpa Rainbow once said in the past, “You have to draw until you can no longer draw.” (Photo/photographed by reporter Zhang Yazhu)

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2024-01-23 08:50:09
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