【Taichung chartered bus route recommendation】Rainbow Military Village, Houfeng Iron Horse Road, Gaomei Wetland, Miyahara Ophthalmology Day Tour

Have you ever seen a small village with painted walls and floors? Located in Nantun, Taichung, the internationally renowned Netbeauty photo spot, Rainbow Military Village, was once an old housing area to be demolished. In August 2008, Huang Yongfu, a veteran who was then known as the “Rainbow Grandpa”, began to paint on the old house to be demolished, and in 2010, after being discovered by the teachers and students of Lingdong University of Science and Technology and Hongguang Science and Technology, they decided to launch the “Rescue Rainbow Village” campaign and asked the Taichung City Government to retain this cultural asset. After its popularity, Rainbow Military Village has attracted millions of people to visit the area every year, and has been selected as one of the top 10 Instagram check-in spots in Taiwan by the British travel website and Lonely Planet.

Houfeng Iron Horse Road

The Houfeng Iron Horse Road is located in Fengyuan, Taichung, starting at the bottom of the National Highway No. 4 viaduct and ending at Houli Racecourse, with a total length of 4.5 kilometers. Although it is only 4.5 kilometers long, it contains 1.2 kilometers of tunnels and about 380 meters of Hualiang steel bridge across Dajia Creek. When riding through the Hualiang Steel Bridge, you can enjoy the scenery along the Dajia River and the magnificent scenery of the riverbed. In addition, if time permits, the Houfeng Iron Horse Road is also connected to the Dongfeng Green Corridor, which is about 17 kilometers in total, and each section of the bicycle path has a different scenery. If you are interested in cycling, I believe that this place will bring you many interesting experiences.

“Gaomei Wetland”

Located in the northwest of Taichung’s Qingshui District, Gaomei Wetland is the estuary of Dajia Stream into the Taiwan Strait and is also a wildlife sanctuary. What tourists look forward to most when they come to Gaomei Wetland is stepping on the slightly muddy soil (wetland) and slowly walking into the sea hand in hand to watch the sunset, which is the most romantic thing. In fact, in addition to watching the sunset, the flora and fauna here are also very diverse, including mangrove forests, various crabs, shellfish, fish and birds. In addition to a romantic date, you can also pay attention to the flora and fauna around you when you have time, maybe you will have a more different experience!

“Miyahara Ophthalmology”

When you hear about Miyahara Ophthalmology, don’t wonder why Ophthalmology can also be included in Taichung’s must-visit attractions. In fact, it was indeed an eye hospital (Miyahara Takeo Eye Hospital) in the past, which was built during the Japanese occupation and was the largest hospital in Taichung at that time. Later, after the 921 earthquake and typhoon, the building was once severely damaged and even became a desolate ruin. It wasn’t until 2010 that Sunrise, a famous pineapple cake shop in Taichung, bought this house and renovated it to become a well-known pastry, drink, ice cream and other dim sum sales department. Men and women of all ages come to Miyahara Ophthalmology just to taste the famous ice cream. If you’re too late, you’ll probably have to queue up with the crowd to get it!