A PURRFECT Day Trip From Taipei - Houtong Cat Village, Jiufen & Shifen
Travelling around Taiwan is super easy and very cheap. We were able to travel to 3 old mining towns, filled with furry locals in just one day - Houtong, Juifen and Shifen
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Houtong Cat Village (猴硐貓村) in Taiwan 대만 냥이들의 천국, 허우통 고양이 마을
This video tells you about Houtong Cat Village in Ruifang District of Taiwan, where you can meet some nice cats here and there, while showing you how to get there from Taipei by train.
이번 영상은 대만 타이페이에서 1시간 정도 가면 나오는 고양이 마을 허우통을 소개하고 타이페이에서 기차를 타고 가는 방법 등을 알려줍니다. 궁금하시면 제 영상 꼭 봐 주세요.
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Who knew in the midst of these mountains and creeks, you would find this amazing cat neighborhood with stray cats roaming around fed and taken care of. The #HoutongCatVillage really is a place where only the local Taiwanese people would know and in my opinion, this is why it is worthy of a visit. You get to avoid the tourist crowds and enjoy the company of cats, nature and old neighborhood, what can beat that?
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Houtong Cat Village Cats (猴硐貓村貓), Taiwan (臺灣 / 台灣 / 대만)
Houtong was once a rich small mining town in Ruifang, renowned for a well-preserved culture surrounding its railway, which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. During its prosperous years, the area produced around 220,000 tons of coal per year, the largest coal output of a single area in Taiwan. This attracted many immigrants to the area, which further spurred the town's growth to as many as 900 households with a population of more than 6,000 people. The last facility built in the area was a coal purification factory, built in 1920.
As the coal mining industry began to decline in the 1990s, the area also declined. Young residents started to emigrate to look for other opportunities, and eventually only few hundred residents remained once the mining industry had died out.
However, things started taking a turn for the better from 2008, when a local cat lover organized volunteers to start offering abandoned cats a better life. They posted the cats' pictures online, resulting in an overwhelming response from other cat lovers around the nation. Soon, Houtong became a center for cat lovers as word spread, and the number of cats living there increased – thus reviving a declining village, and transforming it into a tourist destination. Some cats are sterilized, and will have one of their ears trimmed as confirmation – this helps to keep check on the local population of cats, and also helps identify new cats which enter into the village.
Where Cats Call the Shots:
WSJ Video:
Houtong Cat Village 猴硐貓村 - Cat Vilage | Kim Co TV goes to Taiwan |
Houtong Cat Village 猴硐貓村 - Cat Vilage | Kim Co TV goes to Taiwan |
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Famous island-wide as the home for literally hundreds of cats, the Houtong Cat Village is a must-see for cat lovers.
Originally a small coal mining town built during the Japanese era, Houtong attracted over 6,000 workers to the area, producing the highest amount of coal in Taiwan. By the 1990s with the ending of coal industry activities, the town's population began to decline, and is now a mountain town with museums and shops.
In 2008, a local cat lover began to care for abandoned cats in the town, finding and organising volunteers to post photos of the cats online. The public fell in love with the adorable cats and the village once again, reviving the area into a tourist destination.
The village is along the Pingxi Train Line (平溪線), leaving from Ruifang (瑞芳).
How to get there?
From Taipei Main Station, take a northbound train (except Keelung-bound trains) towards Ruifang Station. Either continue on a local train or Chu-kuang train one station further to Houtong, or transfer to the Pingxi Line (平溪線) and purchase a One Day Ticket for the Pingxi Line, NT$52. Afterwards, continue on to visit Shifen Waterfall and Pingxi.
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From Ruifang train station, cross the street and take Bus 808 or F808 to Houtong town area.
Houtong Cat Village 猴硐貓村 Taiwan
猴硐貓村，台湾
Houtong Cat Village in Ruifang District.
We were there in the evening for a short while, spotted this girl who made a toy out of a leaf and twig to play with the local kitty cats.
Token cat video.
15 August 2016
Pingxi | Shifen | Cat Village, Ruifang | Taiwan
Houtong Cat Village (猴硐貓村), Taiwan (臺灣 / 台灣 / 대만)
Houtong was once a rich small mining town in Ruifang, renowned for a well-preserved culture surrounding its railway, which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. During its prosperous years, the area produced around 220,000 tons of coal per year, the largest coal output of a single area in Taiwan. This attracted many immigrants to the area, which further spurred the town's growth to as many as 900 households with a population of more than 6,000 people. The last facility built in the area was a coal purification factory, built in 1920.
As the coal mining industry began to decline in the 1990s, the area also declined. Young residents started to emigrate to look for other opportunities, and eventually only few hundred residents remained once the mining industry had died out.
However, things started taking a turn for the better from 2008, when a local cat lover organized volunteers to start offering abandoned cats a better life. They posted the cats' pictures online, resulting in an overwhelming response from other cat lovers around the nation. Soon, Houtong became a center for cat lovers as word spread, and the number of cats living there increased – thus reviving a declining village, and transforming it into a tourist destination. Some cats are sterilized, and will have one of their ears trimmed as confirmation – this helps to keep check on the local population of cats, and also helps identify new cats which enter into the village.
Where Cats Call the Shots:
WSJ Video:
Tea Houses + A Village for Cats in Jiufen and Houtong, Taiwan
A day trip to Jiufen and Houtong, located in the mountain area close to Keelung, Taiwan. Explored several cafes and tea shops in Jiufen. While in Houtong, I was enlightened by the Cat Village.
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Pingxi Train Line Tour (Jingtong, Pingxi, Shifen & Houtong Cat Village) Taiwan
00:00 - Pingxi Train Line / 平溪線
03:06 - Jingtong / 菁桐
06:49 - Pingxi Old Street / 平溪老街
17:54 - Shifen Old Streets / 十分老街
33:41 - Shifen Waterfall / 十分大瀑布
33:45 - Houtong Cat Village / 猴硐貓村
The Pingxi Small Railway line is a thirteen kilometre, narrow-gauge railway, one of three remaining open from the Japanese era. The towns along the Pingxi Line were all once thriving mining towns, all feature “old streets” selling tourist paraphernalia and old Japanese buildings.
Jingtong Station was built by the Japanese in the 1930s. The town is a terminus of the Pingxi Line.
Along the rail line, lovers and others write wishes on bamboo sticks (“wish sticks”) and hang these on trees, fences, and anything else that might be available.
Pingxi is special for its unique architecture and design, as its market area, Pingxi Old Street, is built into a hill with a train track going overhead right through the middle with shops around selling local food and gifts. Visitors are able to check out shops built during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as wooden houses built during the Japanese occupation era.
However, Pingxi is undoubtedly the most famous stop on the Pingxi Line because of its annual lantern-launching activities during the Lantern Festival period after the Chinese New Year. Perhaps 1,000 or so lanterns are launched over a period of a couple of weeks. The launchings are conducted at night, making for a dramatic scene. But be forewarned that the popularity of the festival makes for very crowded viewing. During the rest of the year, one can purchase and launch lanterns on one’s own.
Pingxi is also known for its sausage vendors who slice up and add toppings to their sausages.
Shifen is perhaps the best stop on the Pingxi Line for picture-taking. Travelers are free to walk along the rail line, which runs right through the downtown.
Shifen is the most active place for the purchasing, igniting, and launching of lanterns into the night sky. The lanterns, carrying written notes expressing the wishes of the launchers, are set aloft from the rail tracks, and everyone scampers away when a train makes its way through town. As helpful signs explain, different colors of lanterns represent different types of wishes, such as those involving romance, good health, and success on exams. You can buy the sky lanterns for about NTD150 (US$5) and then paint a good luck message. The origin stems from an ancient custom where people would release sky lanterns to signal an area was safe.
The Jingan Suspension Bridge, a popular spot for photography, is right next to Shifen Station.
About 1.3 KM from Shifen Old Streets / Shifen train station, the Shifen Waterfall has a total height of 20 metres (66 ft) and is 40 metres (130 ft) in width, making it the broadest waterfall in Taiwan. On sunnier days, the waterfall creates a rainbow as it splashes into the lake - widely regarded as the most scenic in all of Taiwan.
Houtong was once a rich small mining town in Ruifang, renowned for a well-preserved culture surrounding its railway, which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. During its prosperous years, the area produced around 220,000 tons of coal per year, the largest coal output of a single area in Taiwan. This attracted many immigrants to the area, which further spurred the town's growth to as many as 900 households with a population of more than 6,000 people. The last facility built in the area was a coal purification factory, built in 1920.
As the coal mining industry began to decline in the 1990s, the area also declined. Young residents started to emigrate to look for other opportunities, and eventually only few hundred residents remained once the mining industry had died out.
However, things started taking a turn for the better from 2008, when a local cat lover organized volunteers to start offering abandoned cats a better life. They posted the cats' pictures online, resulting in an overwhelming response from other cat lovers around the nation. Soon, Houtong became a center for cat lovers as word spread, and the number of cats living there increased – thus reviving a declining village, and transforming it into a tourist destination. Some cats are sterilized, and will have one of their ears trimmed as confirmation – this helps to keep check on the local population of cats, and also helps identify new cats which enter into the village.
Where Cats Call the Shots:
WSJ Video:
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這是我第二次到侯硐貓村，其實我本身對貓並沒有特別喜好厭惡，但是第一次到達這地方的時候，真的讓我感到非常驚訝，因為這裡每隻貓都具有鮮明特色，也不怕人，不少愛好攝影的人士也喜歡到這裡捕捉這些貓的身影，形成一個貓群與人群互動的和諧美景。
所以第二次來這裡的時候，我決定用錄影記錄這裡的貓咪們。不過，因為是假日，遊客非常的多，一方面是為了怕人多畫面太雜，喧賓奪主，另一方面也只想單純記錄貓而已，所以這段影片中避掉了大部分人群，只拍下屬於貓的村落。
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台灣新北市瑞芳區侯硐車站貓村
Taiwan,New-Taipei City,Ruifang District,Houtong Station,Cat Village.
Cat village in Taiwan
Next on China View, we take you to a small village in Taiwan that is famous for its large population of cats. Once a major mining area, the village is now a popular tourist destination.
Taipei Day 3 - Houtong Cat Village || Cebuana Adventure
A continuation of my third day in Taipei! I got to take pictures of the cute kitty cats! :)
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Houtong Cat Village / 猴硐貓村, Slideshow / 幻燈片, Taiwan / 臺灣 / 台灣 / 대만
Houtong was once a rich small mining town in Ruifang, renowned for a well-preserved culture surrounding its railway, which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. During its prosperous years, the area produced around 220,000 tons of coal per year, the largest coal output of a single area in Taiwan. This attracted many immigrants to the area, which further spurred the town's growth to as many as 900 households with a population of more than 6,000 people. The last facility built in the area was a coal purification factory, built in 1920.
As the coal mining industry began to decline in the 1990s, the area also declined. Young residents started to emigrate to look for other opportunities, and eventually only few hundred residents remained once the mining industry had died out.
However, things started taking a turn for the better from 2008, when a local cat lover organized volunteers to start offering abandoned cats a better life. They posted the cats' pictures online, resulting in an overwhelming response from other cat lovers around the nation. Soon, Houtong became a center for cat lovers as word spread, and the number of cats living there increased – thus reviving a declining village, and transforming it into a tourist destination. Some cats are sterilized, and will have one of their ears trimmed as confirmation – this helps to keep check on the local population of cats, and also helps identify new cats which enter into the village.
Where Cats Call the Shots:
WSJ Video:
Houtong Cat Village 猴硐貓村
Houtong is a small village connected to the Pingxi Railway in Ruifang District in New Taipei, famous for its many cats. Once a booming mining town, it has now been converted into a tourist destination for cat lovers. Visitors can enjoy the towns rich history as well as hundreds of cats and cat related shops around the village.
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「猴硐駅」のすぐそばにある「猴硐猫村」は、新北市の有名な観光スポットで、CNNが推薦する世界6大猫スポットの一つでもあります。ここに住む猫たちは住民たちが世話をしているので清潔なうえに人を怖がらず、カメラを向けると最高のキャットモデルになってくれます。猴硐猫村には猫の正しい飼い方の普と啓発を目的とした「ネコインフォメーションセンター」があります。建物の外壁にはイラストレーターがデザインしたキュートな猫のイラストが描かれており、外壁と内部スペースにはキャットウォークやジャンプ台が設置されており、猫たちは自由に出入りして遊ぶことができます。また、屋外の手洗い場と猫の水飲み場では、旅行客は猫を至近距離で観察することができ、その行動をから彼らの習性を知ることができます。村内には他にもコーヒーや軽食を提供する猫カフェがあり、コーヒーを飲みながら一休みするのもいいかもしれません。運が良ければ目の前で可愛い猫の追いかけっこが繰り広げられるかもしれませんよ。
アドレス新北市瑞芳区光復里
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Located next to “Houtong Station,” the “Houtong Cat Village” is one of the famous tourist attractions in New Taipei City. It was once recommended by CNN as the world’s top 6 cat admiring attractions. Cats here are clean and are not afraid of humans. They are under the care of the residents and are the ideal cat models for cameras. Moreover, in order to promote the correct cat-feeding conservation ideas, the Houtong Cat Village built the “Cat Info Station” with cute cat illustrative wall paintings designed by illustrators on the outer walls. The outer walls as well as the internal spaces are equipped with cat walks and jumping boards, allowing the cats to come and go freely and to have fun. The outdoor wash basin and the cat water station allow tourists to observe the cats from a close distance in order to learn their habits. There is a row of cat coffee shops in the village, providing coffee, simple meals and drinks. Come take a break and order a cup of coffee here, you might just get lucky and see cats chasing each other in front of you.
AddressChetouding Village (Cat’s Village), Houtong, Guangfu Borough, Ruifang Dist., New Taipei City
位在「猴硐车站」旁的「猴硐猫村」，是新北市有名的观光景点之一，更曾获CNN推荐为全球六大赏猫景点。这里的猫咪在居民照顾下干净又不怕人，是相机底下的最佳猫model。另外，为了倡导正确喂养猫咪的保育观念，猴硐猫村里还盖了这间「猫咪信息站」，外墙有插画家设计的Q版猫咪插图壁画，外墙及内部空间设有猫道、跳板，让猫咪可自由进出与游戏；户外的洗手台与猫咪流水台，则能让游客近距离观察猫咪，从中了解他们的习性。村内还有一排提供咖啡及简单餐饮的猫咖啡店家，不妨到此坐坐，点杯咖啡小憩，运气好的话还能看到可爱猫咪在你面前上演追逐戏码。
猴硐猫村起因于一个爱猫网友的发动，成立了志工队希望改善村内的环境，让猫咪有更友善的生活空间，随着网络信息的传播而逐渐闻名，现成为许多爱猫游客朝圣的地点。
地址位置新北市瑞芳区光复里
攝影BY Eric Y.
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之前我們探訪了台中的貓村（連結： ），網友建議我們該去真正的貓村走一趟，才會知道猴硐的貓村為何經過CNN認証是全球6大賞貓景點。
於是我們就啓動了這次的企劃。
在去前可是做了功課，猴硐貓村是禁餵村內的貓咪和使用逗貓棒，所以車上長備餵食浪貓用的小零嘴就不帶入村內，當日拍攝是下午16：00左右到達而天氣也是午後陣雨的型態，不過運氣不錯！！車下了九份的交流道雨就停。
可能是因為上述的兩個因素使得在當日，猴硐村內賞貓的貓迷們不會太多，很好逛。
由於猴硐貓村是知名的“世界級景點”之一，來到這個小村就很國際化~~~各種語言夾雜其間、不同膚色男男女女老老少少，在這彷如寧靜優美的有宮崎駿老師筆下色調的小小世界村裡。
不過仍是看到有父母領著孩子耍逗貓棒，想上前勸導一下不過我想想這裡的店家應該有做過我想做的事。
了解了一下，這裡的禁語為何沒有特地標示製作出來？就算有也都是店家或住戶所自製的。
因為這些禁止畢竟沒有任何法律效益，所以基本上在猴硐的店家也會“柔性的勸說”。
這支影片我們也是首次的以文字方式加入了再次呼籲…
「請來到猴硐貓村的遊客們請不要餵貓也不要帶會使貓咪感染傳染病的媒介逗貓棒，讓這個獨特的貓村長長久久下去。」
這裡也感謝為我們提供資訊的單位及店家：
→猴硐煤礦博物園區遊客服務中心
→貓村咖啡（官方FB： ）
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Jiufen for the Night! Cat Village, Shifen Bridge, Train Ride [Taiwan Vlog 5]
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