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I actually ended up writing about a popular attraction too—well, since I’ve been there, might as well share it with you all. The reason I visited Dingxi Community was because I heard about this new community-building attraction during a previous “Yunlin Little Trip” event organized by Yunlin County Government and Fashion Travel.


The “Cats on the Roof” picture book park in Dingxi Li, Yunlin, is currently quite a hit online.


% Ji Yi Quan? Searching for it, it’s just called “Cats,” right? Kids love it. [strong]


When I actually got there, I found it’s just a small street.
The painted area is about 150 meters long (about two-thirds of an elementary school track),
If you walk at a normal pace without stopping,
It takes less than five minutes to walk through, or just one minute if you power-walk.

If you’re taking photos with no pedestrians around, it’ll take about ten minutes max to shoot the whole street.
But if you’re constantly interrupted by other tourists, set aside an hour,
Because you’ll probably have to wait over five minutes for each painting,
And that also depends on how assertive each person is.


The origin of the community murals was the chairman of the community development association bringing his son’s “Cats on the Roof” picture book to life on the brick walls of the neighborhood, with the artwork done by a social worker surnamed Tian from Yunlin District Prosecutors Office.


The cats in the book come alive on the community walls,
The various poses of the cats are reborn here.


The Dingxi murals differ from typical community art—the artworks have 3D perspective effects, letting you step into the paintings for fun photo ops.


You have to admire the incredible skill of the painter surnamed Tian,
He used to be a movie billboard artist,
But lost his job due to changing times and had been unemployed for a long time.
After painting Dingxi Community, he became widely known and found new life.



% Ji Zheng Xian painted the background after the design was completed [strong]

Dingxi, like Houzhuang, is also a cat-themed community. Both are about “seeing cats,” but Dingxi only has cat murals—there aren’t any actual “cats roaming around” as some may hope.

In addition to the murals, the painter surnamed Tian also created a cute “cat bus,” with a front designed to look like an adorable cat. It’s planned to be used for giving tours around the community in the future.

It’s almost packed with people on holidays—if you want to find an empty spot for photos, be ready to wait patiently for a while.
% Ji X Pi Kua, everyone, sorry for the wait...

This is a mural street, not a mural village. Don’t forget how long and vivid I described it earlier—going in with overly high expectations might lead to disappointment (pat pat)!
Travel date: December 8, 2013
【Cats on the Roof】
Address: No. 562, Guoxi, Dingxi Li, Huwei Township, Yunlin County
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