The more night falls, the more romantic it gets: the owl chapel in Taichung that changes its lighting colors

Text & Photos /Smiling Joe Lucky

The Owl Chapel is located on Datong Road in Wufeng District, Taichung City, right next to the Wufeng Yiwen Branch of the Taichung Public Library. At night, the chapel lights up in various colors. Aside from its charming owl design, there are also dwarfs and flying pigs joining in on the scene. Most importantly, it's free to visit. If you’re passing through or taking a stroll in Wufeng, why not check it out—you might just fall in love with it too.

The Owl Chapel isn’t very big—you can see all the way through it in one glance—but it’s just the right cool and comfortable temperature this season, making it a nice spot to sit and relax for a while.

Aside from the flying pig, most of the other installations are located around the chapel.

The chapel itself features four color-changing lights—red, purple, green, and blue (changing roughly every 5 seconds), but sometimes the transition creates mixed hues, which also look quite beautiful.

There’s also a bell placed on one side of the chapel, but please don’t ring it and disturb others!!

On the other side of the chapel, there’s an owl designed to resemble a mail sender or receiver.

The nearby ‘LOVE’ sign is also very eye-catching in red.

And there are these seven dwarfs waiting for Snow White!!!

But I didn’t bring Snow White along today, so I had to call on my son to lie down instead... (hey, be serious!)

And this owl posing as if raising its hand unexpectedly won my son’s favor.

I pulled my husband over to take a photo with it—I’m glad he didn’t try copying the owl’s hand gesture, or he probably wouldn’t have been able to pull it off, especially with people watching nearby XDXDXD.

With the right angle, you can even capture the red LOVE sign nestled within the heart.

The outermost part features three little flying pigs—the attraction is small but still photogenic. It’s best visited as a side trip or during a casual stroll.

Owl Chapel (Free Admission)

Address: No. 8, Datong Road, Wufeng District, Taichung City
Bus Stop: Wufeng Post Office (Mingtai High School)
Lighting Time: 18:30