Second spot for avoiding crowds during Chinese New Year / Where the festive spirit is strongest: Yunlin’s Paper-Cut Rainbow Art Village

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With the Lunar New Year holiday lasting nine days, where’s the best place to go? This time, ETtoday News Cloud has invited professional domestic travel expert — Meat Lu — to share eight amazing and traffic-free hidden gems across Taiwan for the New Year. Covering all regions — north, central, south, and east — there’s a scenic route for each day from the first to the eighth day of the New Year. All you need is a car to take your whole family on an easy and fun trip.

▲ The red-and-white paper-cut art village is also known as the Huwei Paper-Cut Rainbow Village. (Photo / Provided by Meat Lu. From “Wow! Taiwan Should Be Played Like This: 50 Happy One-Day Light Trips”)

[Yunlin – Red-and-White Paper-Cut Art Village]
If you’re looking for the most “New Year festive” spot in Taiwan, head to Beixili in Yunlin, where a 500-meter-long road is adorned with paper-cut paintings of traditional patterns, brimming with the joyful vibe of Chinese New Year celebrations: the 12 zodiac animals, dragon and lion dances, double happiness symbols, and more. The festive colors have already transformed the usually quiet neighborhood.



▲ The colorful artwork stretching over 500 meters along the roadside is full of New Year cheer. (Photo / Provided by Meat Lu)

This New Year-themed mural was created by artist Cheng Yuandong together with students from Huwei University of Science and Technology. They used projectors to sketch drafts before painting, and it took them over a week to complete. At first glance, the patterns look like hand-applied stickers on the walls, but they were actually all meticulously painted, exuding a rich traditional festive atmosphere.

Suggested itinerary: Rainbow Village, Paper-Cut Art Village → Huwei Charcoal-Grilled Duck Cake → Yunlin Story House → Lunch: A-Shi Mushroom Meatball Soup → Yunlin Puppet Theater: Fun Detention House → Coffee: Huwei Cottage Salon → Dinner: Huwei Farmers’ Association Meatballs and Meatball Soup, Ah Zheng’s Stir-Fried Tibetan Lamb