Taichung - A Village Full of Color

It is hard to believe that one person can change the fate of an entire village. 86-year-old war veteran Huang Yung-fu did just that. 

Huang lives in a village in Taiwan that has been suffering from the same problems as most villages in recent years: abandonment and house demolition. 

However today none of these problems are not visible in the settlement thanks to Huang's colorful paintings. 

The walls in almost every building in the village and the streets are covered with simple paintings by Huang depicting plants, animals, birds and TV personalities. 

Considering the fact that he started painting two years ago, his achievement is quite large and commendable. The settlement is now a tourist attraction in Taiwan and appears in local tourist guides as a "place worth visiting".

 

Do You Know About This Floating Cinema in Thailand

Where do you go when you want to watch the latest flicks but are mile

away from the nearest town or cinema? You build a floating cinema of 

course, and that is what has happened here on the rocky shoreline of 

Yao Noi island, Thailand.

The Archipelago Cinema which literally floats on water. Thankfully the 

waters around the shoreline are very calm and smooth so you will be 

able to sit in peach watching your film. Don't let the dramatic scenery 

distract you...08 more images after the break...

 

International Pillow Fighting Day

 International Pillow fight day is a Worldwide Event held in many cities that takes place on the first Saturday in April. From Hong Kong to Vancouver to Dallas to London pillows are getting fluffed and prepped to do soft battle on this day. It’s free, and families are encouraged to participate. In many cities, pillows and proceeds will go towards the homeless.

The Ancient Greek City – Ephesus



Ephesus was an Ancient Greek City on the West Coast of Anatolia, near present-day Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey.
It was one of the Twelve Cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek Era. In the Roman period, it was for many years the Second Largest City of the Roman Empire, ranking behind Rome, the Empire’s Capital.

Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC, which also made it the second largest city in the world.

The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BCE), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The Temple was destroyed in 401 CE by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom.

Emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected new public baths.

The town was again partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614.

The city’s importance as a commercial center declined,

as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Cayster River.