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From 6000 human residents to 200 plus furry residents, Houtong is undoubtedly one of kind town exists in this world. HOUTONG, TAIWAN - People are avid pet lovers these day. Specially Cats and dogs are their priority to pet. But If I tell you that there is whole town owing to cats only. Houtong is a village in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is inhabitant of more then 200 cats. That's why it is also a Houtong Cat village or Houdong Cat City. . This city has a really interesting history as well. Old name of Houtong is Kau-tong that means " Monkey Cave". Because in old times it was suppose to be a town of monkeys. There are ancient caves verifying this theory as well. But in 1920s when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, coal was discover here. Soon Taiwan becam...

Food, Culture, Economy or Rich History, Undoubtedly Tamsui District is small but a beautiful dish ready to serve at length TAMSUI, TAIWAN - One of the ancient but rather a new name for modern world Tamsui District situated in New Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. City is known for beautiful sunsets, scrumptious food, rich culture and what not. Is is also known as Tan-sui, Dhanshui, Tamshui and Tamsoui. Tamsui Harbor However, now it is known as Tamsui that means Fresh Water. It has many names in the history. It was known as Hobe, Hobe' or Hobe village in 17th century. Hobe means Streams Mouth according to historians. In Spanish reign it was known as Casidor , besides Tamsuy and Tampsui in Dutch era. From 1950 to 2010, It was officially called Tamsui Towns...

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Houtong Cat village Taiwan: A ‘Purrfect’ destination for cat lovers

Tamsui District: A beautiful Island with a touch of colonized colors