If your hometown were to be pulled down and rebuilt one day, would you miss it? And what could you do for it? Retired (退 休) soldier Wang Yongfu gave his answer
Wang and his wife lived in a village. After he retired from the army in the 1970s, Wang had a lot of free time. He started painting lovely animals and human figures (形 象)on the walls of his house for fun. Later, his neighbors asked him to paint their house, too. Wang's paint brought a second "life" to the boring single-story houses in the village.
In 1998, the village was to be pulled down because many villagers had left. In order to save it, Wang decided to paint every street in the village. The old man covered every paving stone, wall and door with joyful colors
In 2010, some university students happened to pass by the village. They were struck by Wang's cute and expressive artwork. These students then started the "Save Rainbow Village" campaign (运动) . This campaign was a success and the area was kept as an art park. Wang himself began to be known as "Grandpa Rainbow"
Now, Rainbow Village has become a famous travel spot(地点). It brought a positive feeling and a sense of togetherness to those who live in it. Grandpa Rainbow, now 98 years old, and his wife are still living there. Supposedly he wakes up every morning at 4 a. m. to work on maintaining(维护)his artwork. Visitors often meet him and he always gives the victory sign when posing for photos.
