Traveling cats spotted in Houtong, Taiwan. Since its mining industry collapsed, residents of Houtong have moved out and cats have taken over the place. Today, the few people that still live in Houtong rely heavily on cat-related tourism, such as the baking of cat-shaped cookies and cakes. All the cats are well cared for.
Beautiful. I really like the first picture:-)
ReplyDeleteA place just for cats?! I love that first pic. Beautiful
ReplyDeletethey do look a bit different from our European kittens
ReplyDeleteYes! I've heard of this place before! Awesome.
ReplyDeletegood day two everee one in taiwan !!! N way kewl oh de peepulz that R still living ther ......lookz out for ewe all ♥
ReplyDeleteCool!!! Nice photos!!!
ReplyDeleteA lot of these cats have interesting markings. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteUn endroit où les chats sont rois ... ça c'est génial !
ReplyDeleteIl est amusant ce chat avec ses moustaches noires.
The cats all seem content and happy. Glad they are all being taken care of.
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What interesting photos. Some of the cats have very unusual faces. I'm glad they are fed and cared for.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous ( and lucky) cats, beautiful and intriguing place :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds a bit like Cat Island in Japan. We especially love that first photo.
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is gorgeous! It looks like these cats have had a pretty rough life, but they have a wonderful place to live. It is cool to see all of the people who want to take pictures of them because that shows that people value these cats.
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So good to hear that they are well cared for!!! Pawsome that the kitties are a tourist attraction!!!! haha!! And BTW the white kitty in the second photo looks like he has a stash!!! haha! Love it!
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We missed Taiwan for some reason but glad we saw it as the first one is great. Have a tremendous Thursday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Best one is cat mustache! :)
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This is interesting. I always worry about this scenario, though. There are so many dangers outside, especially where people are!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of cat tourism! I'd go there for sure. What a bunch of cuties. And the top photo is just stunning.
ReplyDeleteTant mieux si les chats sont bien soignés. C'est d'ailleurs la moindre des choses puisque leur image est utilisée pour le tourisme.
ReplyDeleteHow cool! A place that the cats have taken over!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful place,xx Rachel
ReplyDeleteThat makes me so happy that the cats are well cared for. It seems like animals usually suffer for the sake of tourism. Very glad to see that's not the case here. And now I want to go to Taiwan. :-)
ReplyDeleteCat tourism! I love it! :D And I need to go there.
ReplyDeleteNow that's an idea! Cat Tourism. I would love to visit there and see them in person. I'm so glad that they are well cared for. They're beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time i visit here and I found so many interesting stuff in your blog especially it's discussion, thank you.
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Dear Ms. Vanessa Morgan,
ReplyDeleteWe are now producing a Pingxi Photo Album and we like your first cat image of "Cats from Houtong(Taiwan)" very much. So, could you please kindly authorize us to use it in our photo album? If yes, then please let us know your authorization charge by return email? Our email address is: aifa8819@yahoo.com.tw
Besides, we'd like to know whether this image was photoed in the morning or evening.
Please kindly advise.
Meanwhile, do you have other images of flowers, fruits (such as banana), etc. of Pingxi(including Houtong), Taiwan which can be authorized for our usage in the Photo Album? If yes, then please kindly email to us for our further pick-ups.
P.S. We'll make regular donation for the protection of natural environment of Pingxi(including Houtong), Taiwan right after the release of our photo album.
Thank you very much in advance for your prompt attention on this matter.
Best regards,
Gloria Ma
AIFA PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
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Date: 2014.8. 5