Houtong Cat Village, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwán 

Tucked away in the hills of northern Taiwan, there is a small village that houses a furry surprise. Set alongside the Keelung River, the former coal mining village of Houtong has been taken over by hundreds of cats. In the 1990s, the village’s mining pits closed and the village thinned out, with just a few hundred people left behind. Then in 2008, local cat admirer Peggy Chien started posting photos of the village’s efforts to look after stray cats; her pictures attracted visitors, volunteer help and more kitties.

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