'Rainbow Grandpa' saves a village with art

Huang Yung-fu greets visitors to his village in central Taiwan with paint-stained hands and shoes spattered with flecks of color, a sign of the daily artistic labor that has seen him single-handedly stave off the developers' bulldozers.

At 93 years old, the former soldier still gets up at 3 am every day to spend four hours daubing the walls of the small settlement with colorful figures, from birds and animals to celebrity singers and sportsmen.

Known as "Rainbow Grandpa", Huang's artwork has kept the village safe as the surrounding area has been flattened.