Small place with lots of cats. Nothing much to do except pat cats, eat at some simple cafes. Most cafes are open on weekends only though, so please check or eat before coming here.

We loved seeing the cats as we are cat people. As a sight seeing destination for many people this may only rate as 3 star but we had a better time because of the staff at the train station. We needed to ask for help in working out our way back and one of them took off and actually asked the train going back to Taipei to wait for us! The other staff member then quickly helped us scan our Easy Cards and said "run it's waiting". Fantastic fun and we appreciated their consideration. The village itself (bearing in mind we were there in the 'off' season) is quite run down but definitely worth a stop as it is something different to do. The cafe there is worth visiting as the food was home made and delicious. The interior has interesting decor and very clean facilities. Definitely try their home made mains and make sure to at least order something to drink for each person at the table (not an unreasonable rule). We took the mountain train with reserved seats for half the journey from Taipei Main Station - highly recommend this as the train got quite full. Seated gave us good views of the countryside. The connection is only via the local train so no reserved seats so we stood near the door so we could see the forests and rivers. A lovely break from the city. Take snacks and drinks if you don't want to sit in a cafe.

Visit this place because i like cat, its easy to go even alone from Taipei and free. A little bit rain, so the place really calm. Many cats live here, you can give them cat-food or just playin around. The cat village located upstair the train station, came not at weekend so only several tourists came. You can bought cat souvenirs, eat at cafe, etc. The place not very well cared, but its okay because the ambience really different from city crowd.