In pictures: Indonesian village gets ‘rainbow’ makeover

SEMARANG’s Wonosari Village, a charming hilly village in Central Java, recently received fresh coats of paint in a bid to attract tourists.

Slamet Widodo, initiator of the project, told the ABC: “I saw our village looked like a slum. After seeing all the houses are painted, people will be more aware of cleanliness.”

While the entrance of the neighborhood houses a flower market, other areas were poorly maintained.

Inspired by other Indonesian towns that have undergone the color treatment, Slamet set about to inject Wonosari Village with the many shades of a rainbow.

In the past, the small village of Kali Code in Yogyakarta was painted colorful shades as part of an advertising campaign by an international cigarette company.

Tourists – largely domestic – have been visiting Wonosari Village to snap photos of the now-whimsical village portrait.

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The Kampung Pelangi aka. Rainbow Village. The rainbow village in Indonesia, called Kampung Pelangi, is trending on social media after a government-funded project transformed it into a vibrant Instagram hotspot. The once struggling village, originally named Kampung Wonosari, located in Randusari in the South Semarang district, was considered a slum before the local government officials decided to turn things around. – #6s #kampong #slumarea #kampungpelangi #semarang #blusukanSMG #streetventurejkt #makkiimages2017 #cnnindonesia #cnntravel @cnntravel

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