Cape Town | Internet Celebrity Check-in Place - The Most 'Colorful' Block

There is such a block in South Africa, with bright colors that make it a masterpiece with just one shot. It is the internet celebrity check-in place in Cape Town - the colorful block of Malay Bo-Kaap. 📍Cape Town Bo-Kaap City Street 🅿️ Anyone can park near Bo-Kaap in Cape Town. This is not just a community parking lot, but also a city parking lot. 🌟 Each house here is painted with unique colors, each one looks gorgeous. The exterior walls of the 🏠 are painted pink, emerald green, sea blue, bright yellow... colorful like candy wrappers, arranged high and low on both sides of the road, walking into it is like stepping into a fairy tale kingdom. Q&A ❓Why do the residents of Bo-kaap paint their 🏠 in colorful colors? 🧭Used to guide the direction. Originally, local Malays were not allowed to place door numbers, so everyone painted their houses in different colors to distinguish them, inadvertently creating a classic landmark. 🌈 Escape from monochrome life In the 1970s, when people of Indonesian descent moved to the Bo-Kaap area, they had no right to choose any color in their lives. They were forced to wear ordinary off-white clothes. Therefore, when they have the ability to choose colors for their houses, they decide to make it as beautiful as possible. 🎉 Celebrate life During the apartheid era in South Africa, all houses were the white and cream colors that British colonists wanted. 1994 was the end of apartheid in South Africa and the beginning of democracy. This change rekindled the color of life. People began to paint houses to celebrate life, so all the houses in Bo-Kaap are bright and happy colors, with no dull or sad colors. 🆓 Free expression Originally, the houses in Bo-kaap were rented to Southeast Asian slaves. When rented, all houses had to be painted white. At some point, the slaves were allowed to buy houses. When they have the ability to buy a house and become the owner of the house, the new owner paints the house in bright colors to express the joy of freedom. 📹 Photographers must come here, you can get a masterpiece in minutes😍

Cobble Stones and Colourful houses aren't all that Bo Kaap has to offer. Check out the little museum - housed in the oldest buiding in it's original form - giving a history of the area. Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter, is situated on the slope of Signal Hill. It was originally a Township and is full of history and culture. It also houses the oldest Mosque in South Africa. One of the most photographed areas in Cape Town, Bo-Kaap is definitely worth a visit. #wintergetaway

I have been to a lot of colorful urban areas, and the bo kaap in Cape Town is the hottest one. Beginning in the 18th century, it became the Cape Town Malaysian area. These descendants of labor who were trafficked to South Africa around the 18th century were classified as variegated people. During the apartheid period, the residential areas in Malay District were not allowed to be housed. In order to facilitate the postman or friends to find their own accommodation, the local residents came up with ways to distinguish different houses by color. It was also retained after the abolition was abolished. Under the whims of the people, the house has been painted in various colors, the color is very bright, the color is bold, not red, green, deep purple, is beige, sea blue, bright orange... Going, the whole community is colorful, and the green grass is hidden in it, just like entering the fairy tale world of Andersen. A house with a marathon color, drinking a coffee is a melancholy blue, going to the home is a warm orange, the mosque is a small fresh green, naughty children's home is jumping wild, staying here Everyone is very clear.