Treasure Hill is a tight cluster of concrete shacks climbing the steep north bank of the Xindian River in Gongguan, in the south of the city — a former informal settlement that escaped demolition in 2003 thanks to a long campaign of artists and architects. Today it is preserved as an "artist village", with around twenty resident artists working in studios scattered among the houses of long-time residents.
The lanes are too narrow for cars, often only a metre wide, and twist up the hillside through a series of small terraces, plots of vegetables and chickens, and ad-hoc gallery spaces. Free to wander; some of the studios have set opening hours. A small hostel inside the village (Attic) lets visitors stay the night. MRT Gongguan station, then a short walk.