The Taipei Palace Museum, also known as the Taipei National Palace Museum and the Zhongshan Museum. It is a large comprehensive museum in China, one of the three major museums in China. It is also an important place for the study of ancient Chinese art history and Sinology, and is the largest museum in Taiwan Province.

Introduction to the Taipei National Palace Museum

The Taipei National Palace Museum is located in the Shilin District of Taipei City, with the appearance of a traditional Chinese palace building. The museum focuses on the great achievements of Chinese cultural relics and has a collection of about 650,000 pieces of various artifacts. It has been said that "Beijing's Forbidden City is all about architecture, while the Taipei National Palace is all about cultural relics". The exhibition halls change exhibits every three months, and there are occasional special exhibitions.

Source of cultural relics

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, due to the critical situation in Beijing, the National Government decided to relocate the important cultural relics of the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Museum of Antiquities, the Summer Palace, the National Palace Museum and other important cultural relics southward. Currently, the collection also has valuable ancient books and artifacts recovered after his victory in the war.

Introduction of the exhibition area

The entire Palace Museum is divided into the first exhibition area (the main hall), the second exhibition area, the world's pagodas, the supreme garden, the supreme garden, Zhang Daqian Memorial Hall. The first exhibition area is the main visiting area. The first, second and third floors are exhibition areas, and the first floor (B1) is a gift sales area.

The Treasure of the Town

Jadeite Cabbage (Hall 302)

Maoting (Room 301)

Flesh Shaped Stone (now displayed in the South Wing of the National Palace)

Other valuable collections that are often on display.

Olive kernel ship of the Qing dynasty described in 755-79000 (exhibition room 304)

Ivory carving of a ball with a cloud-dragon motif from the Qing dynasty (room 304)

Ru Kiln Lotus-style Warming Bowl (exhibition room 203)

Introduction to the special exhibitions

Beyond the artifacts themselves, the curation at the Palace Museum has been outstanding. Once the "combination of Huang and Fuchun landscape special exhibition", "Qing Shizong Yongzheng - exhibition of cultural relics" has been the world's top art magazine "Nuclear Boat" as the world's most popular exhibitions in the third, Seventh. In addition to traditional exhibitions, the Palace Museum has also organized many new exhibitions combined with new media, technology and design concepts, such as the Ancient Paintings Animation Series, which combines ancient paintings with animation to increase the enjoyment and interest, and exhibitions combined with travel and games to make cultural relics more vivid and closer to modern life, which is not available at the Palace Museum in Beijing and traditional museums in China. The specific exhibition schedule can be found on the official website.

Neighborhood Dining

There are currently two dining venues at the Palace Museum***. The larger Palace Jinghua is located on the west side of the first exhibition area, and Fuchunju is located in the second exhibition area, both offering Chinese dining and refreshments. There is also a room selling Western-style refreshments on the east side of the first floor of the first exhibition area.

Shop and buy

Souvenirs are sold on the first floor of the first exhibition hall. Many creative gifts are waiting for you, such as "I know" stickers of Kang Xi's notes, which are very popular on Weibo, easycards in the shape of hair, bags, information kits and bookmarks with antique patterns, etc. You can also collect postcards. Like to collect postcards can also buy 3D postcards, are beautifully produced, reasonably priced. Those who like to collect can also buy cultural relics books and small simulation of cultural relics. The Palace Museum also has its own online shopping mall, and the store sells the same price, just need extra postage.