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The National Palace Museum, [a] also known as Taipei Palace Museum, [b] [4] [5] [6] is a national museum headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. [7] Founded in Beijing in 1925, the museum was re-established in Shilin , Taipei, in 1965, later expanded with a southern branch in Taibao , Chiayi in 2015.
National Palace Museum, Taipei The Jadeite Cabbage ( Chinese : 翠玉白菜 ; pinyin : Cuìyù Báicài ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Chhùi-ge̍k Pe̍h-chhài ) or Jadeite Cabbage with Insects is a piece of jadeite carved into the shape of a Chinese cabbage head, and with a locust and katydid camouflaged in the leaves.
The Meat-Shaped Stone has been called the "most famous masterpiece" of the entire National Palace Museum, [2] and along with the Jadeite Cabbage and the Mao Gong Ding, is today called one of the Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum, a redesignation from several less accessible, infrequently-displayed works. [3]
National Taiwan Museum in Taipei, Taiwan's oldest museum, built in 1908 This is a list of museums in Taiwan , including cultural centers and arts centres . Kinmen County
The museum was opened for trial on 28 December 2015. [2] In mid April 2016, the museum was closed due to reparation work of water leakage in its main hall building. The museum was then reopened on 23 August 2016. [3] [4]
The National Palace Museum is home to over 600,000 ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks. The district is home to many national historical sites, including historical temples, markets, and buildings. Tourist attractions include: Yangmingshan National Park; Shihlin Paper Mill; National Palace Museum; Taipei Astronomical Museum
National Taiwan Museum circa 1957–1959. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, the Department of Education of the Taiwan Provincial Government took over the administration of the museum in 1949 and renamed it Taiwan Provincial Museum until 1999. [3] The museum underwent two major renovations in 1961 and 1994 ...
Following the fall of the Qing Empire in the Chinese Revolution of 1911, the sculpture became part of the collection of the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. Along with a core of that collection, the piece survived the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) and the Chinese Civil War and was eventually relocated to Taiwan's National Palace ...