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The National Palace Museum, [a] also known as Taipei Palace Museum, [b] [3] [4] [5] is a national museum headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. [6] 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 of Korea houses over 40,000 artifacts and royal treasures, from the palaces of the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire, of which 14 are National Treasures of South Korea. [3] It displays records, state rites, architecture, clothing, royal life, education, culture, paintings and music of the dynasty's ruling era. [4]
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]
The museum main building groundbreaking ceremony was held on 6 February 2013 hosted by President Ma Ying-jeou and the beam-raising ceremony was held on 5 June 2014 hosted by Vice President Wu Den-yih.
The Palace Museum (Chinese: 故宫博物院; pinyin: Gùgōng Bówùyùan), also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, [2] [3] [4] is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.
The National Palace Museum summarizes its contents: "The inscription text bears witness to the 'King Xuan restoration' in Western Zhou history [i.e. revitalization after the ascension of King Xuan, ending the Gonghe interregnum]. The first part of the text consists of King Xuan's instructions to the Duke of Mao.
Huang Baoyu (Chinese: 黃寶瑜; 1918–2000) was a Taiwanese artist, calligrapher and architect, known for designing the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. [1] [2] His design for the museum was chosen after the original competition winner, Wang Da-hong, refused to modify his design to comply with the government's wishes. [3]