National Palace Museum
#18🖼️ Art & EncyclopedicTaipei, Taiwan

National Palace Museum

The world's greatest collection of Chinese imperial art

About the museum

Holding nearly 700,000 objects from the Forbidden City's imperial collection — calligraphy, paintings, jades, bronzes, ceramics and rare books spanning 8,000 years.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Jadeite Cabbage
  • ◆Meat-Shaped Stone
  • ◆Mao Gong Ding bronze
  • ◆Song Dynasty paintings
  • ◆Imperial seals
  • ◆Calligraphy galleries

Recognition

🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice

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