National Palace Museum
National Palace Museum, History museum in LinXi Village, Taiwan
The National Palace Museum in Shilin District is a history museum that displays over 700,000 Chinese artworks and objects across several exhibition halls and specialized galleries. The collection ranges from Neolithic pottery through imperial jade pieces to calligraphy and paintings from later centuries.
In the 1940s, after the Chinese Civil War, thousands of precious pieces were moved from the Forbidden City in Beijing to Taiwan to protect them from destruction. The building in Taipei opened in the mid 1960s to display and safeguard these artworks.
The name reflects the imperial collections once housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing, now displayed here for visitors to explore. People walk through rooms filled with jade carvings, bronze vessels and scrolls that show how much craftsmanship and scholarship mattered in Chinese tradition.
The museum opens daily at 8:30 AM, with doors staying open until 9:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Because the collection is so large, plan to spend a few hours and wear comfortable shoes.
One of the most recognized objects is a cabbage carved from jadeite, with tiny insects hidden among its leaves. The piece shows how sculptors used natural color tones in the stone to bring everyday subjects to life.
Location: Shilin District
Inception: October 10, 1925
Official opening: 1965
Address: 臺北市士林區至善路2段221號
Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 08:30-18:30, Friday-Saturday 08:30-21:00, Sunday 08:30-18:30
Phone: +886228812021
Website: https://npm.gov.tw/?l=2
GPS coordinates: 25.10222,121.54861
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:02
Taiwan features historical monuments such as the 17th-century Fort Zeelandia, Buddhist and Taoist temples adorned with sculptures, museums preserving ancient Chinese art, natural parks with marble gorges, hot springs and mountains, as well as coastal geological sites. The island also includes traditional villages, high-altitude lakes, and modern infrastructures like Taipei 101.
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