National Palace Museum.

The National Palace Museum houses one of the world's most significant collections of Chinese imperial art, spanning 8,000 years from the Neolithic age to the Qing Dynasty. Originally part of the Forbidden City’s collection in Beijing, these 700,000 artifacts were relocated to Taipei during the Chinese Civil War. The museum’s palace-style architecture, marked by turquoise roof tiles and yellow trim, holds legendary pieces like the Jadeite Cabbage and the Meat-shaped Stone, which draw consistent crowds. Because only a fraction of the archive is shown at once, galleries rotate frequently across categories like calligraphy, rare books, and ceramics. Beyond the halls, the complex includes the Zhishan Garden, a classical landscape designed with traditional feng shui principles.