Absolutely amazing collection of art. The English explanations were also well translated and very clear. Only spent two and a half hours there but easily could have spent another 2 or 3 there, it's a large museum and very interesting! Would highly recommend.

Good Chinese antique collection. Well kept, well maintained place. There are many finest pieces of ancient arts. It's more about Chinese overall history rather than Taiwanese specific. Not very big place and I did not rent the audio guide, 3 hours here is sufficient to appreciate all the collections. It was very crowded in the late afternoon. I would suggest to go there in the morning.

There are three floors with elevator from basement 1 to three.... They always have a certain special exhibit... They have audio guide rentals and free tour guides (for a certain time) sadly because of the typhoon we were told they would close at 4pm by the governments orders. We spent 2 hours on three floors worth of stuff... Skimming... If you plan on reading, it will take a really loooooong time to finish.....

The National Palace Museum here shares 22% of the same treasures on display at 北京故宫, though experts here shares that the 22% on display comprises the more exquisite collection than the remaining on display in Beijing. When I visited, there is a store that selling the magazine explaining the background of various collection items on display in the museum. Apparently the 22% still spans a great number of historical items that the museum make it a point to revamp the display, so visitors will definitely see different items in different times of the year. And through the years visitors can still see different exhibits than from a previous visit. This is a glimpse of how vast the wide the Chinese history.

Vast collection of impressive paintings, calligraphy, ceramics and pottery, jewelry and precious stones like jade. Allthough a big portion of the treasures from the forbidden city are stored here, the two main pieces of the collection are pieces of jade looking like a piece of pork belly and cabbage. The air conditioning in the building was crazy, so bring a jacket, it is very cold inside. There are good directions for taking the bus from Shilin station, so it's easily reachable by public transport.