One of the greatest collections of Chinese art in the world, with nearly 700,000 objects, many brought from the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1949. Famous pieces include the Jadeite Cabbage, the Meat-shaped Stone, bronzes, porcelain and paintings.
Allow half a day; displays rotate. It's in the north of Taipei; take the MRT to Shilin, then a bus.
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