Taiwan Day 6: National Palace Museum, Taipei Children’s Amusement Park, Tamsui
National Palace Museum, Taipei Children's Amusement Park, Tamsui.
With my fabulous cousin in front of the National Palace Museum.The famous jadeite cabbage! It's the one thing you MUST see. (It's like the Mona Lisa of Taiwan.)Everyone politely waited in line for their closeup with the jadeite cabbage.Basically when Chiang Kai-Shek left mainland China in 1949, he brought allllllll the good stuff with him. So the top Chinese treasures are in Taiwan (and nope, not giving it back).These were a big deal because they'd never been displayed before.Ding cauldron to Ji from his grandsonFound the item pictured on Paul's ticket! Revolving vase with swimming fish in cobalt blue glazeCaught a bus directly to the Taipei Children's Amusement Park. You pay for each ride with your EasyCard, so convenient.The swings are so cute. They're planets orbiting the sun.Picture from my cousinDumplings from a street vendorGet the most delicious red bean cake for 50 cents here.We took the MRT to the waterfront, Tamsui. My cousin is an expert at the claw machines!Teaching us how to shoot marbles.On the MRT
