Not-to-be-missed sights

Taipei National Palace Museum

This has a permanent collection of more than 650,000 ancient Chinese artifacts, including bronzes, paintings, jades, calligraphy, pottery and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) manuscripts. Many of them are from the collection of Qing Emperors. The museum underwent a decade-long renovation and officially re-opened in December 2006.

There are several must-see treasures here, including the Jadeite Cabbage, the Meat-shaped Stone and the Palace version of the Qingming Scroll.