On our second day in Taiwan, Judy and I ventured out to the National Palace Museum, which is considered to be the world’s largest repository of Chinese artifacts. The collection, some 700,000 pieces spanning about 5,000 years, was once housed in Beijing’s Forbidden City before a series of political upheavals eventually led to its arrival in Taiwan. Apparently when the Nationalists fled to Taiwan they brought China’s greatest historical treasures with them. Lucky for us, eh?

Today’s photos are from the Chih-Shan Garden, a reproduction of an 11th century Sung dynasty garden, which is located on the museum grounds.