15 reasons why Taiwan should be your next adventure | visit taiwan
Thefirstnon-stopflightsfromtheUKtoTaiwaninfiveyearswilllaunchinDecember,courtesyofChinaAirlines.Fromits100peaksabove3,000metrestoatoilet-themedrestauurant,hereare15reasonswhyyoushouldconcernyourselfwithvisitingtheAsianisland.1.Theresamuseumof696,422 exhibitsThesixthmostvisitedmuseumintheworld(6.1mpeopleeachyear),andhometoanimpressive696,422exhibits,theNationalPalaceMuseuminTaipeiisatremendousrepositoryshowcasingmorethan8,000yearsofChineseart.JohnO’Ceallaigh,whovisitedfortheTelegraphin2017,sa...
The first non-stop flights from the UK to Taiwan in five years will launch in December, courtesy of China Airlines. From its 100 peaks above 3,000 metres to a toilet-themed restauurant, here are 15 reasons why you should concern yourself with visiting the Asian island.
1. Theres a museum of 696,422 exhibitsThe sixth most visited museum in the world (6.1m people each year), and home to an impressive 696,422 exhibits, the National Palace Museum in Taipei is a tremendous repository showcasing more than 8,000 years of Chinese art.
John O’Ceallaigh, who visited for the Telegraph in 2017, said it boasts “some of the most exquisite artworks in existence”[1], while the building itself, on a verdant hillside on the outskirts of the city, is a “dramatically beautiful, multi-tiered complex”. Its vast galleries are dedicated to luminescent jades, lustrous lacquerwares and paraphernalia ranging from snuff bottles to rare bronzes to intriguing oddities such as an intricately detai...