Formosa Chang @ Taipei
滷肉飯 Braised minced pork rice is a street food from Taipei. It can be found all over the island. ButContinue Reading
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Peony 牡丹園 @ Taipei
Taipei is my second home, and ever so often when I visited the city, I would find another gem ofContinue Reading
Beata té 你好幸福 @ Taipei
BellaVita is a high-end mall in Taipei that catered to rich tai-tai type of clientele. Besides L’Atelier de Joёl RobuchonContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Emperor Decrees 皇帝詔曰
Archival documents are not merely records produced by government agencies in the course of their administrative activities but also anContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Bronzes 青銅器
I have blogged about bronze wares previously, but I explored them mainly in terms of their purpose and significance. AsContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Maogong Ding 毛公鼎
The Mao Gong ding was excavated in Qishan County, Shaanxi province in 1843, during the Qing dynasty, Daoguang Emperor’s reign. Together with theContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #5 – Ornaments 服飾
The Qing imperial court was ruled with an iron fist and bound by many rules and regulations. From the numberContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #4 – Cloisonné 琺瑯器
These antiques looked out of place in a Chinese museum, you always associate cloisonné with the French because of theContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #3 – Treasures 珍寶
“Garland of Treasures” 集瓊藻 is the name of a treasure box that Emperor Qianlong owned and kept some of hisContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #2 – Stationery 文房用具
“Garland of Treasures” 集瓊藻 is the name of a treasure box that Emperor Qianlong owned and kept some of hisContinue Reading