National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #1 – Treasure Boxes 多寶格
When you are the Emperor, you have the whole country at your beck and call – the best artisans, allContinue Reading
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National Palace Museum – Paintings 大師手筆
I enjoyed watching period dramas on the streaming services, and one of my favourite was the Story of Yanxi Palace.Continue Reading
National Palace Museum – Qing Dynasty Porcelain 清代陶瓷器
From a blank body to decorating and glazing to firing, techniques from the Qing Dynasty certainly exceeded those of previousContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Pottery through the ages 歷代陶瓷
We continue to look at ceramic and porcelains on display at the National Palace Museum. They have an extensive collection,Continue Reading
National Palace Museum – Great Ming Porcelains 大明天下行
The ceramic they called China. During the Ming Dynasty, many important kilns were owned by or reserved for the emperor,Continue Reading
National Palace Museum – Yongle Porcelains 適於心
“Pleasing to the heart,” that’s what the Emperor Yongle said about his porcelains. Thank God that these timeless pieces wereContinue Reading
Overnight with EVA
The best long hauls are almost always Asian airlines, and I got a chance to try the EVA Airline’s TaipeiContinue Reading
Mitsui Japanese Cuisine 三井日本料理 @ Taipei (2012)
These were some of the first photos I took at Mitsui back in 2012. That year, I put on aContinue Reading
Fong Da Coffee 蜂大咖啡 @ Taipei
Located in Taipei Ximending is a local’s delight. Taipei city dwellers have been coming here for coffee since 1956, andContinue Reading
Pride of Republic of China
My first travel abroad was to Taiwan on China Airlines on first class – yes, that was the first timeContinue Reading