National Palace Museum. The National Palace Museum was completed in Waishuangxi in 1965. The Chinese palace-style building has exhibition spaces on the first to third floors and a tea lounge on the fourth floor. The National Palace Museum was completed in Waishuangxi in 1965. The Chinese palace-style building has exhibition spaces on the first to third floors and a tea lounge "Sanxi Tang" on the fourth floor. It houses the world's largest collection of Chinese art treasures, mainly inherited from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, covering almost 5,000 years of Chinese history with nearly 700,000 artifacts, earning the National Palace Museum the reputation of being a "Treasure House of Chinese Culture." There are two sets of "Three Treasures of the Palace" within the museum. One is the academic "Three Treasures of the Palace," consisting of three monumental Northern Song dynasty ink paintings, but as they are exhibited only once every few years, few people get to see them. This led to the emergence of the popular version of the "Three Treasures of the Palace," namely the Jadeite Cabbage, the Meat-shaped Stone, and the Mao Gong Ding. These three treasures were nicknamed as such because they resemble the popular Taiwanese dish "Suan Cai Bai Rou Guo" (pickled cabbage and pork stew). On the left and right sides of the National Palace Museum are gardens: Zhishan Garden on the left and Zhide Garden on the right. Zhishan Garden is a courtyard designed in the style of Song dynasty architecture. Except for Mondays when it is closed, it is open for visits the rest of the week. The garden features two ponds, three pavilions, and many fish and small animals, making it a great place for families to enjoy. Zhide Garden is located at the intersection of Zhishan Road and Gugong Road and is currently free to enter. The garden is not large, with a charming classical archway at the entrance. Inside the garden, there is a
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