I have been there twice, each time for an entire day, and only covered about 20% of what I wanted to see. Since I have never visited the Palace Museum in Taibei, I'm curious if anyone could compare the collections. Growing up in China, we were told that the Nationalist government shipped the best of the best to Taiwan after they were defeated.
Anyway, I'm glad that Starbucks is no longer there.
I visited the Taipei Palace Museum twice, both around 1998. So while that was a long time ago and memories fade, I remember the jade cabbage, inkstones, many paintings. It was clean and professional in a way I didn't know to appreciate at the time.
Thanks for this trip down Memory Lane Paul! The imperial dress-ups alone makes it worth going back for! But the crowds! Even in the side halls. The famous Stone Drums of Qin like early Instagram dudes - now hold your horses!
Regarding 'staggering wealth concentrated in so few hands', I disagree with your conclusion.
"We may not be much better today, but we are better.' - Ya think? Ever heard of a group of oligarchs over in a country in the Far West? 😀
Thanks Debbie ☺️ While it can be hard to see daily, and I have to grant we didn’t directly experience those times, the wealth concentration/wealth inequality today is still far from - but trending towards - the historical norm. We can reverse that trend, I do believe it. 🙏
I have been there twice, each time for an entire day, and only covered about 20% of what I wanted to see. Since I have never visited the Palace Museum in Taibei, I'm curious if anyone could compare the collections. Growing up in China, we were told that the Nationalist government shipped the best of the best to Taiwan after they were defeated.
Anyway, I'm glad that Starbucks is no longer there.
I visited the Taipei Palace Museum twice, both around 1998. So while that was a long time ago and memories fade, I remember the jade cabbage, inkstones, many paintings. It was clean and professional in a way I didn't know to appreciate at the time.
Thanks for this trip down Memory Lane Paul! The imperial dress-ups alone makes it worth going back for! But the crowds! Even in the side halls. The famous Stone Drums of Qin like early Instagram dudes - now hold your horses!
Regarding 'staggering wealth concentrated in so few hands', I disagree with your conclusion.
"We may not be much better today, but we are better.' - Ya think? Ever heard of a group of oligarchs over in a country in the Far West? 😀
Thanks Debbie ☺️ While it can be hard to see daily, and I have to grant we didn’t directly experience those times, the wealth concentration/wealth inequality today is still far from - but trending towards - the historical norm. We can reverse that trend, I do believe it. 🙏
Beautiful! The last time I went was in 2001. So much has changed!
My average expectations for the day were astoundingly exceeded. 🙂
☺️ thank you Emmette, have a great weekend, almost there! 🙏✨