The National Palace Museum

The National Palace Museum is a museum of antiques from the Forbidden City nestled in the lush forests of Shilin District in Taipei. The museum was first established in 1925 at the Forbidden City after the expulsion of the last emperor of China and consists of valuable items from the Chinese imperial family. A large portion […]

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Maokong Gondola And The Best Views In Taipei

Maokong, literally meaning  ‘cat empty’, sits on the southern edge of the Taipei basin and is widely known as the most scenic spot in the city to drink quality, locally-farmed tea. Maokong used to be inhabited by many tea farmers who created various footpaths to transport tea to the city. However, during a period of decline, many of […]

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Taiwan’s Toilet-Themed Cafe AKA The Poop Cafe

For some strange reason that I have yet to figure out, Asian people are obsessed with making poop cute. You’ve seen it: the popular poop emoji with the smiley face, poop plushies, poop keychains, poop stickers, poop logos, poop anything that goes in Asia (and anything goes in Asia). In Taiwan, they take this to […]

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