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【Shilin Official Residence Main Hall】
The main building of Shilin Official Residence is based on the guest house for foreign guests built by the Taiwan Provincial Government in 1949. It is a simple and practical two-story building with a pitched roof. The structure combines wooden structure and reinforced concrete. The restoration started in 2006 and was completed at the end of November 2009. In the official residence, whether it is the main hall where the late President Chiang Kai-shek and his wife lived, or the barracks where the attendants and guards are stationed, they are all painted in dark green to blend in with the surrounding woods and serve as both concealment and protection. The small garden in the main hall of Shilin Official Residence is where you can plant flowers, visit fish, and inquire about birds, which is full of elegant life style; and through the living space layout of the main hall of the official residence, you can imagine what Mr. Chiang’s family life was like at that time. (Part of the data source: Shilin Official Residence website)• Contact number: (02) 2883-6340• Business address: No. 60, Fulin Road, Shilin District, Taipei City• Opening hours: The actual opening hours are based on the official website• Visiting Instructions: See the official website for details
【North Courtyard of the Forbidden City】 The National Palace Museum can be roughly divided into bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, ceramics, books and classics, handicrafts and palace cultural relics. Famous bronzes include Maogong Tripod, Scattered Plate, and Zongzhou Bell; three famous calligraphy and painting works include Guo Xi's "Early Spring Picture", Fan Kuan's "Travel to Xishan Mountains", and Su Shi's "Cold Food Post"; famous books and classics include Wenyuange's "Four Seasons". Kuquanshu", "Sikuquanshu Collected Essentials" by Xuzaotang, etc. Handicrafts are the most distinctive feature of the Forbidden City, including the must-see star exhibits Jadeite Cabbage and Meat-Shaped Stone, a total of about tens of thousands of jades, as well as lacquerware, glass, gold and silverware, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. For your first visit, focus on the above-mentioned popular exhibits. If you have enough time, you can also add the Qing Dynasty coral Kuixing Dou Dou bonsai, Tang gray pottery and colorful lady figurines, Northern Song Dynasty Ru Kiln celadon lotus style warming bowl, Qing Qianlong Ji blue gold swimming fish spinner Heart vase, malachite and turquoise sacrificial statue from the middle period of the Warring States Period, jade from the Eastern Han Dynasty to ward off evil spirits, yellow jade duck from the Song to Yuan Dynasties, etc. The exhibits in the museum will be changed regularly, and special exhibitions will be launched according to themes to meet tourists' needs for exploring thousands of years of Chinese culture.• Contact number: (02) 2881-2021• Business address: No. 221, Section 2, Zhishan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City• Opening hours: The actual opening hours are based on the official website• Visiting Instructions: See the official website for details• Fare information : 【free】• Persons under 18 years old (regardless of nationality)• Free for those aged 65 and over (domestic nationality) on weekdays• Persons with disabilities and one accompanying person (regardless of nationality)• Domestic students (those holding a "valid student ID card from a school registered with the Ministry of Education")• Member of the American Association of Museums (AAM) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM)• Holders of membership card of the Museum Society of the Republic of China• Volunteers with "Volunteer Service Honor Card" from their home country• Guided tour service: 1. Audio guide• Languages provided: Chinese, Taiwanese, Hakka, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, Cantonese, Thai, Indonesian, sign language, oral description, etc.• Rental location: Audio guide counter on the first floor of the main building of the Northern Campus• Rental method: With a valid identity document (ID card, driver's license, health insurance card, passport or permanent residence permit for foreigners) or a deposit of NT$1,000, you can rent a personal multimedia tour machine at a cost of NT$150 each time 2. Scheduled tours• Languages provided: Chinese, English• Tour time: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00, 15:00• Reservation method: Please go to the Forbidden City website one week in advance and apply online to reserve a time to visit. Please check online three days before the visit to see if the application time is available.• Tour guide fee: Renting a group tour guide costs NT$30 per person