CLOCK COLLECTION OF THE PALACE： MUSEUM

The clock collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing is based on the court collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It consists of clocks by countries in East and West over the past 300 years or so and significantly contributes to the world＇s clock collection.     

PALACE MUSEUM OPENS ITS NEW PORCELAIN HALL

The Palace Museum＇s Chinese porcelain collection is known for its chronoligical continuity, completeness in type, largequantity, consummate quality and authenticity, seeing no rivals from the rest of the world.     

MUSEUM OF ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

Innumerable ancient buildings used to stand within the vast territory of China. With the passage of time, however, many grand wooden structures faded away. Shanxi Province, though, thanks to its unique geographic conditions, is still home to many ancient buildings representing a wide variety of styles. Architecture from each dynasty and era can still be found in Shanxi, and therefore the province is known as the ＂Museum of Ancient Chinese Architecture＂.     

PAN YUANSHI AND HIS COLLECTION OF CHINESE NEW YEAR PRINT

Pan Yuanshi, an art teacher in his early years and a renowned print artist, enjoys high respect among southern Taiwan＇s art circle. In his professional career as the CEO of Chimei Foundation, he remarkably enhanced its public exposure and abilities to organize events, making it the most important cultural and art foundation in southern Taiwan.