New Publications

Studying the new innovative approach to painting by examining Ding Guanpeng's "Copy of Gu Kaizhi's ‘Nymph of the Luo River'",　Zheng Shu-Fang
The story of Cui Gongyao and the "Eight Immortals Cup",　Xu He-Yan
Introducing two of NPM's relics: "The Everlasting Gold and Jade",　Hou Yi-Li
Studying red lacquerware from the Hongwu-Yongle Era (during the Ming Dynasty) as well as black lacquerware unearthed from the Ming Dynasty Tombs,　Chen Jing
Reliving the story revealed in the designs of Late Ming Dynasty kilns and porcelain,　Huang Hao-Ting
Minority living in the Golden Age: Taiwanese aboriginals as portrayed in Pu Xinyu's painting,　Chen De-Xing
What is the "mecopoda elongate" as seen from ancient Chinese paintings?,　Hong Zhang-Fu
"Ink Rubbings of Yuezhou Engravings of Jin and Tang Small Regular Script",　He Dan-Quan
Humidity control for bronze artifacts on display,　Shen Jian-Dong
Younger audience, younger exhibition: Reflecting back on the "Alphonse Mucha Special Exhibition",　Lin Hui-Xian
Implementation of premade assessments for the "Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV Special Exhibition",　Deng Xin-Jie
The NPM's Japanese audio touring system,　Lin Yu-Xin

Research Quarterly Volume29, Number1 (in Chinese)

Taking Your Child to the NPM is a book written to parents on teaching children to learn about the different cultural and historical relics that are found within the NPM. The book is very easy to read, and introduces some of the most important cultural heritage (such as jade, ceramics, bronze, and curio sculptures, each divided into a separate chapter) inside the museum. The book also shows a number of DIY activities for kids to try at home, allowing them to “learn by doing.” The detailed content and DIY activities will help both parents and children to learn more about the NPM as well as provoking their thoughts and ideas from NPM antiquities.

Calligraphy masterpieces are one of highly treasured relics in the National Palace Museum (NPM). Similar to other NPM relics,the majority were inherited from ancient palace collections,with some donated and purchased from the public over the past few decades. A series of reprints have been made on the aforementioned set of NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces,and images have gradually distorted over time. Moreover,current academic researches have brought forth newer ideas and interpretations on the original text. Therefore,NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces have been republished,using past approach from the original text as basis for selection and classification,and adding colors to all illustrations within the book. Treasured scrolls of calligraphy by masters from the different eras are compiled and published on a yearly basis. All the essence of NPM's calligraphy collection is included here,almost to entirety,for all the calligraphy aficionados to examine and appreciate.

Calligraphy masterpieces are one of highly treasured relics in the National Palace Museum (NPM). Similar to other NPM relics,the majority were inherited from ancient palace collections,with some donated and purchased from the public over the past few decades. A series of reprints have been made on the aforementioned set of NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces,and images have gradually distorted over time. Moreover,current academic researches have brought forth newer ideas and interpretations on the original text. Therefore,NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces have been republished,using past approach from the original text as basis for selection and classification,and adding colors to all illustrations within the book. Treasured scrolls of calligraphy by masters from the different eras are compiled and published on a yearly basis. All the essence of NPM's calligraphy collection is included here,almost to entirety,for all the calligraphy aficionados to examine and appreciate.

This book is published during the exhibition period of "A Century of Resilient Tradition: Exhibition of the Republic of China's Diplomatic Archives". The special exhibition is co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Palace Museum, and is divided into five sections: "Lessons of History", "Striving for Equality", "Retrocession of Taiwan", "Era of Resilience" and "Diplomatic Legacy". A total of 88 treaties, maps and important documents have been selected for the exhibition, and are presented together with invaluable photographs from the diplomatic archives. Through this book, the reader will understand the turbulent progress the Republic of China has made in its quest for diplomatic freedom and equality.

This book is published during the exhibition period of "Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV" Special Exhibition, and just before "The Third Academic Symposium Organized by the Palace Museums Across the Strait". It is hoped that these two great events and this book together will help readers to better understand the Emperor Kangxi, the most outstanding emperor in Chinese history. The book is divided into 15 chapters, describing the life of the Emperor Kangxi in an in-depth yet easily digestible style, including the joys and sadness of his childhood, the ascension to the throne, overcoming powerful officials of his time, consolidating his sovereignty, his literary mastery and martial arts, pluralistic reign, the lives of the people, conscientious learning, love for science, cultural exchanges, confusion over selecting the successor to the throne, and a life ending in frustration. The book not only presents in detail the events in the Emperor Kangxi's life, but also portray his amazing willpower, broadness of mind, and his thoughts and emotional world.

Although not known to most people, Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV had had a long line of history with each other. This special exhibit will reveal the Sino-Franco connections and mutual emulation that had played an important role in the later development of arts and culture in China and France. To allow the artifacts to tell a more complete story, the exhibit is grouped into four parts: The first section gives a comprehensive account of Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV; the second reveals the bridge connecting the two monarchs engineered by the French Jesuits; the third addresses the Sino-Franco connections and mutual emulation in arts and culture; the fourth illustrates the resulting innovations in China and France in the wake of the encounters. Through this exhibit tourists will be offered an opportunity to explore the glorious days of the 17th Century, when East met West.

Calligraphy masterpieces are one of highly treasured relics in the National Palace Museum (NPM). Similar to other NPM relics,the majority were inherited from ancient palace collections,with some donated and purchased from the public over the past few decades. A series of reprints have been made on the aforementioned set of NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces,and images have gradually distorted over time. Moreover,current academic researches have brought forth newer ideas and interpretations on the original text. Therefore,NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces have been republished,using past approach from the original text as basis for selection and classification,and adding colors to all illustrations within the book. Treasured scrolls of calligraphy by masters from the different eras are compiled and published on a yearly basis. All the essence of NPM's calligraphy collection is included here,almost to entirety,for all the calligraphy aficionados to examine and appreciate.

Calligraphy masterpieces are one of highly treasured relics in the National Palace Museum (NPM). Similar to other NPM relics,the majority were inherited from ancient palace collections,with some donated and purchased from the public over the past few decades. A series of reprints have been made on the aforementioned set of NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces,and images have gradually distorted over time. Moreover,current academic researches have brought forth newer ideas and interpretations on the original text. Therefore,NPM's Calligraphy Masterpieces have been republished,using past approach from the original text as basis for selection and classification,and adding colors to all illustrations within the book. Treasured scrolls of calligraphy by masters from the different eras are compiled and published on a yearly basis. All the essence of NPM's calligraphy collection is included here,almost to entirety,for all the calligraphy aficionados to examine and appreciate.