National Palace Museum Southern Branch Photo Gallery

Taipei's National Palace Museum has an astonishing collection with many artifacts from the Forbidden City that the Nationalist government took with them when they fled to Taiwan. A southern branch opened in Chiayi's outskirts in 2015, with a more varied collection than just historic artifacts.

Getting here is quite a challenge. Far from the city centre, requiring a bus connection from the high-speed train station. Perhaps they wanted to boost tourism in this smaller city, but the location of this museum is already a deterrent from visiting.

The bus station is quite far from the museum's actual entrance with a long walk across the sprawling compound under the intense sun.

Otherwise, the building is stunning.