The National Palace Museum. When Cheng Kai Shek fled China from the Communists he stole all the ancient artifacts he could get his hands on and brought them with him. The result is that as China was destroying all of it's cultural treasures Taiwan was becoming one of the best places to go to see these things. They had jewelry and art from 8000 years ago here. It was pretty awesome.
My brother's favorite artifact. A jade bear.
A carving of Rhino horn. The quality is really bad =< The magnifying glasses at the right are pointing at an olive pit that has been carved into a boat, complete with passengers and opening doors.
Guandu temple.
One of countless stone details.
A pay Buddha. Coins go in, fortunes come out.
This is my favorite picture. If you look closely you can see Taipei 101 in the distance. It's that thing that looks like a grey stick poking out of flat land. (there are buildings all around it, but it is TALL)
A temple in Kaosiung, on the southern tip of Taiwan.
Alishan national Park. We're on the top of a mountain, and that's all tea.
Problem: kids keep sneaking out of school. Solution: cover the walls with broken glass.
At Taipei 101 you can go to the top and see the huge damper that keep the building from snapping in earthquakes.
I'm stealing an image from the web to show you a gemstone coral that is over 1000 years old and is housed at Taipei 101.
