Source: CCTV.com

06-27-2008 09:55

Visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei are having not only a viewing treat but something of a feast as well. "National Treasure Feast" is underway at the museum's diet center.

Visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei are having not only a viewing treat but something of a feast as well.(Photo: CCTV.com)
Visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei are having not 
only a viewing treat but something of a feast as well.
(Photo: CCTV.com)

The Jadeite Cabbage, the Meat-Shaped Stone and the White Jade Branch of the Elegant Lychee are some of the valuable treasures collected by the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Here at the museum's diet center, you can pick up your chopsticks and see how they really taste.

All the dishes from the "National Treasure Feast" are based on precious artifacts. With the delicate workmanship of top chefs, people can sample these historical curiosities.

Visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei are having not only a viewing treat but something of a feast as well.(Photo: CCTV.com)

Visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei are having not 
only a viewing treat but something of a feast as well.
(Photo: CCTV.com)

It's not cheap. The meal costs 3,200 Taiwan dollars, which is over 100 US dollars. People who've tried it say it's worth the price.

The interior design of the diet center is also be addressed. Zhou says the combination of a treasure feast and Chinese decor will enhance the popularity of the Taipei Palace Museum.

 

Editor:Liu Fang